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Religious Education in Higher Learning Institutions: A Model Approach to Value Based Educational System
Religious Education in Higher Learning Institutions: A Model Approach to Value Based Educational System Dr. Abdelaziz Berghout * ABSTRACT This paper investigates the importance of religious education and its role in integrating valuesÉ and ethics into the body of knowledge. It emphasises the fact that religion is a core element in the process…
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Scientific Research Dilemma in Contemporary Muslim World
Scientific Research Dilemma in Contemporary Muslim World Waleed Fekry Faris * ABSTRACT Islam is a religion that embraces science and knowledge ever since it was revealed more than fifteen hundred centuries ago. Muslim scientists in golden era of middle centuries who were first to develop scientific research methodology paved the way for the…
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European Society and Islam
European Society and Islam Syed Minhaj ul Hassan * ABSTRACT The Muslims’ relations with Europe are spread over many centuries. It started with the Muslims’ conquest of parts of Europe in the early 8th Century but with the decline of Muslims’ political power and civilization, the nature of the relationship also changed. In…
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MODERN PERSPECTIVE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE MUSLIM WORLD: MENA REGION A CASE STUDY
MODERN PERSPECTIVE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE MUSLIM WORLD: MENA REGION A CASE STUDY Alya’a Samir Borhan * ABSTRACT At the outset, it has often been said that the status of women is an accurate barometer of the degree of development and progress attained in any given country. Hence, the status of…
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COMPLEMENTARY THEMES: PATTERNS OF CULTURAL EXPRESSION IN THE FICTION OF ÙAYEB ØÓLIH
COMPLEMENTARY THEMES: PATTERNS OF CULTURAL EXPRESSION IN THE FICTION OF ÙAYEB ØÓLIH Hassan A. El-Nagar* ABSTRACT* This paper attempts to analyze the representations of culture in two major works by Tayeb Salih, the most prominent Sudanese writer, namely: Season of Migration to the North (hereafter referred to simply as Season) and The Wedding of Zein…
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EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN THROUGH RELIGION: A CASE OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS MAGAZINES OF PAKISTAN
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 the religious magazines of Pakistan…
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Violence Against Women in the Muslim Communities
Violence Against Women in the Muslim Communities Zaleha Kamaruddin* ABSTRACT This paper presents an analysis of the patterns of violence directed toward Muslim women and the underlying mechanisms that permit the emergence and perpetuation of these patterns in some Muslim communities. It begins with defining the problem in focusing on violence against women in…
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The Role of Women in Uniting the Muslim Ummah in the 21st Century: Prospects and Problems
The Role of Women in Uniting the Muslim Ummah in the 21st Century: Prospects and Problems Zaleha Kamaruddin and Fatimah Abdullah * ABSTRACT This paper highlights the Muslim women’s role through family and society in the development of the ummah. Part one of this paper discusses the status of women in Islam as background to the…