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International 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
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Civil Society Iraq: Location Influences on Outgroup Perception (June 2004) [PDF]
, 2004 A significant research question in the immediate post-war (May 2003) environment of Iraq was: "How do Iraqis’ location affect expressed perceptions of threat from outgroups?" We collected 479 surveys of Iraqi opinions, in five locations (in Iraq ...
Gresham, Dr. JN
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Turkish Journal of Shiite Studies, 2020 Religion can be a source of both pressure and empowerment for mothers. It is sometimes speculated that Muslims have more negative attitudes toward childlessness, as Islam values and encourages procreation.
Ladan Rahbari
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The Evolution of Talysh Ethnic Identity: From Soviet Manipulation to Contemporary Reality
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The article delves into the historical and contemporary aspects of the Talysh people's ethnic identity, tracing its evolution from the Russian Empire, through the Soviet Union's nationality policies, to the current situation in independent Azerbaijan.
Petr Kokaisl
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Religion and Geopolitics in Iranian Foreign Policy [PDF]
, 2018 Saudi Arabia and Iran, as key power brokers in the Middle East, continue to couch their bilateral relations in antagonistic terms as they chafe against each other in a battle for influence in the region.
Wastnidge, Edward
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Investigating the Effect of Shiite Texts on the Imam Ali's (AS) Iconography in Thamesbi's Falnama [PDF]
هنر اسلامی, 2018 Shiite texts contain a collection of Quranic exegesis, beliefs and narratives. They are result of centuries of Shiite efforts, especially Shi'a scholars, by collecting resources, reviewing content, and then writing and compiling them.
Zahra Shaghelani poor +2 more
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A Forced Union: Exploring the Consequences of India's Removal of Jammu and Kashmir's Special Status
Nations 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
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How do Perceptions of Outgroups Indicate Barriers to Civil Society in Iraq? [PDF]
, 2005 At the Iraq "liberation" in 2003, many of us asked, "Is there really hope for civil society to emerge from the chaos?" We guessed about how Sunni, Shi'a and Kurdish factions could be brought together, and if it was likely that ethnic conflicts would ...
Gresham, Dr. JN
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The ‘Wazirganj Terror Attack’: Sectarian Conflict and the Middle Classes
South 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
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A Comparative Analysis of the Views of Qom & Nishapur Imams' Sahabeh about Imamate [PDF]
پژوهش های تاریخی, 2017 During the late 2nd century, Qom and Nishabur were of most important cities which housed numerous Shi'a scholars who collected Imams' Hadiths. Although there were fundamental differences between the social textures of Imams Sahabeh regarding rationality ...
Majid Sadeghani +3 more
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