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Flavonoids in Nasal Therapeutics: Biological Activities, Delivery Challenges, and Formulation Strategies–A Systematic Review

open access: yesPhytotherapy Research, EarlyView.
Overview of the therapeutic potential of flavonoids in nasal delivery systems, highlighting their benefits to the human nasal cavity, and applications in the treatment of respiratory and brain‐related diseases. ABSTRACT Flavonoids represent a significant group of secondary metabolites.
Jeniffer Viviana Ramirez Hernández   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Shi’a Crescent: a misconception of Shi’a alliance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The Shi’a Crescent is a term used to refer to a region spanning three major countries: Iraq, Lebanon, and Iran. These countries each have a large and active population of Shi’a. Shi’a is one of the two main Islamic sects.
Alamiri, Rowaida
core  

Protecting Civil Rights Amidst Rising Illiberalism in Indonesia’s Democracy: State’s Response to Sharia-Based Violence Against Shi’a Groups

open access: yesUlumuna, 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
doaj   +1 more source

From Competition to Compartmentalization: Rethinking Türkiye‐Gulf Relations

open access: yesMiddle East Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract For nearly a decade following the Arab uprisings, relations between Ankara and key Gulf capitals were marked by intense rivalry and proxy contestation across several regional arenas, notably in Egypt and Syria. Why did relations shift toward pragmatic cooperation after such prolonged polarization?
Betul Dogan‐Akkas
wiley   +1 more source

Social protection, political mobilization and Muslim Shi’a NGOs in Iraq post-2003

open access: yes, 2019
This chapter offers a novel insight into the new political settlement that is emerging in Iraq after the demise of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003 through the lens of social welfare and social protection.
Janan Aljabiri   +3 more
core   +1 more source

From Fluid Identities to Sectarian Labels: A Historical Investigation of Indonesia’s Shi‘i Communities

open access: yesAl-Jami'ah: Journal of Islamic Studies, 2014
Since 2011 Indonesia has experienced a rise in intra-Muslim sectarian violence, with Shi‘a and Ahmadi communities becoming the target of radical Sunni groups.
Chiara Formichi
doaj   +1 more source

The Reasons of Development of Shi’a Hegemony in Safavid Era [PDF]

open access: yesتاریخ اسلام, 2019
Cultural-religious dimensions and its intellectual roots in Safavid era (907-1187 after hijrah), has been somehow investigated by the researchers.
tahereh rahimpoor azghadi, Alireza azad
doaj   +1 more source

James Lyman Merrick's Aborted “Mission to the Mohammedans of Persia”

open access: yesThe Muslim World, EarlyView.
Abstract James Lyman Merrick (1803‐1866) served as a missionary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) in Persia between 1835 and 1845. He was America's first missionary to the Muslim world. Based on his field research on the Persians’ religious beliefs, he correctly predicted that the conversion of Persia's Muslims into ...
Hooman Estelami
wiley   +1 more source

A Forced Union: Exploring the Consequences of India's Removal of Jammu and Kashmir's Special Status

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article adds to academic literature interested in two core questions: What happens to residents as a result of an annexation? And how do aggressor states maintain control over an annexed territory where there is a history of insurgency and mobilization for independence?
Serena Hussain
wiley   +1 more source

Center for Islamic Shi’a Studies

open access: yes, 2017
The Centre for Islamic Shi’a Studies (CISS) is a London (U.K.) based research center dedicated to intellectual traditions and scholarly production of Shi’a Muslims and/or people interested in Shi’a Islam.
Salamon, Anaïs
core   +1 more source

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