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Islamic headscarves and female circumcision: Unveiling the threat posed by Islam to human rights [PDF]
, 2005 This paper is, in part, a response to the NZPGLeJ Editor-in-Chief Herman Salton’s article,“‘Veiled Threats?’ Islam, Headscarves and Freedom of Religion in France and the United States”, which was published in the first issue of this journal.
Williamson, Myra Elsie Jane Bell
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St Andrews Encyclopaedia of TheologyThe Arabic word tawḥīd is a transitive verb; it means ‘to make [something] one’ or ‘to unify’ something. In the context of Islamic belief and practice, tawḥīd means to profess the unity and uniqueness of God and stands as a core defining principle of ...
Khalil Andani
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The role of Islam in Ṭāhar al-Ḥaddād’s feminist thought
Feminismo/s, 2016 Ṭāhar al-Ḥaddād (1899-1935), beginner of feminism in Tunisia, was a towering figure who dedicated his best known work to describing and criticizing the edging situation women in his country lived in, while offering his own views on what had to be done to
Tatiana Hernández Justo
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The Straight Path (al-Ṣirāṭ al-Mustaqīm)
St Andrews Encyclopaedia of TheologyAl-Ṣirāṭ al-Mustaqīm (the Straight Path) is a central concept within the Islamic tradition. It is loosely understood as the path that leads to God, often being employed as a reference to the Qur’an, the Prophet Muḥammad, or Islam in general.
Mohammed Gamal Abdelnour
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Feminine spirituality and Islam: the voice of silence
Feminismo/s, 2012 Feminine spirituality is addressed as a deep and meaningful expression of the Muslim faith. Women, however, rarely appear in the historical records, but those which we know about were teachers in their commitment to divine love.
Montserrat Abumalhan Mas
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Public Choice, 2010 Using the POLITY IV and Freedom House indices, Rowley and Smith (Public Choice 139(3–4):273, 2009) found that countries with Muslim majorities enjoy less freedom and are less democratic than countries in which Muslims are a minority. Because the POLITY IV and Freedom House indices have been criticized on several grounds, I reinvestigate Rowley and ...
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The Perfect Human (al-insān al-kāmil)
St Andrews Encyclopaedia of TheologyThe Islamic mystical doctrine of the perfect human (al-insān al-kāmil) – whose bodily existence is deemed to mark the culmination of the cosmic process of divine self-disclosure – has had a lasting impact on Sufi thought and practice from the late ...
Richard Todd
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Adult oral health and dental visiting in Australia: results from the National Dental Telephone Interview Survey 2010 [PDF]
, 2013 This publication reports on the oral health, dental visiting and dental treatment needs of Australian adults as self-reported in the National Dental Telephone Interview Survey (NDTIS) 2010.
Jane Harford, Saima Islam
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