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Exploratory Study Of Countries Lacking Data On Female Genital Mutilation In The Middle East And Africa, Nazia Rose Naeem

Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is the cutting off of female genitals for nonmedical purposes (WHO 2008). FGM is a gender specific practice, which has no health benefits and severe consequences. In addition, the victims of this form of physical, sexual, psychological, and emotional violence are predominantly children between birth and age 15 (WHO 2008). Female genital mutilation is an egregious act, which must be eradicated. This study sought to begin the process of securing preliminary estimates for FGM in countries that lacked data on FGM in the Middle East and Africa, thereby shedding light on this extremely detrimental and oppressive …

Peace And War In The Qur'an And Juridical Literature: A Comparative Perspective, Liyakat Takim

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The Qur'anic period of Islamic history took place in a social context of significant diversity. A number of important verses in the Qur'an reflect this diversity and encourage Islamic believers to seek peaceful coexistence with those of other faiths, especially those designated as "people of the Book," specifically Christians, Jews and Sabeans. In the later classical period of Islamic history, the exegesis of Islamic jurists markedly de-emphasized peaceful coexistence in favor of interpretations encouraging conquest and religious uniformity. Although the classical jurists have exercised enormous interpretive authority in subsequent Islamic history, their authority was never understood to be absolute or …

The Banner - V. 146, No. 5 - (May 2011), Christian Reformed Church In North America

The Banner

6 - Editorial: True Dialogue by Bob De Moor / 7 - Catch Your Breath: Return to Wonder by Simon Cunningham / 8 - IMHO: U.S. Budget Cuts Could Harm Poor by Gary Mulder / 8 - Letters to the Editor / 10 - News: CRC executive director resigns / 18 - Jihad: What Does the Qur'an Really Say? by Tom Oosterhuis / 22 - Scholarship, Strings, and Stars by Matt Kucinski / 26 - Dear Reader: We Need to Talk by Jerry Dykstra / 30 - Just for Kids: Stormy Weather by Sandy Swartzentruber / 32 - Our Fundamental …

Department Of Comparative Religion - Newsletter

Comparative Religion Newsletter

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Female Genital Mutilation: Policies To Encourage Abandonment, Melissa Arneson

Political Science Theses and Capstones

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) also known as Female Genital Cutting (FGC) captured my interest the first time I heard about the practice. I assumed, wrongly, that it was only practiced in remote areas of Africa where educational opportunities were few and outside influences were nil. After researching the topic it is clear that is not the case. FGM is practiced in many countries in Africa, the Middle East, and around the world. It is a barbaric practice that has no religious significance and is incredibly harmful to women and their health, both mentally and physically. I focused my research on …

By The Pricking Of My Thumbs, Something Wicked This Way Comes: Omani Perceptions Of The Supernatural, Jennifer L. Borger

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

As a student who came to Oman knowing very little about the Arab world or Islam, I can safely say that my knowledge has increased tenfold. Upon entrance to the country in January 2011, I had no idea what my independent research study would end up addressing. Upon first hearing of the concept of the evil eye and all it relates to, my interest peaked. I began to think that this topic was interesting enough to command a month’s attention from me. This all changed during a weekend trip to Salalah, in the south of Oman, which included a lecture …

Rise Of The Veil: Islamic Modernity And The Hui Woman, Zainab Khalid

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

The Hui are a familiar sight in most cities in China; famed for their qingzhen restaurants and their business acumen. Known usually as the “Chinese speaking Muslims,” they are separated from the nine other Muslim xiaoshu minzu by a reputation for assimilation and adaptability that is a matter of pride for Hui in urban areas.

A conversation with Hui women at Nancheng Mosque in Kunming revealed that they believed Hui to be at an advantage compared to other xiaoshu minzu because of their abilities to adapt and assimilate, “we are intelligent; we know what to do in order to survive …

The Changing Face Of El Moudjahid During The Algerian War Of Independence, Andrea L. Stanton

Religious Studies: Faculty Scholarship

The 1956 Soummam conference is considered a turning point for Algeria’s National Liberation Front (FLN), due to a platform that asserted the supremacy of political over military objectives and the corollary importance of diplomacy and public relations. For domestic outreach, the FLN turned to a small publication that had debuted months previously - El Moudjahid - giving it a heightened profile and a new importance.

From its founding in June 1956 to the Evian Accords in March 1962, El Moudjahid’s layout evolved dramatically – an evolution most evident on its cover page. The simple style and pamphlet-like shape of …

Bangladesh, Megan Adamson Sijapati

Religious Studies Faculty Publications

Bangladesh (formally the People's Republic of Bangladesh) is a Muslim-majority parliamentary democracy located in South Asia. Originally called East Pakistan, it was created during the partition of India in 1947 as the eastern wing of the country of Pakistan. Its name was later changed to East Bengal and then to Bangladesh after its union with West Pakistan was broken following a bloody war of secession in 1971. [excerpt]

A Man Of Passionate Reflection, Bruce L. Bauer

Books

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The Nation And Its Heretics: ‘Muslim Citizenship’, State Power And Minority Rights In Pakistan, Sadia Saeed

Studio for Law and Culture

In 1984, Pakistan’s military ruler General Zia-ul-Haq passed an executive Ordinance that made it a criminal offence for members of the heterodox Ahmadiyya community, a self-defined minority sect of Islam, to refer to themselves as Muslims and practice Islam in public. Ahmadis challenged the 1984 Ordinance in both the Supreme Court and the Federal Shariat Court in Pakistan – in the former on that grounds that the Ordinance violated their constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of religion and in the latter on the grounds that it violated shari’a. In a clear departure from the Pakistani courts’ earlier rulings on the …

The Biblical Witness Of The Character Of God In Relation To The Qur'an, Larry L. Lichtenwalter

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

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Europe At The Receiving End: Historical Background On Adventists And Immigration, Børge Schantz

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

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Muhammad: Prophet Of God, Thora Qaddumi, Daniel C. Peterson

BYU Studies

Islamic studies scholar Daniel C. Peterson has written a small book that speaks volumes about the man who, in about the year AD 610, while meditating in a cave near Mecca in Arabia, received a prophetic call that led to the establishment of a religion that today is claimed by almost a quarter of the world's inhabitants. It adds to the growing body of research by Peterson and other Latter-day Saint scholars that strengthens the Church's role as a voice of reason in an area rife with misunderstandings and ignorance--the Islamic world.

Although written from a strongly academic and scholarly …

Human Rights And The Search For Common Ground: A Comparative Study Of Islamic And Christian Thought, Joseph Prud'homme

Human Rights & Human Welfare

A review of:

Common Ground: Islam, Christianity, and Religious Pluralism. By Paul Heck. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. 2009.

An Examination Of American-Born Muslim College Students’ Attitudes Toward Mental Health, Benjamin A. Herzig

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

Despite American Muslims’ growing numbers in the United States, their frequent encounters with prejudice, and their increased self-reports of emotional stress, little research has been geared toward understanding American Muslims’ attitudes toward mental health, specifically those born and raised in the United States. On the basis of current demographic trends, it is reasonable to suggest that American-born Muslims represent the future of Islam in the United States. This study examined the mental health attitudes of American-born Muslim college students (N = 184). A primarily quantitative survey approach was employed to address several research hypotheses and questions on the topic of …

The Roots And Methodologies Of Contemporary Islamic Legal Reform, Eric Robert Trager

Theses and Dissertations

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Penggunaan Mubtada'nakirat Dan Khabar Ma'rifat Dalam Bahasa Arab : Satu Analisis Dalam Surah Al-Baqarah., Ku Zaimah Che Ali

Student Works (2010-2019)

This research has been conducted to analyse in detail the usage of mubtada’ nakirat and khabar ma‘rifat in Arabic language. In this research the writer has thoroughly investigated the opinion and the paper work of the Arabic language nahus on the significant of the usage of mubtada’ nakirat and khabar ma‘rifat . This research also has been conducted to analyse in detail the usage of mubtada’ nakirat and khabar ma‘rifat in Arabic language nahu. The researcher in this research has investigated the opinions and the paper work of other researchers to identify the reasons of the less usage of mubtada’ …

American Graffiti: Musings On The Ground Zero Mosque, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses reactions and parallels to a mosque proposed near the site of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in public discourse.

Review Of "Transnational Muslims In American Society" By A. Mccloud, Tariq Al-Jamil

Religion Faculty Works

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Analisis Isti'arah Dalam Kitab Riya:D Al-Sa:Lihi:N., Mohamad Syukri Abdul Rahman

Student Works (2010-2019)

This research studies the concept of al-’Istica:rat in the hadith in Riya:d al-Sa:lihi:n. In general it concerned with the rhetoric of the Prophetic tradition particularly the concept of al-’Istica:rat and its impact in understanding the meaning of the Tradition among Muslim scholars in Peninsular Malaysia. It covers all aspects of the study; the theoretical and the analytical aspects as well as the field research. As for the theoretical aspect of the study, it discusses the important aspects of the rhetoric of the hadith. Among others, it discusses the definition of al-Baya:n al-Nabawiyy and the characteristic and the speciality of …

Analisis Gaya Syart Dalam Surah Al-Isra'., Syed Nazir Syed Ibrahim

Student Works (2010-2019)

This is a research into Arabic syntax. It is a library research in its entirety for the purpose of getting a closer glimpse of the functions and applications of the syart particles. The forms of syart phrases and their responses in this language style are also investigated. The analysis of surah al-Isra’ provides a very clear evident of how this language style is very open and is widely utilized be it in the al-Quran or in conversations. The views and opinions of past and present grammarians that are forwarded in the discussion into the basic theory are meant to provide …

Analisis Gaya Bahasa Pujian Dan Celaan Dalam Al-Quran., Azhari Hamzah

Student Works (2010-2019)

This research is done to study, analyse and explain one important aspect of the Arabic Language, which is the Glorifying and Reprimanding Language Style. In this research the writer chooses all the glorifying and reprimanding verses in the Holy al- Quran. There are two types of glorifying and reprimanding language style in the al- Quran, the written and the unwritten. The written type of glorifying and reprimanding is syntax studies while the unwritten type is semantic. The focus of this research is only on the written type. Therefore, it is done based on the Arabic Language syntax. This research divides …

Ain't I A Muslim Woman?: African American Muslim Women Practicing 'Multiple Critique', Sara Aceves

Pomona Senior Theses

This thesis explores both limits and possibilities. It reflects on processes of appropriation, re-signification and critique as practiced variably by African American Muslim women. I situate these processes within the concept of multiple critique, for specifically three moments-Sherman Jackson's Third Resurrection, the black feminist tradition, and Islamic feminisms.

Wacana Cerita Dalam Al-Qur'an : Satu Kajian Dalam Surah Al-Kahf., Ahmad Fikri Haji Husin

Student Works (2010-2019)

Surah al-Kahf is a distinctive surah that looks into the narrative discourse through retrospections of some of the most amazing tales that had ever happened in the history of human civilisation and customs. It has 110 verses comprising four main stories: The Story of Asha:b al-Kahf (Cave Dwellers), The Story of Sa:hib al- Jannatayn (Owner of Two Orchards), The Story of the Meeting of Prophet Musa (Moses) and Khidr, and The Story of Dhul-Qarnain. This surah also tells a few anecdotes on the sideline that consist of idioms and comparisons through short tales of arrogance and devil’s deceptions, the consequences …

Struktur Al-Idafat Dalam Al-Qur'an Al-Karim : Kajian Dalam Surah Al-An'am., Nofri Yeni Azwar Ahmad

Student Works (2010-2019)

This dissertation entitled “Struktur al-Idafat Dalam al-Qur’an al-Karim : Kajian Dalam Surah al-An‘am”. This dissertation is a study of structural analysis of annexation in al-Qur'an al-Karim, especially in surah al-An‘am. It is also a descriptive study to describe the forms of annexation structure in Arabic, al-Qur'an al-Karim and surah al-An‘am. The purpose of this study is to see the views of Arab Linguists about annexation structure, to see the difference between annexation structure in Arabic, al- Qur'an al- Karim, and surah al-An‘am, to know the forms of annexation structure in al-Qur'an al- Karim, especially in Surah al-An‘am and to know …

Which Orthodoxy, Whose Islam: Journalistic Accounts Versus Scholarly Analysis, Ina Merdjanova

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Holiness And Impurity In The Torah And The Quran: Differences Within A Common Typology, David M. Freidenreich

Faculty Scholarship

In sharp contrast to the Torah’s hierarchical conception of society, the Quran articulates an egalitarian worldview in which all humanity has equal access to the holiness that comes from being in relationship with God. Quranic egalitarianism serves to undermine biblically-grounded Jewish and Christian claims to elevated status. The significant differences in quranic and biblical discourse about both holiness and the antithetical state of impurity, however, can best be understood as existing within the framework of a common typology. Both the Torah and the Quran distinguish between impurity that results from physiological events and impurity caused by sin. These works, moreover, …

Kitab Al-Hadaya Wa Al-Tuhaf: A Unique Window On Islamic Textiles, Wendy Landry

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

During the first millennium, a rare kind of literature evolved in the Islamic world that provides a fascinating window on the interest and importance of material objects. A unique example of this literature, entitled Kitab al-Hadaya wa al-Tuhaf [Book of Gifts and Rarities] was translated into English, annotated and published in 1996 by Kuwaiti curator and scholar Ghada al Hijjawi al-Qaddumi. It is an anthology of anecdotes referring to the period between the sixth century and the twelfth century, probably compiled in the late twelfth century by an official in the Islamic Egyptian government.

Although the historical veracity of the …

Islamic Reformism On The Periphery Of The Muslim World: Rezaeddin Fakhreddin (1895-1936), Sofia Mazgarova

CGU Theses & Dissertations

During the apex of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth centuries, the geopolitical paradigm was gradually transitioning from imperialism toward the nation-state order. Where the former framework witnessed a handful of European empires vie for global hegemony and influence, the latter facilitated indigenous sovereignty and self-determination. Religion, naturally, played a central role in opposition to colonialism and the galvanization of indigenous nationalism. Consequently, the shape of religion was also influenced, and ultimately redefined to fit the new world order.