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Visualizing secularism and religion : Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, India

, 2012
Over the past two decades secular polities across the globe have witnessed an increasing turn to religion-based political movements, such as the rise of political Islam and Hindu nationalism, which have been fueling new and alternative notions of ...
Çinar, A., Yahya, M., Roy, S.
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Secularism in Salman Rushdie's Midnight's children and Vikram Seth's A suitable boy: history, nation, language

, 2004
This thesis is a comparative study of Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children (1981) and Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy (1993). It compares the novels' representations of the postcolonial Indian nation-state and of the conflict between secular and religious ...
Srivastava, Neelam Francesca Rashmi
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The Diremption of Meaning

Modern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Examining work by Rowan Williams, this essay explores what he often refers to as the ‘difficulty’ of writing theology. The difficulty of theology lies in engaging the ruse of having ultimate answers to ultimate questions. The stakes are high: ‘God‐talk’ must concern itself with truth, with reality.
Graham Ward
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The Sixth Scroll: The Ritualization of Israel's Declaration of Independence

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the ritualization of Israel's Declaration of Independence (2011–2025) as part of broader efforts by Israeli Jewish renewal organizations to craft a national counter‐narrative. It argues that reframing the Declaration as a quasi‐sacred text—situated within the Jewish traditional corpus and recited with Biblical ...
Adi Sherzer
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Nationalist–Feminine Bifurcation: The Construction of National Morality Through Gender Regimes

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article introduces the concept of nationalist–feminine bifurcation to analyse how nationalist–populist regimes construct moral orders through gendered representations. It explores how women are simultaneously portrayed as the idealized ‘national woman’ and the excluded ‘moral threat’. Through a comparative discourse analysis of four cases—
Muhammed Ramazan Demirci
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Gender, Religion, and Political Agency: Mapping the Field

Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais, 2016
This paper provides an introductory review of the literature mapping the gendered analyses of the categories of secularism and secularization from a sociological point of view, with the aim of providing some coordinates and bibliographical references and
Alberta Giorgi
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Voices from the minority: Understanding the acculturative experiences of British Shia Muslims

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives The aim of this research was to understand the acculturative experiences of British Shia Muslims, with hopes for practitioners to better understand how to support this population. Design Qualitative methodology was used, utilising semi‐structured interviews. Braun and Clarke's (Thematic analysis: A practical guide, Sage Publications
Mahdiyah Datoo, Sanaa Kadir
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ScholarOne - THE DILEMMA OF INDIAN SECULARISM

, 2023
Secularism is a complex notion that has been contested and redefined throughout the history of numerous countries. Secularism is enshrined in India's Constitution as a basic element of government and a cornerstone of the country's democratic philosophy ...
Waseem Ahmed (14784110), ANAS JAMEEL (14784107)   +1 more
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“An ox sitting on One's chest”: Experiences and understandings of common mental health conditions of Turkish‐speaking immigrants with lived experience in the UK

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Exploring how Turkish‐speaking immigrants understand and express common mental health conditions is crucial, as discrepancies in this area have real‐life consequences for treatment. Some key concepts to examine within this are the long‐standing belief that Turkish‐speaking immigrants somatise emotional difficulties and cannot ...
Ayse Akan, Gill Green, Frances Blumenfeld, Danny Taggart, Susan McPherson   +4 more
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Clarification des positions sur la laïcité et objectivation des idéologies, un double enjeu dans l’École et pour l’École

Éducation et Socialisation, 2017
The Ministry of National Education in France engaged in several important workstreams – secularitsm in School, digital literacy, encouragement to critial thinking). But some important issues have to be resolved.
Xavier Riondet, Bérengère Kolly
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