Essays about: "religious minorities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 essays containing the words religious minorities.

  1. 1. Agonistic Peacebuilding Practices, in Practice? A Study of INGOs Programmatic and Advocacy Work With and For Yazidi Survivors in Northern Iraq

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Charlotta Johansson; [2024]
    Keywords : Agonistic peace; Thick recognition; Peacebuilding; Yazidi community; Iraq; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : After the 2014 invasion of contested areas in Iraq by the so-called Islamic State (IS), the Yazidi community has suffered dire consequences. Genocide, sexual enslavement, forced religious conversion and forced displacement were some of these horrendous acts committed by IS against the Yazidi community and other minorities in Iraq and Syria. READ MORE

  3. 2. Beethoven Under the Sun : A Case Study into Religious Minority Groups in Amman, Jordan

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Anton Sharbin; [2023]
    Keywords : Case study; Social Learning Theory; Familial Systems Theory; Arab Middle East; Jordan; Religion; Social Identity; Belief Systems.;

    Abstract : This study aims to close the gap in the literature on religious minority groups in the Arab Middle East by examining how religion has shaped belief systems and social identities in religious minorities in Jordan. Additionally, the study also examines the role of familial structures and their sphere of influence in society. READ MORE

  4. 3. The ideal job applicant and the influence of religious belief

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Astrid Albertsson; Filip Carlsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Antisemitism; Discrimination; Ideal job applicant; Recruitment; Religious belief;

    Abstract : The Jewish population has been exposed for hate crimes throughout history all over the globe, and in recent years, antisemitism has increased significantly worldwide. The phenomenon of religious discrimination is a widespread prevailing issue in today's Sweden, not least within recruitment. READ MORE

  5. 4. Investigating Workplace Discrimination: How to Design Survey Questionnaire Posed to Minority Groups.

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Nnenna Ike; [2022]
    Keywords : Workplace; discrimination; psychosocial risk factors; minority; ethno-racialization; research methodology;

    Abstract : Workplace discrimination exists in the Swedish work environment. Minority groups (such as immigrants, persons from ethno-racial backgrounds different from the majority population, persons of non-normative sexual orientation, gender, or religious background) may experience discrimination or the fear of possible exposure to discrimination in the workplace. READ MORE

  6. 5. Aragalaya - Stories about unity and conflicts in a crisis-hit Sri Lanka

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Amie Modin-Lundin; [2022]
    Keywords : Sri Lanka; Aragalaya; unity; conflict; religion; ethnicity; culture; minorities; democracy; protests; economic crisis.;

    Abstract : Abstract   Sri Lanka battled a civil war for 26 years during a time when the majoritarian rule discriminated and marginalized Tamils from the rest of the society; the war ended in 2009 but numerous societal problems remained in the country. The Easter bombings in 2019 took the lives of 269 people, once again ethno-nationalistic powers and politics became of great importance within the country’s political sphere. READ MORE