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The Faces of Contemporary Islam: Fresh Perspectives on Theory, Practice, and Foreign Policy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Summarizes discussions from a November 2008 conference on ways to promote understanding between the Muslim world and the West. Examines perceptions about the compatibility of Islam and democracy, Muslim women, Western attitudes, and the role of the ...

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The electoral politics of immigration and crime

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Concern that immigration worsens crime problems is prevalent across Western publics. How does it shape electoral politics? Prior research asserted a growing left–right divide in immigration attitudes and voting behavior due to educational realignment.
Jeyhun Alizade
wiley   +1 more source

Love, Fear, and Loathing: A Qualitative Examination of Christian Perceptions of Muslims

open access: yesForum: Qualitative Social Research, 2008
For centuries Christians and Muslims have sometimes shown extreme thoughts and feelings about each other, often based on very little factual information.
Carolyn F. Pevey, Nelya J. McKenzie
doaj  

Religio‐Governmental Infrastructures: Islam, Infrastructure, and Populist Mobilization in Turkey

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Turkish mosques are staffed by state‐appointed imams and callers to prayer whose practices are regulated through a complex bureaucratic network operating on an internet‐based data‐management and communication infrastructure. A centralized mosque loudspeaker network enables the broadcast of calls to prayer and other Islamic recitations across ...
Hikmet Kocamaner
wiley   +1 more source

A Qualitative Analysis of Social Indicators in Highly Polluting Sectors: The Challenge for Multifaceted Standards in Emerging Economies

open access: yesBusiness Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The institutional current effort to regulate and increase the quantity and quality of sustainability information reported by companies is undeniable. However, the growing complexity of sustainability reporting standards creates isolated compartments for each major dimension of sustainability, leaving aside their interconnectedness and combined
M. Marco‐Fondevila   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Silent Bells and Howling Muslims: Auditory History and Christian–Muslim Relations in Felix Fabri’s Evagatorium

open access: yesReligions
Contacts and conflicts between Christians and Muslims in the Mediterranean region in the context of late medieval pilgrimage to Jerusalem and their depiction in the pilgrimage reports have already been extensively analysed from the perspective of ...
Julia Samp
doaj   +1 more source

A Confucian Perspective on Public Health Ethics

open access: yesBioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Debates in public health ethics have been dominated by the assumptions of Western liberalism: a priority given to liberty and autonomy over other values, an individualistic view of social ontology, a focus on personal responsibility, a minimal set of obligations (only created through consent), and a marginalization of social, cultural, and ...
Kathryn Muyskens, Angus Dawson
wiley   +1 more source

Endülüs Tecrübesinde “Şiddet”

open access: yesDini Araştırmalar, 2015
In this article the experience of Andalus has been examined, in terms of “violence” which is relatively suited for an objective and descriptive expression.
Mehmet Özdemir
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‘Handcuffed Parenthood’: Parents of Young At‐Risk Children Who Were Removed From Their Homes in East Jerusalem

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Parents of children who were removed from home are generally under‐researched, and there is a shortage of knowledge concerning their perceptions and experiences, particularly in complex contexts. Using a context‐informed perspective and intersectionality theory, this study aims to better understand the experiences of parents regarding their ...
Mayis Eissa, Anat Zeira
wiley   +1 more source

THE INCLUSIVE DYNAMICS OF ISLAMIC UNIVERSALISM: FROM THE VANTAGE POINT OF SAYYID QUTB\u27S CRITICAL PHILOSOPHY [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This article pursues a topological reading of Milestones, one of the most influential books in the history of Islamism. Written by Muslim thinker Sayyid Qutb, the general interest in this crucial text has largely remained restricted to the fields of ...
Mura, Andrea
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