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DECEPTIVE SANCTITY: The Geopolitics of Shrines and Concealed Antiquities in Afghanistan

open access: yesCultural Anthropology, Volume 41, Issue 1, Page 82-106, February 2026.
ABSTRACT This article explores a widely circulated legend in Afghanistan in which foreigners are believed to create shrines to conceal buried antiquities. It represents one of several narratives in which locals express mistrust of foreign motivations and geopolitical deception.
SHAMIM HOMAYUN
wiley   +1 more source

The burden on EDs during Hajj due to pilgrim noncompliance with treatment for chronic conditions

open access: yesSaudi Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020
Background: Makkah, Saudi Arabia, receives about three to four million pilgrims for Hajj annually. Many of these pilgrims are elderly and sick, and many have chronic medical conditions (CMCs) for which they take medication.
Areej Omar BaDawood   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Systematic Review on Travel Medicine Practice to Control Transmission of Communicable Diseases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background: The number of international travelers is estimated at 900 million per year and is projected to reach 1.6 billion per year in 2020. Travel medicine is devoted to the health of travelers who visit foreign countries.
Bachtiar, A. (Adang )   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Spiritual and religious information experiences: An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 77, Issue 1, Page 40-61, January 2026.
Abstract This chapter examines the contours of the religious and spiritual information experiences subfield through a review and content analysis of selected contributions from the past two decades in both information science and related fields. The research question that guides this review is: How have spirituality and religion been conceptualized in ...
Nadia Caidi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using sentiment analysis on the tweets of the digital media platform Twitter to determine the extent of pilgrims’ satisfaction during the Covid-19 pandemic

open access: yesJournal of Umm Al-Qura University for Social Sciences, 2022
This study aimed to discover the extent of pilgrims’ satisfaction with the services provided to them during the Hajj of the year 2020 AD through the participation of pilgrims and witnesses of the Hajj season on the platform of Twitter. Sentiment
Shueae AL-jasir   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute respiratory viral infections among Tamattu' Hajj pilgrims in Iran [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
: Respiratory infections are among some common health difficulties which may occur in journeys. Tamattu' Hajj, an annual congregation of more than 2 million (including 100000 Iranian) pilgrims from all over the world, embodies circumstances, e.
Habibian, Roya.   +2 more
core  

Emerging viral respiratory tract infections—environmental risk factors and transmission [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This article is made available for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source.
Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

New Climate Change Center of Saudi Arabia: Advancing Understanding and Prediction for the Arabian Peninsula Climate

open access: yesEarth's Future, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2025.
Abstract The desert climate of the Arabian Peninsula (AP), marked by sparse rainfall, extreme temperatures, and frequent dust events, significantly impacts its 80‐million population, environment, and economy. Rising temperatures and dust incursions exacerbate these harsh conditions, yet the AP's climate is underrepresented in global climate research ...
Ibrahim Hoteit   +49 more
wiley   +1 more source

Respiratory and gastrointestinal infections among Hajj pilgrims during the 2012–2025 seasons: A systematic review

open access: yesJournal of Infection and Public Health
Introduction: Hajj is the largest annual mass gathering in the world, attracting more than 2 million pilgrims from 184 countries. Adverse climatic conditions and close proximity of pilgrims during Hajj rituals create a facilitating environment for the ...
Darin Mansor Mathkor   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

HAC YAPAN KİŞİLERİN HACDAN SONRAKİ DİNİ TUTUMLARI

open access: yesSakarya Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 2006
This survey is a part of a research project named “Hajj and Religiosity” which is continuedmore than about three years. This paper investigates Turkish pilgrims' orientationstowards religious matters such as daily prayers, sins and kindness, about one ...
Ahmet ONAY
doaj   +1 more source

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