Essays about: "Sharia"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the word Sharia.

  1. 1. The Interplay between Sharia and Gender Equality : A Comparative Study of Women’s Rights in Divorce Regulations in Iraq and Tunisia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Saba Abdali; [2023]
    Keywords : Iraq; Tunisia; divorce; human rights; women s rights; Sharia; gender equality; Islam; Irak; Tunisien; skilsmässa; islam; sharia; jämställdhet;

    Abstract : In the Middle East and North Africa region, many family laws are based on Sharia principles, where different interpretations of Sharia result in varying implications for human rights. This study explores the impact of divorce regulations in the personal status laws of Iraq and Tunisia on women’s rights. READ MORE

  3. 2. Religion & Individualism-Collectivism in Nigeria- A study on the role of religion in explaining a person’s degree of individualism-collectivism for Protestants and Muslims in Nigeria

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Natanael Kvidal; [2022-10-11]
    Keywords : Individualism; Collectivism; Protestantism; Catholicism; Islam; Sharia; Nigeria; Protestant Work Ethic; Development Economics; Africa; Reformation;

    Abstract : The dimension of individualism-collectivism in values has been shown to affect both innovation and growth. Cross-country differences generally indicate that Protestant countries are highly individualistic, Roman Catholic countries are less individualistic (i.e. READ MORE

  4. 3. A History of Rule by Divine Law among Semitic Cultures

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historia

    Author : Karl Bjur; [2020]
    Keywords : History; Islam; Arabic; Judaism; Hammurabi; Akkadian; State; Divine law; Sharia; Halakha; Aksum; Ethiopia; Empire; Didascalia; Theocracy; Theonomocracy; Semitic; Israelite; Al-Māturīdī; Al-Māwardī; Religious History; Middle-east; Africa; Kitāb al-Tawḥīd; Māturīdīya; Rulership; Oriental; Despotism; Absolutism; Cultural Darwinism; Comparative oriental studies; Cross-cultural study; Orientalism; Large-scale History; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : This is a comparative study of several widespread and canonical texts from the lowlands of the Middle East and North Africa, with regard to historically reoccurring interconnected traits of ideal state structure among cultures, where Semitic languages have been main languages of communication from the 18th century BC to the modern day. The study is of reoccurring ideals of state structure with defined limits and causes for its existence across several Semitic speaking cultures. READ MORE

  5. 4. Fearing the Queer and the War on “Indecency” : Portrayals of LGBT Individuals, and the Struggle for Religious Decorum in Aceh, Indonesia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Jeanna Nilsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Acehnese discourse; LGBT; qanun jinayat; Shafi’i Islam; gender; liwath; musahaqah; kodrat; Islam; Aceh; Indonesia; Asian studies; South-East Asia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In 2014, the sharia-ruled Aceh province of Indonesia legislated bylaw qanun jinayat no.6/2014, which criminalised same-sex acts, and imposed a caning punishment consisting of a hundred lashes if a person was found guilty. READ MORE

  6. 5. Boyshondhi Shikka is Obligatory for Religious and Medical Reasons: Bangladeshi Imams' perceptions about Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Education: An In-depth Interview Study in Bangladesh

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

    Author : Mohammad Ali; [2018]
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    Abstract : Aim: The aim of this thesis is to explore Bangladeshi Imams’ perception about adolescent sexual andreproductive health education known in Bangla as Boyshondhi Shikka to shed light on Islamic rulings inthis education. Background: Despite of adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) education is a religious and cultural taboo in Bangladesh, there was no study investigates Bangladeshi religious leaders’ view on this education. READ MORE