"Jihad" Is Personal Spiritual Struggle, Not Holy War

(Orange Park, Florida) A dispute between a teacher and a student at Orange Park High School regarding Muslim terrorism resulted in the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) becoming involved.

In class, a teacher mentioned that the meaning of "jihad" was "holy war." A sensitive Muslim student was offended and indicated the "more common meaning was a personal or spiritual struggle."

The student's father, Mohammed Shadid, asked CAIR to take action.

He said he does not want the teacher fired, but believes he should be required to take a religious sensitivity class.

"I like the teacher and respect him, but he needs to be educated," Shadid said.

Saman Quraeshi, community director for CAIR in Jacksonville, said the group is meeting with school officials next week. She said school officials had told her that the teacher had apologized and regrets his actions.

Some individuals may want to update their reference materials pertaining to entries defining "jihad." Line through "holy war" and insert "personal or spiritual struggle."

On the other hand, those individuals acclimated to the political correctness infecting society may want to simply reset their smoke alarms and purge their exhaust pipes.