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Forced marriage in the British Sunnī Muslim community from an Islamic law perspective: a critical study [PDF]
Forced marriage affects a number of communities within the UK, including British Muslims. In some cases, Islam is used to justify this practice and the media has highlighted cases where young Muslims have been coerced into marriage.
Adheidah, Taher
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Mann-männliches Begehren, sexuelles Handeln und Homosexualität im islamischen Recht. Muslimische Diskurse und Perspektiven von der Vergangenheit bis in die Gegenwart [PDF]
Muslimische Gelehrte haben sich von der Vormoderne bis zur Gegenwart detailliert zu homosexuellen Handlungen geäußert, genauer gesagt zu liwāṭ (Analverkehr, vor allem zwischen Männern) und zu siḥāq (sexuelles Handeln zwischen Frauen).
Tolino, Serena
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Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Secondary succession has been demonstrated as one of the effective restoration strategies for enhancing soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration. Soil aggregates play a crucial role in SOC sequestration by providing habitats for microbes and physically protecting SOC ...
Yangquanwei Zhong +7 more
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Lost in Translation: Mahr-Agreements, US Courts, and the Predicament of Muslim Women [PDF]
As a reciprocal contract, Islamic marriage (nikāḥ) furnishes rights and obligations for both spouses. Usually split into two portions, the deferred part of the bridal dower (mahr muʾakhkhar)—a one-time financial liability that both spouses agree on ...
Scheunchen, Tobias
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Texts, Language, and History in the Madhab-Law Tradition: A Study of the Shāfiʿī School [PDF]
This thesis advances the study of the legal literature from the madhhab-law tradition by way of studying the Shāfiʿī literary tradition and its two most authoritative classics. These two works are al-Nawawī’s (d.
Ghanem, Tarek
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The biocultural heritage and changing role of indigenous yams in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa
Global yam production is centred on West Africa, but there are significant knowledge gaps about farm‐level diversity across much of the region, and especially in Guinea. Although yam production is increasing in Guinea, in the longer term, varietal diversity and the sustainability of agri‐systems are at risk.
Nagnouma Condé +8 more
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Religious authority in the urban mosque
Abstract In Eastern Indonesia, young male Islamic activists articulate a notion of religious authority that reorients community life toward neighborhood mosques. By providing local communities with Qur'anic classes and religious services, these activists—affiliated with Indonesia's largest Salafi organization—have created a network of spaces in which ...
Chris Chaplin
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Abstract This article studies the determinants of the capital structure of 2694 small Ecuadorian companies throughout their organizational life cycle, breaking down their total liabilities in long‐ and short‐term leverage. The empirical investigation focuses on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the commercial sector, with 11,023 observations ...
Herenia Gutiérrez‐Ponce
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Ethnodoxy and Immigration Attitudes in the Middle East/North Africa
Abstract Migration is a prevalent social concern in the Middle East/North Africa. In addition to emigration, the countries struggle to incorporate immigrant and transiting populations. This article examines the influence of ethnodoxy—the linking of Arab and Muslim identity—on public opinion on immigrants and migration in the MENA region. Using original
Hannah M. Ridge
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Abstract One of the most important developments in modern Islamic missionary activism was the establishment in 1972 of the Libya‐based World Islamic Call Society (WICS, originally the Islamic Call Society) which acted as a leading think tank advocating Muslim unity and Pan‐Arabism throughout the Qaddafi era.
Mykhaylo Yakubovych
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