War and Peace

Mankind must put an end to war

before war puts an end to mankind

WAR
War is an organized (and often prolonged) conflict that is
carried out by states or non-state actors.
It is generally characterized by extreme violence, social
disruption and economic destruction.
War should be understood as an actual, intentional and
widespread armed conflict between political
communities, and therefore is defined as a form of
political violence or intervention.
War is the failure of diplomacy

Causes of war

Lack of communication/diplomacy
Conflict of interest
Conflict of ideas
Political hegemony
Gain of economic resources
Bandwagoning
Human nature (realistic view)
Identity clashes
Ethnicity
Prevention (pre-emptive strikes)

Modern warfare

Ground warfare (old warfare)

Terrorism
Drones
Nuclear war
Cyber war
Guerrilla war
Intelligence
Propaganda
Psychological
Information (secret)
Space competition

Terrorism

the unofficial or unauthorized use of violence and intimidation

in the pursuit of political aims
terrorism, the systematic use of violence to create a general
climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring about a
particular political objective. Terrorism has been practiced by
political organizations with both rightist and leftist objectives,
by nationalistic and religious groups, by revolutionaries, and
even by state institutions such as armies, intelligence services,
and police (Encyclopedia Britannica)

Jihad and war

The Arabic words for war is harb or qital which are found in
the, Qur'an and Hadith
War is repeated 36 times in Quran, peace is repeated 67 times
Also,

a. Defines attributes of hypocrites and their betrayals (12 verses)

b. Related to spoil of war (3 verses)
c. Rules of war (11 verses)
d. Defend the country (4 verses)

Quranic Verses
Permission (to fight) is given to those upon whom war is
made because they are oppressed, and most surely Allah
is well able to assist them (22:39)
Allah does not forbid you respecting those who have not
made war against you on account of (your) religion, and
have not driven you forth from your homes, that you
show them kindness and deal with them justly; surely
Allah loves the doers of justice. (60.8)
O you who believe! when you go to war in Allah's way,
make investigation, and do not say to any one who
offers you peace (4:94)

Peace

Peace
Peace is a sign of harmony characterized by
the lack of violence, conflict behaviors and the
freedom from fear of violence
Absence of war
It was understood that peace and security
would require:
facilitating socioeconomic development and
protection of human rights

Six threats to Peace

Socioeconomic threats, including

poverty
infectious disease
environmental degradation
Inter-state conflict
Internal conflict, including
Civil war
Genocide
Other large-scale atrocities
Violation of human rights
Proliferation and possible use of weapons of mass destruction
nuclear
radiological
chemical
biological
Terrorism
Transnational organized crime

A more effective UN for PEACE

Reformed and powerful General Assembly
Reform and make more effective the Security Council
Give attention, policy guidance and resources to
countries under stress, in conflict, and emerging from
conflict
Security Council must work more closely with regional
organizations
Institutions to address social and economic threats to
international security
Create a more potent international body for the
protection of human rights

Peace
Give peace a chance through
- diplomacy,
mutual respect and
Cooperation

Thank you

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