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  1. 1. Tyranny or Divine Sovereignty : A content analysis on Sayyid Qutb´s concept of sovereignty in Milestones

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Olivia Abdel Aziz Saad; [2021]
    Keywords : Sovereignty; Hakimiyyah; Sayyid Qutb; Milestones; Islamic political theology;

    Abstract : This text examines the sovereignty concept in Sayyid Qutb´s final book Milelstones, with a focus on the political and non-political aspects of the concept. The analysis also examines potentially radical and extreme aspects in the concept. READ MORE

  3. 2. Microcredits and the empowerment of Muslim female entrepreneurs : A comparative study on conventional microcredits and Islamic microcredits in empowering Muslim female entrepreneurs in Tanzania.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Företagsekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Yahye Khalif; Liiban Cabdirisaaq; [2019]
    Keywords : Microfinance; Islamic microfinance; Microcredits; Women empowerment; Resources; Agency; Achievements; Voice; Self-esteem; Self-reliance; Muslim female entrepreneurship; Islamic belief; Interest in Islam; Tanzania;

    Abstract : Previous research has emphasized the importance of promoting female entrepreneurship in developing countries. Women often lack assets, financial history and are disadvantaged in acquiring wage-employment. In Tanzania, female entrepreneurs face these constraints when seeking resources for entrepreneurial purposes. READ MORE

  4. 3. Power use in water distribution under Islamic State : testing the Framework of Hydro-Hegemony on the case of Manbij, Syria

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Nynke Catharina E. Schaap; [2016]
    Keywords : Islamic State; hydropolitics; power; hegemony; the Framework of Hydro-Hegemony; Syria;

    Abstract : This research looks at hydropolitics under Islamic State (IS). The research departs from the belief that power asymmetries determine to a significant extent the political distributional issue of ‘who gets what, when, where and why’ and who is left out. READ MORE

  5. 4. “Fight is an inside path” : A minor field study of how members of Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order perceive religious freedom in Mexico

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för historia och samtidsstudier

    Author : Sandra Forsvik; [2015]
    Keywords : Sufism; Jerrahi; Religious freedom; discrimination; Colonia Roma; Mexico City; Mexico; Sufism; Jerrahi; Religionsfrihet; Religionsvetenskap; Diskriminering; Colonia Roma; Mexiko City; Mexiko;

    Abstract : The interests for academic studies of contemporary Sufism and Sufism in non-Islamic countries have become more popular, but little has been done in Latin America. The studies of Islam in this continent are limited and studies on Sufism in Mexico seem to be an unexplored area. READ MORE

  6. 5. Human Rights and the Islamic Headscarf

    University essay from Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

    Author : Huanita Huzejrovic; [2013]
    Keywords : Religion; Islam; Islamic Headscarf; Human Rights; France; United Kingdom; Gender Equality;

    Abstract : In 2004 a law banning all religious affiliation in public schools in France came into force. This started a heavy debate in the whole of Europe on whether this law is a violation of human rights law on the basis on freedom of religion and the freedom to manifest his/hers religion or belief in worship. READ MORE