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Preparing for the House of God: Nepali Muslim Narratives of the Hajj [PDF]
, 2018 This essay focuses on first-person narratives from Nepali Muslims directly before and after their journeys from Kathmandu to Mecca, for the Hajj pilgrimage, in 2005-2006, collected and translated by the author. To date, studies and public representations
Sijapati, Megan Adamson
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Integrating insights into radicalization: A text‐mining systematic review
Political Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract The study of radicalization encompasses a broad spectrum of perspectives, with scholars from diverse disciplines – ranging from psychology, sociology, political science, criminology, to economics – contributing to its multifaceted comprehension. Despite this substantial body of empirical research, the knowledge is fragmented across disciplines,
Anna Knorr +3 more
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Lecture Commentary on Islam and International Law: Toward a Positive Mutual Engagement to Realize Shared Ideals [PDF]
, 2004 An-Na\u27im as I read him is postulating a process theory when it comes to the relationship of Islamic law to international law. He is advocating a bargaining relationship in which the Islamic side and the international side meet as equals in negotiating
Abu-Odeh, Lama
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Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Due to their prolonged and multicultural nature, councils functioned historically as hubs for the exchange of ideas, discourse, diplomacy and rhetoric, reflecting broader cultural trends. In the Middle Ages, no international forums were comparable to ecumenical councils, where diverse and influential groups from various regions convened to ...
Federico Tavelli
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A theory of the Islamic revival [PDF]
, 2009 There has been a dramatic surge in Islamic participation and values since the 1970s. We propose a theory of the contemporary Islamic revival based upon two forms of relative deprivation - envy and unfulfilled aspirations. To analyze these motivations, a behavioral model of religion is developed in which agents have reference-dependent preferences.
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Revival of Islamic Medical Tradition
Journal of the Islamic Medical Association of North America, 1996 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5915/28-4-8087 This lecture was not submitted to JIMA as a manuscript. It was transcribed and then edited for publishing.
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The Roadblock of Culturalist Economics: Economic Change á la Douglass North [PDF]
In his 2005 book, Understanding the Process of Economic Change, North offers a rough account of economic change that can be called “culturalist economics.” In his account, he attributes the change of well being of individuals to, besides technology and ...
Khalil, Elias
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Quantifying Mozambique's Peace Dividend: An Application of the Synthetic Control Method
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using the synthetic control method and data from 20 African countries, this study quantifies the peace dividend in Mozambique, a country that experienced over 15 years of civil war. More specifically, we use data from 1977 to 2018 to investigate whether the end of the civil war in Mozambique in 1992 brought significant benefits to the country ...
Tendai Gwatidzo, Aldo Sitoe, Busani Moyo
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Environmental Politics in North and East Syria/Rojava: A Scoping and Conceptual Literature Review
Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article presents a scoping and conceptual literature review on environmental politics in North and East Syria/Rojava. The review aims to synthesize existing academic research in English on the interplay between armed conflict and environmental change in the region, focusing on the Kurdish‐led socio‐political model known as the Autonomous ...
Pinar Dinc +2 more
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El regadío sostenible en al-Andalus
Estudios de Historia de España, 2017 The Arabs initiated an era of agricultural revival in the eight century which led to an improvement and intensification of irrigation practices throught the Islamic world including al-Andalus.
José Roldán Cañas +2 more
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