Semantic security: specification and enforcement of semantic policies for security-driven collaborations [PDF]
Collaborative research can often have demands on finer-grained security that go beyond the authentication-only paradigm as typified by many e-Infrastructure/Grid based solutions.
Doherty, T. +3 more
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The Bedouin Judge, the Mufti, and the Chief Islamic Justice: Competing Legal Regimes in the Occupied Palestinian Territories [PDF]
This article examines competing legal frameworks in dispute resolutionin the occupied territories, against the background of weakening central authority, bitter political rivalries, and increasing insecurity on the ground.
Welchman, Lynn
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A “Documentary Turn” in the Medieval History of Egypt and Syria?
ABSTRACT The field of medieval Middle East history has seen a renewed attention to the use of documentary sources in recent years. These sources have long seen some neglect, and their interpretation has suffered from a stubborn narrative of paucity that has tended to relegate them to the fringe of this history. With the impact of other scholarly trends
Daisy Livingston
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"Profetens arvinger". Oppfatninger om lærdes autoritet i arabisk-islamsk middelalder
Autoritet, forstått som legitim innflytelse, er både vanskelig definerbart og vanskelig målbart. I denne artikkelen diskuterer jeg hvordan den nordafrikanske lærde al-Qādī ʿIyād (d.
Nora S. Eggen
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Provincialising Early Feminism: A View from the Middle East
Abstract ‘Provincializing Europe’, derived from Dipesh Chakrabarty's work of that name, argued that an imagined ‘Europe’ was a founding myth for modernity. While not mentioning feminism, this analysis is a valuable starting point for tracing the path of the term ‘féminism’ from France to Britain to the Ottoman Empire and from the USA to the Arab world –
Ruth Roded
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The ʿAhd of ʿAlī in Al-Qāḍī Al-Nuʿmān’s Daʿāʾim Al-Islām Under Microscopic Scrutiny: New Disclosures
In his celebrated book on Ismāʿīlī law entitled Dāʿāʾim al-Islām (The Pillars of Islam), al-Qāḍī al-Nuʿmān has incorporated the full version of a document called the ʿāhd of ʿAlī. It is a long document placed around the middle of the last chapter titled
Ismail K. POONAWALA
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How to create a full-wave GPR model of a 3D domain of railway track bed? [PDF]
Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) investigations of railway track beds are becoming more important nowadays in civil engineering. The manufacturing of representative full-scale scenarios in the laboratory environment for the creation of databases can be a ...
Alani, Amir +6 more
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Civilian behavior on social media during civil war
Abstract Recent research emphasizes social media's potential for citizens to express shared grievances. In active conflict, however, social media posts indicating political loyalties can pose severe risks to civilians. We develop a theory that explains how civilians modify their online behavior as part of efforts to improve their security during ...
Anita R. Gohdes +1 more
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LIFE AND SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE OF QADI ABU YUSUF
The article examines the life and scientific activity of one of the founders of the Hanafism movement, Qadi Abu Yusuf.Abu Yusuf's scientific travels, mentors and important events related to them are coming. It was revealed how much his scientific and political activities contributed to the spread of the mythology of the country and the ...
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Women Quazi in a Minority Context: An Overview of Sri Lankan Experience
A woman’s eligibility to be appointed as a judge in Shariah courts in Muslim societies has been a debated issue for decades. Although some Muslim majority countries, including Arab countries, have allowed women judges (Qudath) in Shariah courts ...
Mohammad Ismath Ramzy, Simin Ghavifekr
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