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The US influence in shaping Iraq's sectarian media [PDF]
, 2013 After the Anglo-American invasion, the US neo-conservative administration established the Iraqi Governing Council in July 2003, which included 25 members selected for their ethnic and religious origins; it was the most obvious sign of the US political ...
Al-Qazwini IH +24 more
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The Evil Enemy: Belief in Conspiracy Theories Predicts Attitudes to War
European Journal of Social Psychology, Volume 55, Issue 7, Page 1420-1435, December 2025.ABSTRACT Political leaders often justify war with conspiracy theories. How effective are such conspiracy theories in gathering public support for war? The present research has investigated the effects of conspiracy theories on people's war‐related attitudes.
Jan‐Willem van Prooijen +6 more
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Shiite clergy among Iranian Masons
Minbar. Islamic Studies, 2020 The article is devoted to the history of the origins and development of Iranian Freemasonry and the Shiite clergy participation in Masonic structures. Since Freemasonry itself has historically been the conductor of liberal ideas in Europe, it would seem that religious figures in Iran, who are in the position of traditionalism, should have been ...
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If Analytic Philosophy of Religion is Sick, Can It Be Cured? [PDF]
, 2020 In this paper, I argue that, if ‘the overrepresentation of Christian theists in analytic philosophy of religion is unhealthy for the field, since they would be too much influenced by prior beliefs when evaluating religious arguments’ (De Cruz and De ...
Mizrahi, Moti
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A study of Sunni-Shi’a sectarian disparities and similarities [PDF]
, 2015 Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of religious sect on the Lebanese consumer’s perception of controversial product advertisements. Design/methodology/approach – The study used a quantitative survey that was administered to
El Samad, Lamis, Farah, Maya
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Maritime Disruption in Yemen: The Making of a Hybrid Red Sea Order
Middle East Policy, Volume 32, Issue 4, Page 35-50, Winter 2025.Abstract Since late 2023, Houthi forces in Yemen have employed drones and missiles to disrupt commercial shipping in the Bab al‐Mandeb Strait, necessitating global rerouting and prompting multilateral naval responses. These events challenge the conventional view that the land domain is fragmented and prone to conflict, while the maritime domain is ...
Federico Donelli
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The Indian Community and Its Economic Activity in Zanzibar During the 19th Century [PDF]
, 2019 The Indians were considered the main category working in trade in Zanzibar during the reign of Sultan Saeed Bin Sultan, the founder of the modern state of Zanzibar (1806-1856).
Abedalrazak, A. A. (Ahmed)
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New Arabic Records From Cairo on Supernovae 1181 and 1006
Astronomische Nachrichten, Volume 346, Issue 9, November 2025.ABSTRACT The remnant of the historical supernova SN 1181 is under discussion: While the previously suggested G130.7+3.1 (3C58) appears too old (3000–5000 year), the unusual star IRAS00500+6713 with a surrounding nebula (Pa‐30) has an expansion age not inconsistent with a SN Iax explosion in ad 1181 under the assumption that neither acceleration nor ...
J. G. Fischer +3 more
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THE SYRIAN QUESTION IN THE CONTEXT OF GEOPOLITICAL CONTRADICTIONS OF RUSSIA AND USA
Современная наука и инновации, 2022 The Syrian crisis is most difficult today an interlacing of geopolitical contradictions where the multi-vector interests of global players - the USA and Russia and regional find the collision: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran.
Arushan Arushanovich Vartumyan +1 more
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Religious and Political Authority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [PDF]
, 2017 Alfred Stepan’s “twin-tolerations” thesis (2000) is a model for explaining different ways that religious and political authority come to be reconciled.
Alboaouh, Kamel, Mahoney, Jon
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