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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"Islamic culture"”.
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The impact of Islamic culture on business ethics : Saudi Arabia and the practice of Wasta
… contributes to the business ethics field in Islamic context by developing a critical approach to studying the influence of Islam and Saudi traditions in real-life contexts from managerial and organisational perspectives. Bourdieu’s theory of practice is applied to deliver insight into the …
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Teachers' and pupils' perceptions of and responses to cooperative learning methods within the Islamic culture courses in one secondary school in Saudi Arabia
… implementation of cooperative learning in two Islamic culture classes in one secondary school in Saudi Arabia. In both, the perceptions of teachers and pupils were sought, to gather the opinions of teachers regarding changes to their classroom practice.<br/><br/>Two male secondary teachers with …
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Islamic culture and the question of women’s human rights in North Africa : a study of short stories by Assia Djebar and Alifa Rifaat
… Assia Djebar of Algeria, this study, entitled ‘Islamic culture and the question of women’s human rights in North Africa: a study of short stories by Assia Djebar and Alifa Rifaat’, analyzes the creative representation of contemporary Muslim society and its treatment of women. The continued …
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The Effectiveness of Using E-learning, Blended Learning and Traditional Learning on Students' Achievement and Attitudes in a Course on Islamic Culture: an Experimental study
… attitudes and achievement featuring the Islamic Culture course (101) at Umm Al-Qura University in Saudi Arabia. However, to reach that end the researcher had to find out as to whether there is a statistically significant difference between the above three methods of teaching. For this …
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The African-American Islamic Renaissance and the Rise of the Nation of Islam
<p>This dissertation examines African-American Islamic culture from 1920 through 1959, a period I label the "African-American Islamic Renaissance" (AAIR). The AAIR is characterized by a significant increase in interest in Islam, extreme diversity in views about Islam, and the absence of a single …
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Building resilience: a pancultural practice exploring cultures, memory & amp; modernism through hybrid and liminal condition
… draws on the experience of the third culture kid to set up a design approach for adaptive reuse. The third culture kid is someone who has lived outside of their culture/ country of origin for majority of the developing years and as a result experiences the sense of belonging or not …
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The lyrical facades of San'a'
… that the critical aesthetic values of a culture surface in its various products which may interchange influences and roles. As an example of a rich indigenous Yemeni and Islamic culture, the old city of San'â' provides a good case for the exploration of the nature of the contemplated …
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The Influence of Arab Islamic values on Human Resource Performance from the perspective of the Employees in the commercial banks of Jordan
… human resource management and HR performance in Islamic as well as the Jordan context; however, the role of the religion and its contribution toward HR performance has not been amply crystallized. This is just an endeavour in a hitherto less frequented direction.<br/><br/>For the above reasons …
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Patterns of continuity: revitalizing the underlying principles of Kuwaiti traditional architecture and applying them to a contemporary community
… concerned with the values of the community. Islamic teachings are built on the concept of unity in creation and purpose. All creatures are created by One and are linked in worshiping the Creator. In the design, all the housing units in the community and the souq develop from the principles of …
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Language Attitudes Towards Arabic and English in the State of Qatar: A study of secondary schoolchildren, in two dual language private schools predominantly attended by Qatari and native Arabic-speaking children
… society while also maintaining its Arab and Islamic culture, the Qatari government had introduced various legislation to promote use of the Arabic language. Research on bilingualism and language attitudes is particularly scarce in the region and studies rarely focus on the views and …
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The role of emotions and emotional intelligence during merger of two banking institutions in Brunei
… ten months merger. The training intervention and Islamic culture could have influence the employees’ positive emotions and support for merger.
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Urban housing design in Iran in response to socio-cultural and environmental conditions
… reviewed and where possible related to Iranian culture and way of life. It is universally acknowledged that increasing the quality of the built environment will improve people's quality of life. In this regard general human needs and their interpretation in design terms are investigated. It is …
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A criminological critique of body worn cameras in policing : the case of the United Arab Emirates
… concludes that effective use of the occupational cultures as a lens for understanding innovations such as BWCs is only effective where wider culture and context is also reference. For example, in Abu Dhabi the Arab and Islamic culture and context significantly affects the logic of practice in …
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Colonialism and the Dialectics of Islamic Reform in a Malay State: Pengasoh and the Making of a Muslim Public Sphere in Kelantan, 1915 - 1925
… Majlis Agama Islam Kelantan (Kelantan’s State Islamic Council) in 1918. Within the context of Malay-Muslim society, Kelantan was, and in some ways remain, a particularly important centre for Islamic culture and learning, attracting teachers and students from across the region. The Majlis itself …
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The Arabesque as a cultural interface for contemporary packaging design in the Arabian Gulf
… arabesque in traditional and contemporary visual culture; a semiotic and visual investigation in the meaning of the arabesque; the graphic application of the arabesque in contemporary packaging design; and the arabesques potential as a cultural interface. This research is informed by a review of …
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The role of multinational companies in the Middle East: the case of Saudi Arabia
… The study also found that understanding Islamic values and ethics is important for MNCs. In this regard, the researcher looked at some objective indicators of business success and related them to selected measures of MNCs' local cultural awareness and responsiveness. The results indicate …
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Arthur John Arberry(1905-1969): A Critical Evaluation of an Orientalist
… works reveals that his interpretation of Islamic culture is that of a Western scholar. His wartime work for the Ministry of Information and the BBC showed that he was a strong supporter of British values but also that his contributions were evidence of his inability to adjust his scholarly …
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"I Feel At Peace". A Standpoint Feminist Perspective of Canadian Muslim Women Studying the Qur'an
Background: Well-being encompasses physical, mental and social aspects of life. For Canadian Muslim women, the intersection of their identity, faith and contextual factors all shapes their well-being, now more than ever at a time when we see an increase in gendered Islamophobia. Rationale: The …
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Exploring the boundaries of making two dimensional figurative artworks within Islamic law for Kuwaiti art, craft and design education
… literary research, study of scripture and Islamic scholarship, reflexive art-making and qualitative interview-based research to clarify the basic rules which govern the lawfulness and unlawfulness of figurative representation in Islam, with specific reference to the Sunni tradition in …
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