Gender

At the Intersection of Islam and Human Rights: Gender, Identity, and Religious Freedom

Vol. 9, No. 2 (Summer 2011)

Kristen Lundquist Monday, 13 June 2011

A review of Abdulaziz Sachedina, Islam and the Challenge of Human Rights (Oxford University Press, 2009).

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Max Weber is Alive and Well, and Living in Guatemala: The Protestant Ethic Today

Vol. 8, No. 4 (Winter 2010)

Peter Berger Monday, 29 November 2010

A century after Weber's famous essay, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Protestantism has changed dramatically. Today, there is an affinity between Pentecostalism—a movement vibrant in Latin America and Africa—and modern economic development. [FREE]

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Development, Religion, and Women’s Roles in Contemporary Societies

Vol. 8, No. 4 (Winter 2010)

Katherine Marshall Monday, 29 November 2010

There are a range of areas where religion and gender intersect, each illustrating some reasons for tensions, areas for common ground, and potential avenues for productive engagement.

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Looking for an Everyday Revolution

Vol. 8, No. 3 (Fall 2010)

Anna Littauer Carrington Thursday, 16 September 2010

A review of Asaf Bayat, Life as Politics: How Ordinary People Change the Middle East (Stanford University Press, 2009).

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On the Future of French Muslims

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Karin Christianson Tuesday, 8 June 2010

As it seeks to carve out a new identity, France has the opportunity to lead its neighbors in commencing a fruitful dialogue with its Muslim communities and pursuing integration methods that promote inclusion rather than exclusion and the targeting of immigrants.

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Models of Female Education for the Developing World

Vol. 4, No. 2 (Fall 2006)

Tridivesh Singh Maini Friday, 1 September 2006

A successful model of female education must balance tradition and modernity by respecting existing norms while informing women of their rights and inspiring economic independence. 

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Hardest up, Hardest Hit: Women in Pakistan

Vol. 3, No. 3 (Winter 2005)

Rebecca Haines Thursday, 1 December 2005

The October 2005 earthquake that shocked northern Pakistan not only created immediate food and shelter insecurity but also exacerbated social ills, especially against women.

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Behind a Veil

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Rebecca Haines Friday, 16 September 2005

Rebecca Haines discusses the Muslim practice of wearing a veil.

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The Sangha and the Thai Sex Industry

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Monique Beadle Tuesday, 26 August 2003

Through an anthropological analysis of gender in Thai society, Monique Beadle explains why current efforts to stem the sex trade will be insufficient until Thailand's Buddhist monks get involved.

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