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God Knows Best

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Arabic phrase Allāhu a‘lam—“God knows best”—is used frequently in everyday Muslim speech and to conclude seemingly assertive statements or fatwas. At its heart lies the recognition that God is the All‐Knowing, whereas humans know next to nothing. Reflecting on this recognition, this essay discusses Sufi refusals of the ethnographic project
Amira Mittermaier
wiley   +1 more source

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

Can partnership approaches developed to prevent Islamic terrorism be replicated for the extreme right? Comparing the Muslim Brotherhood and Generation Identity as ‘firewalls’ against violent extremism

Journal for Deradicalization, 2021
Drawing on both official and scholastic descriptions of the Muslim Brotherhood and Generation Identity, this article suggests that in the UK context, some striking similarities exist between the two organisations.
Christopher J. Morris
doaj  

Aktivasi Akhlak Uswatun Hasanah Nabi Menjawab Patologi–Moral-Sosial Di Indonesia

Jurnal Dakwah dan Komunikasi, 2017
Public confidence in the figures in this negei continues to shrink. People began to turn to a number of figures which are initially considered competent-charismatic. The reason, because practices that are very human behavior.
Zaitur Rahem
doaj   +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

The Covenant of Moakhat (Brotherhood [PDF]

تاریخ اسلام, 2001
The present paper, which is an introduction on the formation of the Covenant of Brotherhood in Medina, examines and comments upon the fraternal viewpoint and the rite of brotherhood in early Islam.
Roohollah Bahrami
doaj  

Oscillating Whiteness: A Conceptual Framework for Analysing Transnational Ethno‐Racial Privilege

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article advances oscillating whiteness as a conceptual framework for analysing ethno‐racial privilege across geopolitical settings. The framework theorizes whiteness as a dynamic resource governed by four mechanisms: recognition (how bodies are classified as white), performativity (how whiteness is enacted through cultural scripts ...
Reza Hasmath
wiley   +1 more source

ISLAMIC BROTHERHOOD AND BUSINESS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (BSR) IN MALAYSIA: A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF ISLAMIC FAITH-BASED BUSINESS PRACTICES

Hamdard Islamicus
This study looks at how Islamic brotherhood influences business social responsibility (BSR) practices among Muslim entrepreneurs, focusing on Islamic principles like justice, fairness, and compassion.
MUHAMMAD AIMAN AWALLUDDIN, ANISA SAFIAH MAZNORBALIA, AMER FAWWAZ MOHAMAD YASID   +2 more
doaj   +5 more sources

To be(long) or not to be(long): Literature and community

Orbis Litterarum, EarlyView.
Abstract Over several decades, the modern world's intensified mobility has prompted a broad interest in community studies in the social sciences, which address in new ways the topics of place, belonging, and identity formation. Such topics being salient to literature and literary studies as well, the overall aim of the article is to extract a selection
Svend Erik Larsen
wiley   +1 more source

Do's and Don'ts in Peace Negotiations: Learning From the Arab‐Israeli Peace Negotiations

Peace &Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article suggests practical information on the requirements for successful negotiations. Building on extensive research in archives and more than 100 in‐depth interviews with senior decision‐makers and negotiators who were involved in the Arab‐Israeli conflict, the article outlines the basic qualities that negotiators, mediators, and ...
Raphael Cohen‐Almagor
wiley   +1 more source