Jihad is an Arabic word for "struggle" and a theological and legal concept in Islam. Jihad or variant spellings may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Literature

* ''Jehad'', a 1984 novel by Simon Hawke (as Nicholas Yermakov) * '' Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam'', a 2000 book by Gilles Kepel * ''Jihad! – The Secret War in Afghanistan'', a 2000 novel by Tom Carew (pen name of Philip Sessarego), later withdrawn following allegations of false claims

Music

* ''Jihad'' (EP), by Otep, 2001 * "Jihad" (song), by Slayer, 2006 * "Jihad", a theme for ''

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Dive 2'', by Kotoko * '' Jihad / Freezing Moon'', a split album by The Meads of Asphodel and Mayhem, 2002 * '' Jihad (Points of Order)'', an album by Automaton, 1994 * Jihad, a song by

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, 1989

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Jihad (comics) The Onslaught are a fictional team of state sponsored super powered Quraci terrorists published by DC Comics. They first appeared in ''Suicide Squad'' #1, and were created by John Ostrander and Luke McDonnell. History The Onslaught is a team of s ...

or Onslaught, a fictional mercenary team * ''Dhijad'' (film), 2006 * ''

Jihad! The Musical ''Jihad! The Musical'' is a musical comedy and jihad satire. The show was written by Benjamin Scheuer (music/lyrics) and Zoe Samuel (book/lyrics). ''Jihad! The Musical'' premiered at the 2007 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and had a London run at the ...

'', a musical comedy and jihad satire, 2007 * " The Jihad", an episode of ''Star Trek: The Animated Series''

Places

* Jehad, Iran * Al Gihad, Libya * Al-Jihad (Baghdad)

Other uses

* Jihad (name) * Al-Jihad SC, a Syrian football club * Al Jihad SC, the former name of

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