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Power Transition and Pragmatic Adaptation: Iran's Strategic Approach to China, Russia and the GCC

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how Iranian strategic thinkers conceptualise the country's ‘Look East’ policy (i.e., relations with China and Russia) and the GCC states. Using thematic qualitative content analysis of approximately 70 documents from Iranian state official, advisory and academic institutions (2015–2025), it reveals that Iran's eastward ...
Sara Bazoobandi
wiley   +1 more source

Study and Critique of Misconceptions against Sheikh Saduq’s Authenticity and Reports [PDF]

open access: yesتحقیقات علوم قرآن و حدیث, 2017
Among the most important and hard-working Shi'a traditionists (muḥaddiths), it should be mentioned of Sheikh Ṣadūq in the fourth hijrī century, whose works are extended to tree hundreds. Although he has a great position in Shia', some Shi'a simple-minded
Rasul Mohammadjafari, morteza ohadi
doaj   +1 more source

Regional and Vernacular Expressions of Shi‘i Theology: The Prophet and the Imam in Satpanth Ismaili Ginans [PDF]

open access: yes
The belief that religious guidance in the worldly life is mediated through a divinely guided, human leader is central to the theology of several Ṣūfī and Shī‘ī traditions in Islam. For Shī‘ī Muslims in particular, this guide is recognised as a legitimate
Visram, Imran
core   +2 more sources

Understanding Fathers Engagement: Contextual Insights From Tajikistan and Azerbaijan

open access: yesChildren &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on parental engagement often portrays fathers as less involved in their children's lives compared to mothers. This paper challenges such a perspective by examining fathers' engagement within the socio‐cultural contexts of Tajikistan and Azerbaijan.
Zarina Muminova   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Verse Tathir on the Infallibility of the Ahl-al Bayt (AS) from Shi’a and Sunni Commentators’ Perspectives [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهش نامه معارف قرآنی, 2017
There are verses with high frequency in the Quran about imamate (leadership), velayat and virtues of Ahl al-bayt (AS). One of the verses that commentators discussed its content is the verse of Tathir which is about dignity, infallibility and Imamate of ...
Kavous Rouhi Barandagh   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can a lizard ride on a housefly?: Navigating uncertainty and moral life in an Accra Zongo, Ghana

open access: yesEthos, EarlyView.
Abstract How can uncertainty become a resource for ethical life rather than a threat to it? Focusing on a Zongo community in Accra, Ghana—also known as a “traveler's camp” or “stranger's quarters”—this article examines how people use a creative form of communication called the practice of folding to sustain relationships shaped by conditions of ...
Emily A. Williamson
wiley   +1 more source

The ‘Wazirganj Terror Attack’: Sectarian Conflict and the Middle Classes

open access: yesSouth Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal, 2015
On 16 January 2013, a Sunni real estate developer opened fire at a Shi’a religious assembly in Wazirganj, a mixed neighbourhood in old Lucknow, India, killing one and injuring two. At its core, this was a business rivalry gone awry, but was soon labelled
Raphael Susewind
doaj   +1 more source

A Study and Critique of the «Tark-i Awlà» Approach in Justifying Prophets' Lapses [PDF]

open access: yesPizhūhish/hā-yi Falsafī- Kalāmī, 2018
Ḥossein Atrak* Received: 10/07/2017     |      Accepted: 06/10/2018 Abstract This article delves into the study of the term «tark-i awlà» (abandoning performance of that which is better and doing that which is less than better) as an approach for ...
hossain Atrak
doaj   +1 more source

Development of the SkinCARE Questionnaire: Measuring the impact of skin issues on psychological wellbeing in healthy populations

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cosmetic Science, EarlyView.
The SkinCARE questionnaire is a validated tool for assessing the impact of skin condition on psychological wellbeing. The present data also suggest greater skin wellbeing is linked to lower levels of perceived stress and good sleep health. Abstract Background In recent years, the psychological dimension of skin health has attracted increasing research ...
Alice Newton‐Fenner   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Media and Religion: Study of Anti-Shi’a Propaganda in Yogyakarta

open access: yesKomunikator, 2021
Some time ago, a rift arose between Sunnis and Shiites in Sampang, Madura. Then, banners spread across Yogyakarta stating that the Shia were heretical. On the internet, many websites sprang up claiming that anyone that justifies Shia is heretical.
Anang Masduki   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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