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Islam, Democracy, And The Leadership Role Of Women In Government, Leea Collard

Senior Honors Theses

This thesis examines the relationship between Islam, democratic government, and the governmental leadership of women in the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey (MENAT). In order to understand female leadership in this region, the compatibility between Islam and democracy is analyzed. This occurs through the examination of Sharia Law and democratic principles within Islam. Furthermore, a statistical analysis of the successes of democracies in the region will be presented. Each nation will be categorized by the constitutional provisions entrusted to its female citizens. Thus, this thesis will present the legality of the political participation of women in each of the …

Islam In China: Uyghurs In Crisis, Isabella Baez

Senior Honors Theses

Islam has been in China for hundreds of years and has been the religion to ten people groups in China, including the Uyghur people group. The Uyghurs have been under China’s domain since the mid-1700s and since then have stood out among the fifty-five recognized minority groups due to their ethnic differences in comparison to the Han majority. The Uyghurs have a rich and distinct history and cultural heritage, which is different than the Han majority culture. Since 2001 there have been campaigns to curb religious freedom in China by controlling the Uyghurs’ autonomous region of Xinjiang, located in western …

The Increased Role Of Pesantrens In Indonesia’S Modern-Day Approach To Deradicalization, Helen Bruckner

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Indonesia has had a unique relationship with Islamic radicalism since the war for Indonesian independence in 1945. While the formation of an Islamic State in Indonesia has been at the forefront of radical movements since independence, the approaches to achieving this goal have changed drastically over time. This goal has also had multiple adversaries, from Dutch and Japanese colonialism, to the left-wing Sukarno regime, to the authoritarian Suharto regime, and finally the War on Terror. Across all of these different time periods, Islamic radicals in Indonesia have also had to contend with the different Muslim communities across the archipelago, many …

Ngos, Religious Diversity, And Displacement In Morocco: How Ngos In Morocco Navigate Religious Diversity When Working With Displaced Populations From Other Countries, Anjali Patel

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This research delves into how Christian organizations serving displaced populations and migrants from other countries in Morocco navigate religious diversity. The research explores how Christian NGOs navigate their religious identity in a predominantly Muslim society as well as how they aid migrants in being able to practice their faith. The paper examines what displacement looks like in Morocco, the complexity of how Islam is incorporated into the Moroccan constitution, and the breakdown of organizations providing services to refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants in Morocco. A hybrid case study-literature review approach is taken to highlight the ways in which two Christian …

From The Ulama To The Legislature: Hermeneutics & Morocco’S Family Code, Rachel Olick-Gibson

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This study examines the role that Islamic law has played thus far in reforming the Moroccan Family Code, also known as the Moudawana. When King Mohammed VI reformed this law in 2004, Morocco received immediate international praise for its liberal strides towards gender equality. Through this study I investigated the hermeneutical tools and methods of ijtihad employed both by the drafters of the Moudawana and by activists leading up to the 2004 reforms. I then investigate impediments to the implementation of this Code in providing substantive legal rights to Moroccan women and the role that interpretation of Islamic law plays …

Casablanca Bombings, Preventing Violent Extremism, Imam Training Program, Commander Of The Faithful, Religious Pluralism, Rachel Macnow

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Following the 2003 Casablanca Bombings in Morocco there was an increased concern in protecting the physical and spiritual security of the nation. The state immediately responded by issuing a large crackdown on Salafists where many were arrested, imprisoned, and deprived of their rights. Due to the rise of extremist rhetoric in the mosques, particularly in rural and impoverished areas, the state also responded by closing any mosques they deemed to not be promoting moderate Islam and removed their imams. Out of this, a Preventing Violent Extremism Program was created that was composed of security and religious-based policies. The security policies …

Problematic Issues Of Institutional Development Of Islamic Associations In Contemporary Ukraine, Serhii Ismahilov, Galyna Sagan

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

The article analyzes the revival of the Islamic religion which began in Ukraine in the 1990s. The authors point to the problematic issues of the institutional establishment of Islamic associations in contemporary Ukraine. In particular, four stages of development of Islam in independent Ukraine, which have their own institutional and ideological characteristics, are distinguished. Thus, the first stage was the creation of the first three spiritual administrations (the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Crimea, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Ukraine, and the Spiritual Center of Muslims of Ukraine), the development of which defined the ideology of future development …

No Riddle But Time: Historical Consciousness In Two Islamicate Films, David Sander

Journal of Religion & Film

This article explores ways in which film expresses “internal history” in the context of Muslim cultures. As such, it enquires how film can work as both Islamic art and historical contemplation. The films discussed here, Nacer Khemir’s Wanderers in the Desert and Muhammad Rasoulof’s Iron Island, inhabit and explore the borderline between imagination and reality. The films in question offer an imaginal interspace between “modern” and “traditional” worlds. As such they open up critical perspectives on the meaning of history. What follows is a discussion of how each film offers a window onto differing perceptions of time, and what …

The Gaze And A Sufi Ethics Of Vision In Majidi’S The Willow Tree: Form, Meaning, And The Real, Cyrus A. Zargar

Journal of Religion & Film

In his 2005 film The Willow Tree (Bīd-i Majnūn), Majid Majidi offers a complex moral commentary on the faculty of sight. To do so, the filmmaker draws from Sufi theories of gazing, in which desire must be for ultimate meaning (maʿnā), as conveyed through the vehicle of perceivable form (ṣūra), a distinction with both metaphysical and ethical implications. Majidi presents sight, when devoid of contemplation, as a sort of voyeurism, especially in contrast to the privacy and immediacy of speech and especially within the context of the modern city. Moreover, his use of a …

The Muslim World In Post-9/11 American Cinema: A Critical Study, 2001-2011, Ali A. Olomi

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a book review of Kerem Bayraktaroglu's The Muslim World In Post-9/11 American Cinema: A Critical Study, 2001-2011 (North Carolina: McFarland and Company, 2018).

Creation Of Electronic Programs On The Sanctuary Of Al-Hakim Al-Termizi, Jumayev Turdali Saminjonovich, Alimjon Dadamuhamedov Irgashevich

The Light of Islam

We recognize that the sustainable development of tourism has great potential for the development of cultural and humanitarian ties around the world. We emphasize the importance of information technology in tourism tourism, especially in the areas of advertising, marketing, differentiation and specialization of tourism products. In addition, we reaffirm our commitment to pilgrimage tourism for the individual growth of people and the strengthening of basic social norms and national values. The program uses modern programming languages such as Php, Java, C ++. Al-Hakim at-Termizi is one of the most famous places of worship in Uzbekistan, which is also known for …

Aspects And Possibilities Of Using The Cluster Approach In Developing The Effectiveness Of Ziyarah Tourism, Anvar Xudoyarov

The Light of Islam

In the context of global economic innovation, it is important to study the methodological and practical aspects of this problem from the point of view of identifying trends, aspects and possibilities of using the cluster approach in developing the effectiveness of ziyarah tourism. In our country, the government must create all the necessary conditions for the formation and effective functioning of the tourism industry, in particular tourism pilgrimages, also create a regulatory framework and take appropriate measures for the development and development of certain types of tourism. One of the important factors in the development of tourism in our country …

Tourism Development In Uzbekistan: Current Trends And National Priorities, Abduvali Isadjanov, Gulmuratov Ilyos

The Light of Islam

Considerable attention is paid to the role of tourism in the structure of the modern economy, in creating new jobs and developing small businesses.The analysis of current trends in the development of tourism in the world economy and certain regions, developed and developing countries. Special attention is paid to priority areas of tourism development in Uzbekistan, measures to stimulate its development, including measures to improve transport logistics, infrastructure, develop a network of hotels, and simplify the procedure for issuing tourist visas. The article reviews global, regional and national tourism development in some countries. The trends and prospects for the development …

Rhythmic-Syntactic Parallelisms In Old Turkic Poetry (By Example Of Extract From “Devon Lugati-T-Turk”), Abdulazizkhan Nig'monov Mr

The Light of Islam

One of the main elements that have an important role in the formation of verse and give it a rhythmic melody, musicality and emotionality are rhythmic-syntactic parallelisms. In this article based on poetic extracts from “Divan Lugati-t-Turk”, parallelisms and their features, which played an important role in the formation of versification and the history of the development of the Turkic language, are analyzed. Syntactic parallelism is manifested in the genres of oral folk art as the main and powerful tool that ensures the integrity of various poetic works, and especially quatrains. If rhythmic-syntactic parallelisms form poetry, then parallelism itself is …

Structural-Semantic Analysis Of Polynomial Verbal Copulative Phraseologies In Persian Language, Nuriddinov Nodir Mr

The Light of Islam

Copulative phraseological units (CPU) occupy a special place in the Persian phraseological fund. These include fixed phrases which built on the model name+and+name, name+and+adjective, belonging to the same grammatical row. In these phrases, the linking conjunction واو عطف vāv-e a’tf is used as a connecting element. The linking conjunction واو عطف vāv-e a’tf is always pronounced “о” "in both fixed and free phrases. In CPUs, the main function of واو عطف vāv-e a’tf - to combine words with the same syntactic relation - loses its strength, and this conjunction turns into one of the main components of the …

Functional Equivalents Of The Simple Verb خواستن [Xāstan] And Their Formal Invariants, Zokir Arifdjanov

The Light of Islam

The article explores semantic groups defined on the basis of lexical-semantic variants of the simple verb xāstan and their functional equivalents.

Five semantic groups of the simple verb xāstan are proposed and, due to the limitations of the article, only options with meanings are requested; demand which belong to the second semantic group. Functional equivalents are determined on the basis of authoritative sources and analyzed using examples from various literature. According to the results of the analysis, invariant values that combine the meaning of each functional equivalents, that is, a common value that includes various semantic nuances of the value …

Тhe Use Of Modern Methods In Teaching Students The Arabic Language, Yulduz Ismailova

The Light of Islam

The proposed article is devoted to the use of interactive methods in teaching students the Arabic language, which lays the foundation for the future professional activities of students.

The use of modern interactive, innovative educational technologies, in particular the use of the project method in teaching students the Arabic language as a method of developing learning, aimed at developing independent research skills (such as problem-solving, collecting and processing information, analyzing and synthesizing the results) along with the use of the Internet and other technical systems, it helps to increase the level of students' training and stimulate their activity in the …

Psychocorrecional Work Of A Practical Psychologist With Aggressive Behavior Of Children And Teenager, Feruza Rasulova Miss

The Light of Islam

Increased aggressiveness of children is one of the most acute problems not only for teachers and psychologists, but also for society as a whole. This article refers to the directions of correctional work with aggressive children, specifies correctional method and technics that express one’s attitude towards negative situations. The goals and objectives of this corrective direction of work with aggressive children are to teach the child to see different behaviors in a problem situation, and also help the child to develop constructive behavior skills, thereby expanding the range of his behavioral reactions in a problem situation and minimizing (ideally, removing) …

Aesthetic Education And The Formation Of A Culture Of Reading Among Youth Through Works Of Art, Marguba Mirqosimova Miss

The Light of Islam

This article highlights the importance of promoting Uzbek literature in improving youth morality through the analysis of literary works. Works by various genres of Uzbek writers, such as Khurshid Dustmuhamedov, Zulfiya Kurolboy kiz, poet Sirojiddin Sayid, Azim Suyun, Farida Afruz, influence the way of thinking and spirituality of young people, moreover it serves to improve the level of reading. The article explores the influence of literary works on the enrichment of youth through the analysis of works by famous writers and poets. It is based on the fact that teaching young people to read books and promoting reading is one …

The Religious And Socio-Psychological Analysis Of Administrative Activities, Baxriddin Mengbayevich Umarov, Jakhongir Mansur Ugli Ibragimov

The Light of Islam

To date, the issue of the identity of the manager and human resources management has been repeatedly raised by the president of our country, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and it has been proved that research in this area is necessary. Therefore, this article, which examines the selection process and personnel policy, is an overview of the studies of foreign scholars of philosophy, psychology and management, such as Niсcolo Machiavelli, Brian Tracy and Harvey Mackey, who conducted research on this topic, in addition, examples were given from the main Islamic sources, from life Companions, Tabi`ins and Islamic scientists. In the final part of …