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Ontological Resilience Beyond Adaptation: Ethical, Relational and Spiritual Practices of a Sufi‐Inspired Rural Community in Türkiye

open access: yesTijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Volume 117, Issue 3, Page 449-468, July 2026.
Abstract This paper develops the concept of ontological resilience through an ethnographic study of a Sufi‐inspired rural community in southwestern Türkiye. Based on eight months of fieldwork, it examines how resilience is enacted not as a technical adaptation but as an ethical and spiritual practice of living with vulnerability.
Özge Can Doğmuş
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Privacy Calculus: Understanding Digital Contact Tracing Acceptance Through Surveillance Drift and Agency Theory

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration, Volume 43, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Digital contact tracing (DCT) has emerged as a promising tool for controlling infectious disease outbreaks, yet its adoption has been hampered by widespread privacy concerns. Prior research studies mainly rely on privacy calculus theory. We extend this view by integrating agency theory to explain how delegating sensitive data to government ...
Félix Joly   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teaching and learning Islam in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM): some aspects of relevantization of Islamic sciences

open access: yes, 2014
This article focuses on the experiment of teaching and learning Islam in the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Although it devoted a considerable space for the Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (KIRKHS), yet ...
Zein, Ibrahim Mohamed
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Artificial neural network and its Islamic relevance

open access: yes, 2011
The complex workings and wonders of the human brain have become mysterious since time immemorial. Human brain is a thinking organ that learns and grows by interacting with the world through perception and action; and it is able to continually adapt and ...
Ahmed Shogar, Ibrahim Adam   +1 more
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A Global Health Alert on the Re‐Emergence of Mpox a Viral Zoonotic Illness Its Prevention and Management: A Narrative Review

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is gaining attention in the global health community due to its potential for human transmission and similarities to the well‐known smallpox virus. Mpox was first detected in the 1970s and mostly affects Central and West Africa.
Muslim Bin Aqeel   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Saplings of significance: Nurturing cultural value of new tree plantings through participatory opportunities

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 1536-1555, June 2026.
Abstract Tree‐planting initiatives are a crucial part of international sustainability and climate action efforts. Yet, many of these initiatives fail to achieve their long‐term sustainability and climate goals. The role of community value is an often‐overlooked factor in promoting the success of new tree plantings.
Claire L. Narraway   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The soul of the soil: Unearthing a Nation's eco‐empathy through 1200 years of Persian poetry

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 1987-2002, June 2026.
Abstract Cultivating a profound sense of connection with the natural world, conceptualized as eco‐empathy, is increasingly recognized as a vital precursor to effective environmental stewardship. While scientific data frame ecological crises, literary traditions offer a unique archive for tracing the history of this empathetic bond. This study positions
Isa Esfandiarpour‐Boroujeni   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Islamic Political Thought An Introduction

open access: yes, 2015
In sixteen concise chapters on key topics, this book provides a rich, authoritative, and up-to-date introduction to Islamic political thought from the birth of Islam to today, presenting essential background and context for understanding contemporary ...
Bowering, Gerhard
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Diphtheria Vaccination Coverage and Correlation With Multidimensional Poverty Among Children in Nigeria

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
Diphtheria vaccination coverage among Nigerian children remains suboptimal (56%). Coverage is significantly lower in Northern states and inversely correlated with multidimensional poverty. Addressing poverty‐related deprivations is essential to improving immunization equity and curbing recurrent diphtheria outbreaks.
Olufemi Olulaja, Rana Jaber
wiley   +1 more source

On the problem of continuity: a theory of culture beyond invention Le problème de la continuité : une théorie de la culture au‐delà de l'invention

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 365-383, June 2026.
Anthropologists, in common with social theorists more generally, have often understood social life as an emergent phenomenon grounded in practices of creativity and improvisation. Where stasis and continuity feature, these are often presented as illusory manifestations of underlying processes of ‘invention’, or as external impositions upon otherwise ...
Paolo Heywood, Thomas Yarrow
wiley   +1 more source

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