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Jordanian instability : results of the Syrian civil war and implications for US foreign policy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
textJordan's proximity to neighboring conflicts in Iraq and Syria exacerbates existing social, economic and political tensions within the country already existent between its majority Palestinian diaspora population and its disproportionately ethnic ...
Martin, Wesley Patrick
core   +1 more source

‘Expression is power’: Gender, residual culture and political aspiration at the Cumnock School of Oratory, 1870–1900

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article investigates the ways in which late‐nineteenth‐century students at Northwestern University's Cumnock School of Oratory mobilised elocution training and parlour performance to foster mixed‐gender public discourse. I use student publications to reconstruct parlour meetings in which women and men adapted traditions of conversational ...
Fiona Maxwell
wiley   +1 more source

Young mothers in care, contributing to the contemporary debate [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Teenage pregnancy has become a broad issue in contemporary society and has become a focus for concern for young women in or exiting the care system. The article draws on interviews with twenty-four young mothers in, or on the fringes of the care system ...
Aldgate J.   +10 more
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‘The Good Couscous That Pleases Us!’: The Meanings of Enduring Imperialist Imagery in Postcolonial French Food Advertising, 1970–2000

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines a wave of Orientalism‐inspired food commercials that appeared on television in France between 1975 and 2000. Older commercials for couscous were more banal, emphasizing a given product's superiority or affordability. Around 1975, however, there was a concerted shift in the advertising; new spots contained exoticized ...
Kelly Ricciardi Colvin
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Religiosity, Consumer Animosity, and Ethnocentrism in Explaining the Boycott Motivation

open access: yesJournal of Islamic Economics and Finance Studies
The protracted conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group, culminating with an Israeli offensive in October 2023, has caused significant suffering to the Palestinian people.
Puji Lestari Puji, Thuba Jazil
doaj   +1 more source

Racial animosity and Black financial advisor underrepresentation

open access: yesFINANCIAL PLANNING REVIEW, 2021
AbstractThis study provides compelling evidence for Black underrepresenation in the financial advisor industry. Using a dataset of all U.S. securities‐licensed individuals (N = 642,543), we first estimate the racial and ethnic composition of the industry using an algorithm that accounts for name, gender, and location.
Jeffrey A. DiBartolomeo   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Islamophobia Fact Sheet [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Islamophobia is a closed-minded hatred, fear or prejudice toward Islam and Muslims that results in discrimination, marginalization and oppression. It creates a distorted understanding of Islam and Muslims and transforms diversity in name, language ...

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The Influence of Religiously Motivated Consumer Boycotts on Brand Image, Loyalty and Product Judgment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to examine the in!uence of religiously motivated boycotts, such as the one conducted in Saudi Arabia against Danish companies, on corporate brand image, customer loyalty and product judgment.
Abosag, Ibrahim, Farah, Maya
core   +1 more source

In Defence of Food: A Comparative Study of Conversas' and Moriscas' Dietary Laws as a Form of Cultural Resistance in the Early Modern Crown of Aragon

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research explores the adaptive strategies employed by Conversas (Christian women of Jewish origin) and Moriscas (Christian women of Muslim origin) in navigating adversity, particularly in their interactions with inquisitorial authorities in the early modern Crown of Aragon. This study analyses these women's efforts to uphold religious and
Ivana Arsić
wiley   +1 more source

Riding Through Norms: Creating and Performing Athletic Femininity at American Ladies’ Equestrian Exhibitions, 1850–1890

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT During the nineteenth century, American agricultural fairs often featured ladies’ equestrian exhibitions. At these events, women constructed an athletic femininity based on skill and competitiveness that challenged traditional ideals of womanhood.
Gabrielle McCoy
wiley   +1 more source

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