Education And Tolerance Of Homosexuality In Diverse Islamic Contexts, Camila Swift

Dissertations and Theses

This study examines the relationship between educational attainment and moral tolerance of homosexuality among Muslims in Algeria, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Turkey. Utilizing human development theory to understand how educational attainment affects social values, the analysis draws on data from over 5,000 respondents from the Pew Research Center's "World's Muslims" dataset, which includes responses from a nationally representative sample of Muslims in these four countries. Logistic regression models and predicted probabilities are used to explore how educational attainment relates to moral tolerance of homosexuality, adjusting estimates for various alternate explanations through the use of control variables. The findings reveal that the …

Criticism Of Reading Shahrour In His Book "The Book And The Qur'an" The Topic Of "Inzal And Tanzeel " As A Model, Odeh Abdullah, Tareq Abu Sarhan

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

Objective: This study examines the approach taken by Muhammad Shahrour in his division of the Quran, aiming to reveal the methodological and scientific errors he made, as well as his explicit contravening of linguistic rules and the principles of faith and religion. This is explored through his applied study on the meanings of the terms (ballagh and ablagh) and (nazzal and anzal). Methodology: The researcher employed the inductive, analytical, and critical methods in this analysis. Results: One of the findings reached is that Shahrour's method of dividing the Quran into miraculous and non-miraculous is an innovative approach that distorts the …

Thirst For Power: Exploring The Impact Of The 2023 Israel-Gaza War On The Jordanian Water Crisis, Lucas Geromini

Jordan: Refugees, Health, and Humanitarian Action

This study examines the impact of the 2023 Israel-Gaza War on Jordan’s escalating water crisis, a challenge compounded by rapid population growth, climate change, and regional geopolitics. Jordan, one of the most water-scarce countries in the world, relies heavily on transboundary water-sharing agreements, particularly with Israel. However, the war has intensified tensions between the two countries, disrupting existing agreements and exposing Jordan’s vulnerability to Israel’s hydro-hegemony. Through qualitative research, including interviews with Jordanian experts in water policy, environmental studies, and geopolitics, the study explores three key themes: Israel’s dominance over regional water resources, the domestic and international pressures constraining Jordan’s …

تقييم الأثر على تصورات الطالبات المعلمات الذين يخضعون للأسلوب التعليمي متعددة الوسائط في الدراسات الإسلامية في السياق السعودي: دراسة نوعية للمساعدات البصرية/الرسوم البيانية, Layla Alzarah

Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Educational and Psychological Sciences

Abstract Objective: This qualitative study aims to explore the perceptions of female student teachers in their final year, majoring in the Islamic Studies discipline at King Faisal University. The focus is on their experiences when practicing teaching through visuals, infographics, videos, or documentaries in various lessons of the Islamic studies curriculum, employing a multimodal instructional approach from a cognitive load perspective. The study derives common thematic strands related to individual identity, Saudi national identity, and Saudi citizenship through a literature review, with emphasis on Vision 2030. Methods: The analysis of perceptions is based on structured interviews with five questions addressing …

Ethnocratizing The “Holy Land” The Politics Of Sacred Places: A View From Israel-Palestine Nimrod Luz. London, New York And Dublin: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023. Pp. 223., Curtis Hutt

International Dialogue

In this review essay, I will engage with some critical issues raised by Nimrod Luz in his recent book, The Politics of Sacred Places: A View From Israel-Palestine. This is a follow up to earlier articles that I have written for ID: International Dialogue and elsewhere related to holy sites as well as pilgrimage to, from, and within what is commonly known in the Western Christian world for the last one thousand years as the “Holy Land.” 1 It is also a companion piece to a recent review I have written of Marshall J. Breger and Leonard M. Hammer’s landmark …

The Effect Of Modality On Spirituality Outcomes In Theological Higher Education, Johnnie H. Peyton

Doctor of Education (Ed.D)

The purpose of this research study was to examine differences in perceptions of spirituality outcomes between online and in-person students taking theology courses at a Christian liberal arts college in the Midwestern United States. Using a validated instrument, the Religious Education Survey (RES), 71 students were surveyed. A one sample t test was used to evaluate the statistical significance of mean perceptions of spirituality between the online and in-person students. The difference in mean score perceptions of spirituality between online and in-person students was not statistically significant, and the null hypothesis was retained. An analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used …

The Forced Marriages In The Talmud In The Light Of The Quran And Sunnah, Fatimah Al-Zboun, Mohammad Al-Khateeb

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aims to identify and clarify the forced marriages among the Jews in the Talmud and to know the perspective of Islam regarding them in the light of the Quran and Sunnah

The Present study follows the inductive approach of research: by inducting the texts of the Talmud within the limits of the third section, Ahkam al-Nisa’ (The Nashim), as well as the analytical approach: by analyzing the provisions of the Talmud on the forced marriage and analyzing them in the light of the Qur’an and Sunnah, and the comparative approach:By comparing these issues in the Talmud with what …

Malaysian Experience In Islamic Sukuk Legitimate Economic Assessment, Alaa Abu Salim, Mohammad Bani Essa

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aimed to identify the Malaysian experience in issuing Islamic bonds and to evaluate them legally and economically. The study followed descriptive and inductive approaches. It consisted of a preface, two chapters, and a conclusion, covering Murabaha sukuk, deferred sale sukuk, mudarabah sukuk, musharaka sukuk, ijara sukuk, and istisna sukuk. The study concluded that there are legitimate violations in the instruments of Murabaha, deferred sale, and Istisna because they are based on the forbidden sale of the sample by Sharia. However, the Shariah Committee of Islamic Sukuk in Malaysia permits the sale of the eye. The instruments of speculation, …

Adapting Or Resisting: The Resonance Of Pancasila’S Values Among Indonesian Students In Malaysia, Andy Dermawan, Haekal Adha Al-Giffari, Vita Fitria

Jurnal Civics: Media Kajian Kewarganegaraan

Pancasila, the foundational philosophy of Indonesia, serves as a unifying force in a diverse nation characterized by myriad islands, ethnicities, races, and religions. In a world where globalization and migration are prevalent, understanding how national values are maintained by citizens living abroad becomes increasingly significant. This study focuses on Indonesian students at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), a group representing a microcosm of the Indonesian diaspora. It explores how these students nurture and strengthen their nationalism and internalize Pancasila values despite residing in a foreign country. Utilizing qualitative research methods, with semi-structured interviews as a primary approach to dive …

Book Review Essay: Manufacturing Celebrity: Latino Paparazzi And Women Reporters In Hollywood, Muhammad Asad Latif

Journal of International Women's Studies

No abstract provided.

A Socioecological And Maqāṣidi Analysis Of Domestic Gender-Based Violence In Yemen, Belqes Al-Sowaidi

Journal of International Women's Studies

This study uses an integrated multidimensional lens to investigate the ongoing issue of domestic gender-based violence (DGBV) against women in conflict areas of Yemen, with a specific focus on the city of Taiz. Yemeni society has historically operated within a framework emphasizing traditional gender roles, which can unfortunately lead to situations where women bear the brunt of societal pressures and misattributed blame. Against this backdrop, this study explores the nature and causes of violence faced by Yemeni women during the period 2021-2023, as well as the role of Islam in addressing and curbing violence against women in Muslim societies. Through …

Enhancing English Language Proficiency At Vocational Education Schools Through The Implementation Of Language Learning Strategies, Nadhim Madhloom Hashim Ali

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The current study explores the impact of teaching English language in a vocational education context by evaluating the implementation of language learning strategies (LLS) by using a TOEFL mock test. To accomplish the aims of this study, 80 students from Vocational Education Schools (VES) were engaged to respond to the Oxford Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (OSILL). The findings indicate that the differences between gender and the six parts of OSILL reveal that neither males nor females are statistically significant in any of these strategies when employed in academic English learning contexts; The significance value is p<0.05. A strong positive correlation exists between the two parts of OSILL strategies and English language proficiency. Memory strategies significantly correlate with the language proficiency of the (TOEFL).

Empowering Women In Pakistan's Agriculture: Rethinking Sharecropping, Education, And Rural Dynamics, Sahibzada Muhammad Hamza, Nasim Shah Shirazi

Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics

This study examines the impact of sharecropping agricultural structures on women'sempowerment in Pakistan, utilizing data from the Pakistan Social and Living Standard Survey (PSLM)across three-time cohorts: 2010-2011, 2014-2015, and 2019-2020. Employing a comprehensiveempirical model and the Heckman two-step approach to address potential sample selection bias, weanalyze a sample of 315,835 respondents. Contrary to initial expectations, our findings reveal thatparticipation in sharecropping does not have a statistically significant impact on women's empowerment,as measured by female employment. However, the study identifies several other crucial determinants ofempowerment. Education consistently demonstrates a positive and significant relationship withempowerment, reinforcing its vital role in enhancing women's …

Examining The Adoptability Of Cryptocurrency In The Islamic Financial System: Perspectives From SharīʿAh Scholars, Samina Naz, Naila Nazir

Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics

This study explores the adoptability of cryptocurrency within the Islamicfinancial system, a topic of substantial debate among scholars and practitioners. Given thedecentralized nature of cryptocurrency, its acceptance within the conventional and Islamicfinancial systems presents unique challenges. To ascertain the legitimacy and possibleadoptability of cryptocurrency under Sharīʿah law, this paper employs qualitative researchmethods, using in-depth interviews of twenty-four Sharīʿah scholars. These scholars,selected through purposive and snowball sampling techniques, possess expert knowledgeof both cryptocurrency and the Islamic financial system. The results revealed that theacceptability of cryptocurrency in Sharīʿah-compliant financial systems is contingent onits centralization and its function as a store of value, …

The Economic Contributions Of Awqāf In Türkiye, Ozan Maraşlı, Monzer Kahf

Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics

Waqf holds profound significance, extending beyond its economic role, rooted in the concept of qurbah—seeking closeness to Allah Ta’ālā. It embodies perpetual worship ('ibādah) dedicated to serving the needy and virtuous causes while maintaining a vital nexus with the economy as a charitable endeavor for producing added value. This study descriptively explores this nexus by analyzing the Turkish awqāf sector and its economic contributions. In Türkiye, the awqāf SECTOR comprises fused (mazbût), annexed (mülhak), new (yeni), community (cemaat), and state awqāf, along with corporate awqāf, waqf universities, and waqf healthcare institutions. Fused and annexed awqāf represent the Ottoman waqf tradition, …

Exploring Islamic School Teacher Adaptations To Reduce Cultural Mismatch For Muslim Middle Eastern American Students: A Grounded Theory Study, Zenab Eldreny

Theses and Dissertations

Culturally responsive practices are imperative in American classrooms due to the increasing diversity of the student population. These practices prioritize contextualizing materials, building relationships with students, and leveraging students’ cultural experiences and capital to improve their overall experience in the educational process. However, there is little understanding of the intersection between culturally responsive practices and social-emotional learning frameworks, particularly in contexts beyond the traditional public school environment. This qualitative study employs grounded theory to explore how Islamic school teachers adapt the social-emotional learning curricula to accommodate better Middle Eastern American (MMEA) students' cultural values. Focus groups were conducted to augment …

دور المشرف التربوي في تحسين الكفايات المهنية (الأكاديمية والتربوية) للمعلمين الجدد من وجهة نظر المعلمين في مديرية تربية قصبة عمان, Ali Sameeh Ali Alkhateeb

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدفت الدراسة التعرف إلى دور المشرف التربوي فى تحسين الكفايات المهنية، (الأكاديمية والتربوية) للمعلمين الجدد، والتعرف على أساليب تطوير العمل الإشرافي تجاه برامج التأهيل التربوي والأكاديمي لهم، بالإضافة إلى التعرف على مدى انتقال أثر التدريب فى هذه البرامج، من وجهة نظر المعلمين أنفسهم، وتنبع أهمية هذه الدراسة من أهمية الإشراف التربوي في العملية التعليمية والتربوية، وما له من دور مهم في تنمية كفايات المعلمين الجدد في مديرية تربية قصبة عمان، ورفع مستواهم التربوي، وقد اعتمدت الدراسة على المنهج الوصفي من خلال أداتها البحثية (الاستبانة)، حيث طبقت على عينة من مجتمع الدراسة وهم (312) معلما ومعلمة في مديرية تربية قصبة عمان، …

Interfaith Teaching And Preaching In West Virginia, Robert Ellison

English Faculty Research

I propose to discuss two assignments I used in “Religion and the Sermon in Appalachia,” an Honors seminar I taught in Fall 2023. The first belongs to the “teaching” aspect of my title. In the summer of 2020, the Charleston-based Islamic Association of West Virginia published a four-part video series entitled “Understanding Christianity” on its YouTube channel. In a total running time of approximately three hours, Imam Nasir Abdussalam gives an Islamic perspective (not necessarily the Islamic perspective) on “Christian History,” “Paul & the Original Christians,” “The Early Church & Sectarianism,” and “American Culture.”

On the “preaching” side, we discussed …

A Real Job, Suzanne Kamata

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

pp. 137-142

Review Of Islamophobia: What Christians Should Know (And Do) About Anti-Muslim Discrimination, Carl Chudy

The Journal of Social Encounters

No abstract provided.

Recommended List Of References On Sudan And Darfur, Mawa Mohamed, Ronald Pagnucco

The Journal of Social Encounters

We have compiled a list of recommended readings focusing on Sudan and Darfur. While this list provides valuable insights into key topics and issues, it is by no means exhaustive. There are many more scholarly works, articles, and reports that offer further depth and understanding. This compilation is intended as a starting point, and we encourage further exploration to gain a more comprehensive perspective on the complexities of Sudan and Darfur.

Agents Of Change: Women’S Leadership In Peacebuilding And Social Transformation In Abu-Shouk Camp, Mawa Mohamed, Shamsia Ramadhan

The Journal of Social Encounters

No abstract provided.

Sustainable Tourism As A Tool For Post-Conflict Economic Reconstruction. A Situational Analysis Of Sudan, Lorenzo Belotti

The Journal of Social Encounters

As Sudan is grappling with a conflict that is taking its toll on the economy and is displacing millions of individuals, pathways to a sustainable reconstruction of the country are needed for the stability of a future peace. Tourism in Sudan has been confined to small initiatives during all its history, despite the invaluable heritage that its territory holds. This article aims at investigating the potential of tourism as an engine for the sustainable development of the country and the improvement of the livelihoods of local communities, as it has been for other nations in recent history. The main goal …

The Response Of Macroeconomic Variables To Government Spending Shocks In The Sudanese Economy 1989-2019: Comparing The Structural Shocks (Dsge Approach) And Impulse Response (Svar Model), Hassan Tawakol A. Fadol

The Journal of Social Encounters

The importance that different (approaches and models) to modeling the macroeconomy place on theoretical coherence compared to their capacity to match the data and the quality of the econometric model description varies. Dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models are more theoretical, whereas vector autoregression (SVAR) models provide a better match to the data. For developed economies, there are well-established publications on measuring the response of economic indicators to government spending shocks and aggregate macroeconomic activity. In addition, such empirical studies in emerging nations are scarce. This research seeks to fill this void by utilizing the DSGE model and the SVAR …

The Revolution Is Not Over: Sudanese Female Asylum Seekers And Refugees In Belfast, Dianne Kirby

The Journal of Social Encounters

Female Sudanese asylum seekers and refugees in Belfast were instrumental in establishing a women’s collective, Anaka. The original goal was provision of a safe space where the founders could help women confronting the harshness of the asylum system alone and afraid, as they had been. The endeavour to mitigate the hard realities of a challenging system in a hostile environment led to the collective becoming an advocacy and campaigning group. The ethos was one of participation and empowerment, deploying skills, creative capacities and political insights forged in the fight for Sudanese democracy. The key issues confronting female refugees -- housing, …

Darfur’S Armed Movements: Evolution Of Roles And Relations With Actors In Light Of The April 15 War, Marwan M. Hamza

The Journal of Social Encounters

This research comes in eight main sections, comprising a historical background of the conflicts in Sudan in general and Darfur in particular; an intro to armed movements active in Darfur the research team have monitored; and an extensive analysis of interviews the team conducted with members of the armed movements, independent actors and the native administrations.

Focusing on the Darfuri armed movements’ evolution of roles during the April 15 War, an analysis of respondents’ responses highlights varying takes on the impact of the Juba Peace Agreement (JPA). While some deems it futile as to resolve conflicts, others admittedly view it …

Sudan’S Current Conflict: Implications For The Bordering Regions And Influence Of The Key Regional/International Actors, Raimundo Gregoire

The Journal of Social Encounters

Since the beginning of the latest violent crisis, which began in April 2023, Sudan has been suffering the consequences of an armed conflict, that is worsening the humanitarian crisis and sociopolitical instability. In this context, it is worth analysing how this conflict affects the neighbouring region and the influence of the nearby countries and regional and world powers. The aim of this paper is to present the consequences of this conflict for Sudan’s neighbours and the degree of interference of the external powers in Sudan. In relation to this latter issue, it will be established if the foreign presence is …

The Roles Of External Parties In The April 15 War And Their Interests In Sudan, Aseel Abdalla

The Journal of Social Encounters

The April 15 War is frequently portrayed as a power struggle between two generals, a simplistic narrative that overlooks not only internal factors but also external dynamics and the agendas of foreign nations in Sudan. Numerous countries have vested interests in this resource-rich nation, a pivotal gateway to Africa with a strategic position overlooking the Red Sea facilitating over 12% of global trade. However, what exacerbates the situation is the leadership weakness and intense political polarization since 2019, following the downfall of the Inqaz regime.

Following the December Revolution, Sudan's leadership lacked a cohesive foreign relations strategy. The pillars of …

Exploiting Tribal Identity: Evidence From The Darfur Conflict (2001-) And The Chad-Sudan Proxy War (2005-2010), Eline Rosenhart

The Journal of Social Encounters

Using the case of the Darfur conflict (2001-) and the Chad-Sudan proxy war (2005-2010), this study will demonstrate that conflict in Chad and Sudan cannot be fully understood without taking into account how heads of state and rebel leaders in both countries manipulated tribal identities to retain and enhance power. It shows how Idriss Déby, a Zaghawa leader, held onto his tenuous position as President of Chad by leveraging tribal customs and symbols, while the Darfur conflict and the Chad-Sudan proxy war destabilized his rule. It also sheds light on the ways in which Darfuri and Chadian rebel leaders maneuvered …

When Peace Interventions Become Elusive: The Convoluted Darfur Conflict, Elias Opongo

The Journal of Social Encounters

The conflict in Darfur, rooted in longstanding tensions among ethnic and political groups in western Sudan, is marked by widespread violence, displacement, and human rights abuses. Whereas there have been concerted efforts by successive governments and different local, regional, and national stakeholders to resolve these conflicts through various transitional justice and traditional mechanisms, these interventions have largely been ineffective, often resulting in accusations of bias and unequal treatment by the Khartoum government. This article seeks to evaluate conflict intervention efforts by different actors such as the Sudan government, the African Union (AU), Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), regional governments, and …