Jihad

In today's modern society there is a new example of what some people may consider to be similar to The Holocaust, not in relation to the eradicating of the Jews or the mentally/physically disabled but by eradicating our Utopia of Western society by the extremist Muslims with Jihad.

Jihad is suppose to be a religious duty which was traditionally understood to be a military effort to spread the Islamic faith. In an offensive war it is an obligation on the Muslim community as a whole and in a defensive war it becomes a personal obligation on every adult male Muslim. Over time it has become more about extending Muslim power with the eventual goal of achieving domination of the entire world. 

The use of the word Jihad has been associated with both violent and non-violent meanings. In essence the term means "struggling for a noble cause". It can simply mean striving to live a moral and virtuous life, spreading and defending Islam as well as fighting injustice and oppression, among other things. However the term has also been interpreted to define the term to mean "sacrificing one's life for the sake of Islam/God/a just cause" or "fighting against the opponents of Islam". However the Quran never uses the term Jihad for fighting and combat in the name of Allah, yet many terrorists use Jihad as an excuse for their actions.

Mark Sinckler: Age of Shiva (2010)
This is an artist's response to the 07/07/2005 London terrorist bombings.
His idea behind the piece was to jolt people into thinking about the political effects of faith.