Essays about: "Muslim women."

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  1. 26. The Determinant for the Uptake of HIV testing among women aged 15-49 years in Liberia. A cross-sectional study based on the 2013 Demographic and Health Survey of Liberia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

    Author : Courage Boyonnoh Sundberg; [2020]
    Keywords : HIV testing; HIV Knowledge; HIV stigma; HIV risky sexual practices;

    Abstract : Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a global challenge with an estimate of 37.9 million confirm cases. Testing remains a critical indicator of HIV diagnosis and treatment, as it is the primary step towards taking accountability for the protection of oneself and the protection of others. READ MORE

  3. 27. Feminists, Freedom Fighters and Daughters - A Discourse Analysis of the United States Media’s Portrayal of the Kurdish Female Fighters in Syria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sophie Hogevall; [2020]
    Keywords : Discourse analysis; Gender; Islamic State; Kurdish female fighters; Media framing; Syria; YPJ; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine how the US media has portrayed the Kurdish female fighters in Syria. Since the battle of Kobane the fighters of the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) have been sensationalised and received immense attention in western news media. READ MORE

  4. 28. A Naive Victim or a Willing ISIS-devotee? - Deserving or losing your human rights : A critical discourse analysis of two British newspaper's framing of Shamima Begum and her human rights

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

    Author : Frida Garvill; [2020]
    Keywords : Framing; Shamima Begum; UK; Foreign Fighters; Islam; Human rights;

    Abstract : Between 2011 and 2019 around 900 British citizens left the United Kingdom to travel to Syria and join militant groups such as the Islamic State (ISIS) (EPRS, 2018, p.33). READ MORE

  5. 29. Veiled Muslim women´s position and situation in the Swedish labor market: A socio-legal study on potential marginalizing structures within the Swedish labor market, and the role of law in facilitating the continued reproduction of these

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Sarah Tegborg; [2020]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Previous research illustrates that Muslim minorities struggle to establish themselves in the European labor market. Veiled Muslim women appear to be a particularly disadvantaged group. Research regarding veiled Muslim women’s position and situation in the Swedish labor market is almost nonexistent. This study attempted to fill this knowledge gap. READ MORE

  6. 30. The French politic of the veil in relation to International law : Analyzis of the politic of the veil in France

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Akbar Abdul Rasul; [2020]
    Keywords : Islam; veil; niqab; hijab; burka ban; international law;

    Abstract : The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and other international conventions have been ratified by many countries, yet the basic freedoms established therein continue to be taken for granted. In recent years, the Islamic veil has been widely debated as an oppressive garment against Muslim women and a threat to Western secular democracy. READ MORE