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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Islamic identity"”.
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The role of education in maintaining the Islamic identity of Muslims in Bradford
… which types of problems might threaten their Islamic identity and suggest possible solutions to assist those people to maintain their identity. The main aim of this study was to identify whether the educational setting in the school, mosque, home and society can challenge the Islamic identity …
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Mediated mimbar: muslim media and identity in Uganda
… transformative role of new media in shaping the Islamic identity in Uganda. Since the liberalization of media in 1992, Ugandan Muslims have increasingly adopted new media, integrating it into their daily lives and religious practices. The study argues that new media has become a crucial platform …
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On Hajj Tourism: In Search of Piety and Identity in the New Order Indonesia
… rather, it focuses on the ways in which an Islamic identity has been transformed into a new configuration of life and into a dominant expressive culture such as through hajj-tourism."
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Bradford's Muslim communities and the reproduction and representation of Islam
… in particular the impact of migration on Islamic identity. To this end it begins by mapping the contours of Islamic expression in South Asia, especially the development of distinct maslak, discrete schools of Islamic thought and practice. These were, in part, a response to the imposition …
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Islamic ceramic ornamentation and process: proposals for a new aesthetic vocabulary in contemporary architectural embellishment within kuwait
Islamic architecture is arguably one of the greatest manifestations of Islamic visual culture. One of the defining aspects of the unique, aesthetic richness of traditional Islamic architecture has been the application of ceramic ornamentation or embellishment. There is a growing concern, however, …
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Language, identity and parenting in acculturation: A case study of Saudi Arabian mothers sojourning in New Zealand
… culture provided they do not contradict their Islamic identity. Maintaining their children’s Islamic identity was of concern to them: they found it challenging to instil desired values when mainstream society operates by a different set of values. They found that their role as mothers changed …
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Examining the Factors that Contribute to the Survival and Resilience of the Al-Shabaab Terrorist Organization
… Al-Shabaab. Al-Shabaab’s manipulation of an Islamic identity is a political tool, that fosters business networks, aids in arms acquisitions, evades sanctions, and generates external support. Al-Shabaab uses Islam to portray itself as a defender of Muslim grievances; complicating …
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“Let's Smash the Idols!” Kemal Pilavoğlu's Sufi Pan-Islamism in Republican Turkey
… and culture as part of their vision to re-Islamicize Turkish society. Although Pilavoğlu was similarly opposed to Kemalism and the super-imposition of westernization, this dissertation proposes that he did not sufficiently draw upon the Ottoman past in his dialogical response to the rapid …
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Teaching strategy for Arabic language teaching of 11 to 16-year-olds at Al-Iman School located in North West London, England, UK
… and pupils for the cultural heritage and Islamic identity associated with learning Arabic. I chose Al-Iman Saturday School in North West London (a member of the National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education (NRCSE); as a typical community Saturday school, a registered charity, still …
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Faith narratives on (un)belonging: a sociological exploration of women leaving or joining Islam
… relationships, along with a renegotiation of identity. The intersectionality of various identity facets with religion emerged as a sociologically significant contribution, illustrating the possibility to understand how this shapes the lived experience of religion. Islam emerged as a racialised …
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A Spiritual Aesthetic within Islamic Patterns in the Interior Design of Hotel Rooms: A Case Study of Hotels around AL-Haram in the Holy Cities of Saudi Arabia.
… a local area, and therefore does not reflect an Islamic identity or the preferences of pilgrims. Consequently, this research aims to realise pilgrims’ preferences for Islamic patterns in hotel rooms by identifying the interior design elements of Islamic patterns in hotel rooms and understanding …
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A New Institutional Economic Analysis and Implications for Foreign Direct Investment in Saudi Arabia: The Framework and Effects of Contemporary International Law and Migrant Workers
… stability while remaining rooted in the Islamic identity of Saudi Arabia. It further showsthat for a long time, the Kafala System was successful in furthering these objectives. However, ithas lately become prone to producing suboptimal outcomes. Foreign direct investment in SaudiArabia …
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Analysis of corporate social responsibility disclosure – the case of Syria: benefits, motivations, and challenges
… interesting finding is that the banks with an Islamic identity, and which have solid partners and donations from local and national philanthropists, actually enhanced their charitable programme in order to assist the struggling people in Syria during the conflict. What is important to note is …
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Religious freedom as a practice of the nation: religious minorities, Islamic revival and the emergence of defensive inclusion in Turkey
… research) in Istanbul, I explore the impact of Islamic revival on the relationship between the state and non-Muslim minorities in Turkey and show there are important reforms shifting state policies toward non-Muslim minorities after the Islamicly-oriented Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve …
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Supra-Egyptian Islamic and Pan-Arab identities and acculturated Muslim Egyptian intellectuals, 1892-1952
This dissertation surveys the development of pan-Islamic and pan-Arab identifications among two main groups of Westernizing-educated intellectuals: (a) those in the independence movement launched by Mustafa Kamil (to 1918) and (b) that around the newspapers al-Jaridah (1908-1914) of the Ummah Party …
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Supra-Egyptian Islamic and Pan-Arab identities and acculturated Muslim Egyptian intellectuals, 1892-1952
This dissertation surveys the development of pan-Islamic and pan-Arab identifications among two main groups of Westernizing-educated intellectuals: (a) those in the independence movement launched by Mustafa Kamil (to 1918) and (b) that around the newspapers al-Jaridah (1908-1914) of the Ummah Party …