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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
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Les musulmans à Rio de Janeiro : identités et institutions
Brésil(s), 2018 In recent years, the ways of producing and mobilizing Islamic identity, and being a Muslim in Brazil, have undergone important transformations. An increase in the number of Brazilians converting has contributed to this process, raising questions about ...
Gisele Fonseca Chagas
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Homogeneity in Social Groups of Iraq [PDF]
, 2006 Homogeneity in Social Groups of Iraqis Jon Gresham, Farouk Saleh, Shara Majid June 2006 With appreciation to the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies for initiating the Second World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies, this paper summarizes findings
Gresham, Dr. Jon +2 more
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Dynamics of Social Cohesion in Post‐Conflict Mosul: Group Perspectives, Challenges and Facilitators
Journal of Community &Applied Social Psychology, Volume 35, Issue 5, September/October 2025.ABSTRACT While social cohesion is a widely researched phenomenon, its dynamics warrant further examination in post‐conflict societies. The study explored perceived social cohesion indicators in subcommunities in post‐conflict Mosul and provided contextual understanding of its facilitators and barriers. In addition to a quantitative household survey (N =
Kristina Jadranović +3 more
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Les chiites et la célébration du gamou au Sénégal
Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la MéditerranéeSince the 2000s, Shiites in Senegal have been taking part in the celebration of the birth of the Prophet. Although they follow the Sufi brotherhood’s tradition of celebrating the Mawlid, known as gamou in Senegal, the Shiites consider that this festival ...
Macoumba Diop
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Imam Kazem (PBUH) and the System of Representation [PDF]
تاریخ اسلام, 2013 The system of representation includes infallible Imams (PBUT) and a number of close and trustworthy followers through the cooperation of each other, they could provide the ground for the development of coherent structure relying on it; their religious ...
Jabbari Mohammadreza
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Shiite Survival in Ottoman Aleppo [PDF]
Eurasian Studies, 2016 This article presents a translation of a waqf document from the Ottoman archives of Aleppo. The author’s contention is this waqfiyya bears witness to the resilience of Shiite presence in a predominantly Sunnite city.
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Iraq : a deeply divided polity and challenges to democracy-building [PDF]
, 2010 In the post-2003 Iraq, democratization and state building have contradictorily overlapped with dramatic consequences. The major constraint to Iraq’s statebuilding project is the misfit between identity and sovereignty of the state in a multi-ethnic and ...
Bapir, Mohammed Ali
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More Than a Game: Football and Ethnic Contestation in Contemporary Iran
Digest of Middle East Studies, Volume 34, Issue 4, Fall 2025.ABSTRACT This study examines a particular form of ethnic resentment, namely the use of sport as a medium for expressing repressed ethnic feelings. It focuses on how a sports club, going beyond mere entertainment and athletics, becomes a center for disseminating ethnic sentiments. Specifically, it explores the role of Tractor, a football club founded in
Ehsan Kashfi
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Sunnite-Shiite Polemics in Norway
FLEKS - Scandinavian Journal of Intercultural Theory and Practice, 2016 As a result of the so-called Islamic State’s expansion in Syria and Iraq, Sunnite-Shiite polarization appears as an increasingly relevant topic, including among Muslims in Europe. Taking into consideration that this is a relatively new manifestation of intolerance in the West, such intra-Islamic tensions remain an under-researched subject and are ...
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