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Ethno-confessional traditions of the Tatars of the Saratov region in the context of the Soviet socio-cultural and economic system

Историческая этнология
This article focuses on the history of the Tatars of the Saratov territory (i.e. the Saratov and Penza regions). An extensive study of archival materials, an analysis of interview data and historical records of Tatar villages and urban Muslim communities
Artur A. Khabibullin
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Does Islamic Religiosity Constrain Liberal Democratic Attitudes?

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The relationship between Islam and democracy remains contested. Although some scholars argue that the two are inherently incompatible, others maintain that they can coexist harmoniously. Although the existing literature includes a growing number of empirical studies testing these competing claims, many are constrained by limitations in data ...
Zeki Sarigil
wiley   +1 more source

The Paradox of Threat: Vernacular Security Governance Among Jewish and Muslim Minorities in Four European States

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How do religious minorities proactively manage their safety amid global crises and local hostility? This article examines these dynamics, conceptualized as “vernacular security governance,” among Jewish and Muslim populations in four European states.
Tahir Abbas, May Tamimova, Irene Trebeschi, Paul Wabnitz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Pictures and the Frame: Banknote Iconography and Bottom‐Up Nationalism in Pre‐ and Post‐Revolutionary Tunisia

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT ‘Bottom‐up nationalism’—the belief that the nation is of the people, by the people and for the people—can serve as a powerful collective action frame for mass mobilization. We study the evolution of Tunisian dinar banknote iconography as an indicator of the institutionalization of bottom‐up nationalism before and after the Jasmine Revolution ...
Jacques E. C. Hymans, Chloe Bernadaux
wiley   +1 more source

Memory, Crisis and Boundary Hardening: Historical Persecution Narratives and Attitudes Towards Arab Citizens of Israel

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How is endorsement of a historical‐persecution narrative related to minority exclusion during crises? This article argues that historical persecution narratives are durable cultural resources whose political implications are neither uniform nor constant.
Yuval Feinstein, Gal Ariely, Daphna Canetti   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surveys and explorations by the Italian Archaeological Mission in Yemen in 1983 -1989. Résumé of the past activity and new research project: archive and publication of the results

Disegnare con, 2020
Since 1983, the Italian Archaeological Mission in Yemen (MAIRY) has also included research on the archaeological, architectural and fine arts heritage of the Islamic period in its activities The focus of the Islamic mission was study of Yemeni ...
Michael Jung, Khalid Ali al-Ansi
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The Ramadan Gambit: The Impact of Fasting on Cognitive Performance

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT More than 2 billion people participate annually in Ramadan fasting, making its potential effects on cognitive performance important for workplaces, education and high‐stakes decision‐making. We study these effects in tournament chess, an incentivised, real‐world cognitive task in which move quality can be evaluated objectively by a strong ...
Samuel Buckland, David Smerdon
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Transformation of Islamic Studies in Indonesian Pesantrens: From the Mosque to the Screen

Al-Marsus
Advances in digital technology have transformed the spaces and systems of Islamic studies in Indonesian pesantren. Previously centered in the langgar, a traditional physical learning space, Islamic studies have increasingly extended to digital platforms ...
M. Deni Hidayatullah, Abdul Wahid
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Toxic utopia: Unseen ideology and “Le Politique” in China Miéville's The City & The City

Orbis Litterarum, EarlyView.
Abstract What if ideology were not just hidden—but aesthetic? This article reads China Miéville's The City & The City not as a metaphor for division, but as a speculative blueprint for how politics operates through enforced invisibility. By threading Derrida's Absolute Other and Rancière's le politique through Miéville's uncanny urban layering, we ...
Bo Kampmann Walther, Rune Graulund
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial Analysis of Mosques’ Distribution in the City of Hail Using Geographic Information Systems

Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Social Sciences
The importance of the mosque for Muslims is very great. In the mosque, prayer is performed, the second pillar of Islam. The status of the mosque among Muslims, the large number of visits, and its regularity have made the mosque one of the most ...
Mohammed Al-Tamimi
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