Formerly known as International Journal of Muslim Unity (IJMU)
خصوصية اعتماد منهج الدّراسات المصطلحيّة الحديثة على المصطلح القرآني ” مصطلح الآخر بوصفه نموذجاً ? أ. نونة عمار صماري * ملخص البحث تهدف هذه الدِّراسة إلى محاولة تطبيق منهج الدِّراسات المصطَلحيّة المعاصر ـ بعد تطويعه للمنهج الإسلامي ـ على دراسة المصطلح القرآني مع مراعاة خصوصيته، وتطبيقها على “مصطلح . . . Read more
Reaching out to the Pilgrims with Public Service Messages: a la CIT Osman Gazzaz[1] Fazal Rahim Khan ABSTRACT The present paper outlines a theory-driven communication strategy of reaching out to the Hajj & Omrah pilgrims with public service messages. Defining the Hajj pilgrims from across the Muslim world as . . . Read more
MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS AND SOCIAL MEANINGS OF BLASPHEMY LAWS IN PAKISTAN Abida Eijaz[1] ABSTRACT The present paper examines the recent media representation of the controversial blasphemy law in Pakistan. Through critical discourse analysis of the coverage given to the issue of blasphemy law’s application in two leading newspapers, and two . . . Read more
EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN THROUGH RELIGION: A CASE OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS MAGAZINES OF PAKISTAN Bushra H. Rahman[1] ABSTRACT This study examines the issues relating to Pakistani Muslim women in the mainstream religious magazines of major religious schools of thought in Pakistan from the year 2000-2008. Specifically, it has explored whether . . . Read more
RADIO SAWA AND THE US PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN THE MIDDLE EAST: ENTERTAINING THE ARAB YOUTH OR “WINNING HEARTS AND MINDS”? Mahmoud M. Galander * ABSTRACT This is an exploratory study of the Arab youth perceptions of Radio Sawa, a US public diplomacy radio broadcast channel. Univariate analysis of a . . . Read more