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Sanctifying Minority Status in the Himalayan Ummah

HIMALAYA, 2018
Drawing on ethnographic data, this article argues that the Shia in Leh, Ladakh employ religious ceremonies such as Eid al-Ghadeer to construct a sense of sacred community and a sanctified minority status within the Himalayan ummah.
Rohit Singh
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DEVELOPING HALAL TOURISM IN AN ISLAND OF A THOUSAND MOSQUE: PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES

Aplikasia, 2022
One important aspect seems to be ignored in developing halal tourism concept is existence of non-Muslims surrounding the halal tourist destinations across the Island of Lombok.
Achmad Zainal Arifin, Abdul Wahid
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‘When somebody tells you who you are’

Approaching Religion, 2023
This article investigates the notion of spiritual appropriation in Finnish schools, with a particular focus on the experiences of religious minorities.
Milena Parland
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COMMUNICATION PATTERNS OF RELIGIOUS MINORITY IN CULTURAL ADAPTATION IN CENTRAL ACEH REGENCY

Profetik, 2020
The majority of religious beliefs in Central Aceh Regency are Muslim. Only a few immigrants such as Chinese and Batak ethnic groups who have religion other than Islam.
Fachrur Rizha, Sutrisno Sutrisno, Julia Noviani   +2 more
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Is There a Right to Choose a Religious Jurisdiction over the Civil Courts? The Application of Sharia Law in the Minority in Western Thrace, Greece

Religions, 2019
The minority in Western Thrace, Greece, has long enjoyed a special status where family and inheritance matters were subject to Sharia law and religious jurisdiction (Mufti). After judicial controversy for many years over the compulsory character of this &
Eleni Kalampakou
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Challenges to effective and autonomous genetic testing and counseling for ethno-cultural minorities: a qualitative study

BMC Medical Ethics, 2020
Background The Arab population in Israel is a minority ethnic group with its own distinct cultural subgroups. Minority populations are known to underutilize genetic tests and counseling services, thereby undermining the effectiveness of these services ...
Nehama Cohen-Kfir, Miriam Ethel Bentwich, Andrew Kent, Nomy Dickman, Mary Tanus, Basem Higazi, Limor Kalfon, Mary Rudolf, Tzipora C. Falik-Zaccai   +8 more
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Constitution, Policy and Religion: Theorizing Non-Economic Dimension of Exploitation in Religious Minorities

Genealogy
This study developed a model of non-economic exploitation using Marxian theory and Bourdieusian methods. A survey of 275 respondents from Hindu, Sikh, and Christian minorities in Pakistan assessed religious, cultural, and social exploitation.
Shahzad Farid, Muhammad Fareed, Majid Raza, Ahmad Faizuddin   +3 more
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Conceptualization of Religious Belonging of Christian Youth in Higher Education

Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization, 2019
A phenomenological study was conducted to explore the lived experience of Christian students in HEC recognized private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to find out how the religious belonging of Christian youth influences their lives within their ...
Amna Farooq, Tayyaba Sohail
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Protecting Civil Rights Amidst Rising Illiberalism in Indonesia’s Democracy: State’s Response to Sharia-Based Violence Against Shi’a Groups

Ulumuna, 2020
This article examines the local government and state representation in response to religious violence against Shi’a minority groups. Intensive scholarly debates on this issue have ignited, especially on what made the government showed an exclusive ...
M Khusna Amal
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In religion’s name: abuses against religious minorities in Indonesia [PDF]

, 2013
On February 6, 2011, in Cikeusik, a village in western Java, around 1,500 Islamist militants attacked two dozen members of the Ahmadiyah religious community with stones, sticks, and machetes. The mob shouted, “You are infidels!

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