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Eating Disorder Symptom Severity Decreases in Fasting Muslim Women in the United States During Ramadan: A Preliminary Longitudinal Study

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Although dietary restraint is associated with loss of control (LOC) eating, less is known about associations between food restraint and religious fasting. During the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. Ramadan fasting may be associated with negative consequences related to eating and body image; however, increased ...
Hoor Ul Ain, Kara A. Christensen Pacella
wiley   +1 more source

Madrasa Ideologies of English in Bangladesh: Questioning ELT‐Aid and Post‐9/11 De‐Islamization

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract External donors increasingly promote English as a notionally value‐neutral language of socioeconomic advancements in the Muslim South, overlooking local ideological diversities. Furthermore, national and Western forces deploy English as a tool to de‐Islamize madrasas (Islamic educational institutes) in the post‐9/11 world for global peace ...
Qumrul Hasan Chowdhury
wiley   +1 more source

The Repentant in the Holy Quran

ABSTRACT  The "Awwābūn" (those who constantly return to God) in the Holy Qur’an are devout worshippers who continuously turn to Allah in repentance and submission in all circumstances. They are mentioned in various verses of the Qur’an, which highlight their characteristics and their esteemed status in the sight of Allah, the Almighty.
Kafi Karim Muhammad, Marwa Abdulhassan Kazim   +1 more
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From talking tools to metahumans: social interaction, semiotic skill, and the authority of AI chatbots Des outils parlants aux métahumains : interactions sociales, compétences sémiotiques et autorité des robots conversationnels

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
What does it take to turn a tool into a talking tool and that into an ultimate authority? Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in its diverse forms, such as large language models (LLMs), is celebrated as a useful tool. But LLM‐based conversational agents, or chatbots, the software applications through which ordinary users are likely to engage ...
Webb Keane
wiley   +1 more source

Time in the Holy Quran

Kufa Journal of Arts, 2011
With the help of God, I began writing this research, and I dealt with it in “Time in the Holy Qur’an,” as it is considered one of the important topics. I did not aim to expand on it and be available on all that is related to it. The presence of the term time in the Holy Qur’an, but there are semantic dimensions to the concept of time in the Holy Qur’an,
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Islam at the monastery: on infinity as subtractive truth L'islam au monastère : de l'infini comme vérité soustractive

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Based on ethnographic research at Rūm Orthodox Christian monasteries in Lebanon, the article studies scenes of Islam at the monastery as they intersect with anxious public debates on, and anthropological theorizations of, sectarianism and ‘Muslim–Christian’ relations in the Mashriq.
Aaron F. Eldridge
wiley   +1 more source

In Defence of Food: A Comparative Study of Conversas' and Moriscas' Dietary Laws as a Form of Cultural Resistance in the Early Modern Crown of Aragon

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research explores the adaptive strategies employed by Conversas (Christian women of Jewish origin) and Moriscas (Christian women of Muslim origin) in navigating adversity, particularly in their interactions with inquisitorial authorities in the early modern Crown of Aragon. This study analyses these women's efforts to uphold religious and
Ivana Arsić
wiley   +1 more source

Nstitutionalizing the Cahwe of praying based on the Quran’s descent [PDF]

پژوهش نامه معارف قرآنی, 2019
The verses and suras of Quran have been descended on him gradually regarding the conditions and culture of people in sudi Arabia after descending the heart of prophet Mohammad. One of the subjects that has been descended from the first sura is the debate
زینب روستایی, Tahereh Koohkan
doaj   +1 more source

Honouring the Past, Embracing the Future

The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The United Church of Canada, founded in 1925, represents an ambitious experiment in church union that blends Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregationalist traditions. Over the past century, the church has played a pivotal role in shaping Canadian society by advocating for social justice, Indigenous reconciliation, interreligious dialogue ...
Hyuk Cho
wiley   +1 more source

The Use of Process in Juz Amma of Holy Quran [PDF]

, 2012
One aim of this article is to show through a concrete example how speech function and speech role used in Holy Quran. The texts were taken from the verses in Juz Amma of Holy Quran.
Haitami, U. (Ulfian), Meisuri, M. (Meisuri)   +1 more
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