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Monitoring and projecting population distribution patterns in Kuwait using nighttime lights imagery and mosques data

open access: yesGeocarto International
Estimating urban population distribution is essential for data-driven planning, especially in developing nations. While nighttime light (NTL) data from DMSP/OLS show a strong correlation with human activity, their effectiveness is hindered by saturation ...
Shawky Mansour   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contested heritage landscapes for Arabic language learning in a postcolonial France

open access: yesJournal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 1, May 2026.
Abstract This article analyzes the contested and multiple meanings of “heritage” that emerge for advanced Arabic language learners in a postcolonial France. A linguistic life histories approach reveals a fraught duality of privileged access and exclusionary adversity for heritage students of Arabic.
Chantal Tetreault   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesИсторическая 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
doaj   +1 more source

The Securitization Cycle: Vietnamese Migration in The Czech Republic

open access: yesInternational Migration, Volume 64, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines how securitized governmentality shapes Czech migration policy, particularly for Vietnamese migrants. Grounded in a humanizing approach and drawing upon the Paris School securitization theory and governmentality, this research explores how security‐driven logics become embedded in institutional practices, shaping migration
Novotna Lucie   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Commonplace Diversity to Relational Hybridization: Everyday Interculturalism in Rome's Banglatown

open access: yesPopulation, Space and Place, Volume 32, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This article explores the social transformation of Rome's Banglatown, located in the Torpignattara neighbourhood, as a case of everyday interculturalism. Through ethnographic fieldwork with the Bangladeshi diaspora, it examines how diversity is lived, negotiated and reconfigured in the spaces of daily interaction.
Andrea Pelliccia
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

open access: yesDisegnare 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
doaj  

Student Mobilities to an ‘Offbeat’ or ‘Onbeat’ Destination? The Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme in Illiberal Hungary

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Education, Volume 61, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper examines international student mobility under Hungary's illiberal regime through the experiences of Stipendium Hungaricum (SH) participants. Launched in 2013, SH seeks to internationalise Hungarian higher education and strengthen ties with non‐EU countries, particularly those in the East.
Zsuzsanna Árendás
wiley   +1 more source

Feeling Lonely While Ageing in Place in the Netherlands: Questioning the Importance of Shopping Spaces for Older People

open access: yesTijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Volume 117, Issue 1, Page 83-97, February 2026.
Abstract More than half of the Dutch older population feels lonely, meaning their social relationships do not meet their needs. As people are predominantly ageing in place (AIP) instead of in care homes, their everyday experiences become more localised and neighbourhood spaces gain traction as important spaces of encounter.
Rianne van Melik, Daniëlle van der Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Mosque As the Center of Economic Empowerment of the Millennial Generation in Garut Regency

open access: yesIndonesian Journal of Islamic Economics and Finance
Mosques are the most important facilities for Muslims. There needs to be efforts by mosque administrators to make mosques the center of Muslim civilization, especially in efforts to empower the millennial generation.
Enceng Iip Syaripudin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘No Place for us on Footpaths’: Exploring Walkability Challenges of Older Men in India and Bangladesh

open access: yesTijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Volume 117, Issue 1, Page 44-64, February 2026.
Abstract In India and Bangladesh cities, footpaths play a crucial role in enhancing the mobility of older adults. To age in place, the design and maintenance of footpaths become pivotal for older men to access services, opportunities and goods in neighbourhoods and beyond.
Ajay Bailey   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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