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Responding to Michael Bonner's Analysis of the Jihad and Ji'ala

This essay responds to Michael Bonner's Studies in the Jihad and the Arab-Byzantine Frontier. The student contests Bonner's definition of jihad and his locating its roots in militaristic aspects of pre-Islamic periods.
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Bridget's feedback:

"This is a good start, with your position clearly stated and your examples from Bonner's text and your objections to his arguments lined up and organized into focused paragraphs. You will need to address frequent clarity issues to ensure your reader can follow the discussion each step of the way. For example, you write that "he mentions a poem..."; I think this refers to Bonner, but the previous sentence tells us this is "the prophet." This is a straightforward fix that can be folded into a proofread to catch occasional mechanics issues, awkward diction, and typos/misspellings.

I think focusing on language, precision, and clarity will address some of the ostensible gaps in the argumentation. I do want to touch base about the claim that "poems are completely irrelevant" as historical evidence. This point will need to be defended more robustly to do the heavy lifting demanded by that area of the discussion."

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