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Badran, Margot - 2006

The paper focuses on women and radicalization within the context of Muslim societies (majority, minority, and half Muslim) societies and groups, mainly in Asia and Africa. The basic argument advanced in this paper is that Islamic feminism with its gender-egalitarian discourse and practices has a...

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Studying violent radicalization in Europe II: The potential contribution of socio-psychological and psycholigical approaches

Dalgaard-Nielsen, Anja - 2008

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These young men show no respect for local customs': Globalization, youth and islamic revival in Zanzibar

Turner, Simon - 2008

In recent years there has been a revival of Islam in Zanzibar, with heated debates about the nature of Islam and its … role in society (Lodhi and Westerlund 1997, Gilsaa 2006). While Islam played a central role in society until independence …s, however, Islam has again become a central issue in the public sphere, albeit in new forms. Like elsewhere in Afri …

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Counter radicalization development assistance

van Hippel, Karin - 2006

The paper reviews current research and practice and recommends strategies for development agencies working in the Arab and Muslim world. It builds on the basic assumption that the realization of the Millennium Development Goals will be vital to reduce support for terrorism in the long term....

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010323480

Political islam in Kenya

Møller, Bjørn - 2006

In the paper, commissioned by Hussein Solomon and Akeem Fadare for their forthcoming anthology on Political Islam and … the State in Africa, the focus placed on the political role of Islam in Kenyan politics. Prevalent fears (e.g. in the …

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Studying violent radicalization in Europe I: The potential contribution of social movement theory

Dalgaard-Nielsen, Anja - 2008

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On the Norms of Charitable Giving in Islam: A Field Experiment

Lambarraa, Fatima; Riener, Gerhard - 2012

Charitable giving is one of the major obligations Islam and a strong Muslim norm endorses giving to the needy, but …

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Does Secular Education Impact Religiosity, Electoral Participation and the Propensity to Vote for Islamic Parties? Evidence from an Education Reform in a Muslim Country

Cesur, Resul; Mocan, Naci - 2014

Using a unique survey of adults in Turkey, we find that an increase in educational attainment, due to an exogenous secular education reform, decreases women's propensity to identify themselves as religious, lowers their tendency to wear a religious head cover (head scarf, turban or burka) and...

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New times, old beliefs: Projecting the future size of religions in Austria

Goujon, Anne; Skirbekk, Vegard; Fliegenschnee, Katrin; … - 2006

, represent 14 to 26% of the population by 2051. If current fertility trends remain constant, Islam could represent the majority …

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Stigmatization and racial selection after September 11, 2001: Self-identity among Arab and Islamic Americans

Mason, Patrick L.; Matella, Andrew - In: IZA Journal of Migration 3 (2014), pp. 1-21

During the 2000s Arab and Islamic American racial identity selection was subjected to an exogenous racializing event, viz., public and private reaction to the Al Qaeda attacks of September 11, 2001. The Al Qaeda attacks clearly demarcate a period in which there was a structural increase in the...

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