Abdul Ghaffar Khan: an islamic pacifist

http://www.progressive.org/mag_amitpalabdul

and

http://www.bachakhan.com/

"A new biography, "The Pathan Unarmed" by Mukulika Banerjee, adds fresh light...She found that Ghaffar's pacifism grew out of his concept of jihad, or holy war, because nonviolent resistance "offered the chance of martyrdom in its purest form, since putting one's life conspicuously in one's enemy's hands was itself the key act.""