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  1. 6. AFGHAN WOMEN’S EXPERIENCES OF DISCRIMINATION IN THE SWEDISH LABOUR MARKET

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Mohammad Anil Rasah; [2022-02-11]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Discrimination matters; this study addresses an old yet existing social problem in the Swedish labour market. Most refugees who came to Sweden are highly educated but face many challenges that problematized their employability, as well as facing employer’s prejudice, especially those who are Muslim. READ MORE

  3. 7. Are Skewed Sex Ratios Impeding Female Empowerment in India? : A Study Looking at Violence and Violations in Indian Households

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Astrid Grube; Lindqvist Line; [2022]
    Keywords : Sex ratio; female empowerment; India; son preference; violence; missing women; demography;

    Abstract : This thesis studies the relationship between a skewed sex ratio and female empowerment in India. The study uses cross-sectional survey data from 2015-16, defining empowerment with an index that compiles questions directed toward women regarding if they have been subjected to violence and violations by their husbands or partners. READ MORE

  4. 8. "Three Young Girls" : A Case Study of Mediatization of Religion and National Identity in the Online Reception of Halal-TV

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Ingrid Unander-Scharin; [2022]
    Keywords : Media; Religion; National identity; Muslim women; Sweden;

    Abstract : The Swedish national narrative regarding religion often highlights the 2000 separation of the Church of Sweden from the state and a steady decline in religiosity within the population. However, increased immigration since the end of the Second World War has resulted in rising religious diversity, particularly in the growth of Islam as a minority religion. READ MORE

  5. 9. Good Girl, Wife or Foreign Fighter - Danish Media Constructions of women in ISIS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Camilla Gissel; [2022]
    Keywords : ISIS; Female foreign fighters; Social Problems Theory; Narrative Criminology; ISIS bride; Betrayal; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Women who have joined the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS, have been understood as serving passive and largely supportive roles in ISIS state-building by media and, to a far extent, academia. Academia has argued that the passive role evolves into active participation in weaponed combat and planning of attacks. READ MORE

  6. 10. Female Hip-Hop in the Sufi Community of Taalibe Bay : Interpretative analysis of the Sufi symbolism and meaning behind two music videos

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Elisabeth Perra; [2022]
    Keywords : Sufism; Islam; Hip-Hop; Women; rapper; Senegal; Ibrahim Niasse; Taalibe Bay; Africa; Videos;

    Abstract : Senegal is a country in West Africa that is 95% Muslim and where Islam is deeply linked to hip-hop music. According to existing academic research, the emerging rappers in the artistic and cultural scene in Dakar are men and belong to the Sufi Taalibe Bay brotherhood, whose founder Ibrahim Niasse (1900-1975) is considered the spiritual leader of the rappers. READ MORE