Seen as the spiritual head of the Hezbollah, Sayed Fadlallah—a leading political figure in the Lebanese Islamic Movement—gives his views of Jihad or Holy War, its rules, its origins, and the role of terror in such a war. The program also examines how Muslim thinkers see the role of war and violence in the contemporary world, and why some feel the need to wage a Holy War. (30 minutes)

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