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What Sustains Wars: Will to Fight Versus Military Might

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 1554, Issue 1, Page 66-86, December 2025.
This essay examines how psychosocial forces shape will to fight through the Devoted Actor Framework (DAF). Devoted actors, bound by sacred, non‐negotiable ideals and fused group identities, pursue a quest for ontological significance that sustains conflict beyond material incentives.
Scott Atran
wiley   +1 more source

Corporate governance and Shariah compliance in institutions offering Islamic financial services [PDF]

The structures and processes established within an institution offering Islamic financial Services (IIFS) for monitoring and evaluating Shariah compliance rely essentially on arrangements internal to the firm.
Grais, Wafik, Pellegrini, Matteo
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Islamic finance and its relevance to Canadian financial system [PDF]

, 2011
The study examines the concept of Islamic Finance and its relevance to the Canadian Financial System. Islamic Finance has been practiced successfully in the Muslim countries for the last few decades and is now migrating into the western financial system.

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“Love conquers all?”: Women's narratives on polygyny as an internal critique of intersecting patriarchies

Feminist Anthropology, Volume 6, Issue 2, November 2025.
Abstract This article unveils how gender inequality and colonial dichotomy became visible in the practice of polygyny among Muslim‐Christian intermarried couples in the southern Philippines. Based on ethnographic research conducted in Iligan, it documents the lived experiences of Christian wives, Maranao Muslim women, and female Muslim converts.
Asuna Yoshizawa
wiley   +1 more source

SME’s Access to Islamic financing for Enhancing Energy Efficiency: A Fuzzy AHP Approach

Journal the Winners
Energy efficiency remains a significant challenge for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia, contributing to high operational costs and limiting competitiveness.
Dety Nurfadilah, Asri Noer Rahmi, Shavira Febryanti, Ratu Dinta Insyani Zukhruf Firdausi   +3 more
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Hydro‐Insurgency: Weaponization of Water Resources and Infrastructure in Northeast Syria

World Water Policy, Volume 11, Issue 4, Page 924-938, November 2025.
ABSTRACT This article examines the strategic weaponization of water resources by Turkey‐backed armed groups in Northeast Syria (NES) within the broader context of the Syrian civil war. As the conflict evolved, water infrastructure—dams, rivers, and irrigation systems—became central to warfare, governance, and foreign agendas. The article introduces the
Farhad Hassan Abdullah Mamshai
wiley   +1 more source

The importance of service quality in British Muslim’s choice of an Islamic or non-Islamic bank account [PDF]

, 2017
Using an extended SERVQUAL model, this study identifies and compares the importance of service quality to Muslim consumers with an Islamic or non-Islamic bank account in a non-Muslim country, Britain.
A Cunningham, A Field, A Gait, A Haque, A Parasuraman, AA Rehman, AH Aldlaigan, AQ Othman, C Erol, C Erol, CT Ennew, E Apostolova-Blossom, F Buttle, FA Carrillat, FF Reichheld, H Rammal, HMT Thaker, J Al-Ajmi, J Cronin, J Curwin, J Lapierre, J Pallant, JS Phinney, Julie Robson, JW Berry, K Avkiran, K Naser, L Saqib, M Ali, M Hemmasi, M Kumar, M Laroche, M Stafford, N Jabnoun, N Kemal Avkiran, Najat Abdullrahim, NK Malhotra, P Wongrukmit, R Ladhari, R Mathews, RG Javalgi, RN Bolton, RT Rust, S Ashraf, S Bose, S Shafie, SA Metawa, T Mersha, TK Cao, V Zeithaml, VG Perry, W Ciptono, WA Dusuki, YK Sekhon   +53 more
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Director Financial Literacy: Defining a Baseline Competence for Board Oversight and Legal Accountability

Corporate Governance: An International Review, Volume 33, Issue 6, Page 1598-1628, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Research Question/Issue What does it mean for a board director to be financially literate? Despite widespread agreement that financial competence is vital for corporate oversight, governance researchers have mostly focused on financial expertise at the board level.
Jackie Bettington, Gavin Nicholson
wiley   +1 more source

ISLAMIC FINANCING FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY IN INDONESIA: UNLOCKING POTENTIAL DEMAND FROM GCC INVESTORS

Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance
This study examines the interest of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) investors in financing renewable energy (RE) projects in Indonesia using Islamic financing schemes.
Rahmatina A. Kasri, Ronald Rulindo, Muhammad Rizky Prima Sakti, Muhammad Rifqi, Adela Miranti Yuniar   +4 more
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The readiness of Malaysian companies in the compliance of shariah requirements: Implication from the revised screening methodology [PDF]

, 2015
This study attempts to examine whether the board facets could influence the Shariah-approved companies (ShACs)’ readiness in sustaining their Shariah status through the compliance of the Shariah requirements, following the Securities Commission (SC)’s ...
Ramli, Juliana Anis, Ramli, Mohd Ismail
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