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Indonesian Journal of Islamic Law, 2018 This article demonstrates that the notions of superiority and social power within the Alwi and Ba‘alawi communities have led to a distortion of the principles of Islamic law.
Fahmi Ridlol Uyun
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Estrategias de reproducción social de la elite de la ciudad de León en la Edad Moderna
Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos, 2008 The objective of this work is to analyze the endogamy practices in the elite of the city of León during Modern Age. This elite was conformed by a few families that controlled most important positions of power, and managed most of the wealth of the ...
Alfredo Martín García +1 more
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Indian Journal of Public Health, 2023 Hemoglobinopathy is a major concern among the tribal population which constitutes 8.6% of the total population, and West Bengal (WB) is the home to 5.3 million tribes.
Jyoti Shaw +4 more
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract Caste—an ascriptive social hierarchy in South Asia and its diaspora—is a globalized phenomenon. Recent caste‐based discrimination, particularly in technology companies and anti‐caste efforts to address it, has compelled academia, policy, and the technology industry to better understand contemporary mechanics of caste.
Nayana Kirasur, Britt Paris
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Kin Endogamy and the Blood Taint in Ancient Egypt and Nigeria [PDF]
, 2019 Kin Endogamy, marriage between siblings, has been a practice among several cultures of the world. This is a deviation from positions of sociologists, anthropologists and psychologists on a universal incest taboo even as they premised it on four theories;
Aneni, Monica Omoye
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Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract This article argues that power in gender relations within the Kambaata people of central Ethiopia is expressed through relational, mutual, and complementary dynamics rather than domination or control. It critiques Western liberal feminist frameworks—especially those emphasizing rights, equality, and resistance—for their limitations in ...
Desta Lorenso
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Metro Islamic Law ReviewThis study aimed to examine the practice of endogamy in the Pesantren community of Bandung Regency from the perspective of contemporary Islamic law, by highlighting the tension between social traditions and more universal sharia principles.
Harry Yuniardi +4 more
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Assessing the influence of consanguinity on congenital heart disease
Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2011 Numerous articles have been published linking consanguineous marriage to an elevated prevalence of congenital heart disease, with ventricular septal defects and atrial septal defects the most commonly cited disorders.
Alan H Bittles
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The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Pakistan has hosted Afghan refugees for more than four decades, in one of the world's most protracted displacements of people. Afghan refugees receive health services through United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and non‐governmental organisation (NGO) supported programmes alongside public sector facilities at every tier.
Zahid Ali Memon +4 more
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Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2009 O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o histórico do rebanho Nelore Puro de Origem no Sertão Nordestino por meio da determinação de sua estrutura populacional e da quantificação do progresso genético, fenotípico e ambiental ocorrido em características de
Carlos Henrique Mendes Malhado +3 more
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