Among them were limits on who can declare holy war, prohibitions against killing civilians and injunctions against suicide. Meanwhile, the physical danger from Salafi/Wahhabi attitudes stems from the enforcement of their doctrines through an expanded practice of jihad, or Islamic holy war. tzahiV via Getty ImagesIn the US and the West, everyone agrees that in order to beat terror, you need to win the war of ideas. Back in 2002, French political scientist Gilles Kepel labeled this fusion of ultra-conservative Islam and holy war "Jihadist-Salafism." Maybe it's a good idea to clarify just what ideas need battling.

Source: Huffington Post June 15, 2016 22:20 UTC