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Choice and prejudice: Discrimination against Muslims in Europe

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Muslims across Europe belong to many different ethnic groups and follow diverse cultural, religious or traditional practices. They are discriminated against for different reasons, including their religion or belief, ethnicity and gender. This report highlights discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief and illustrates some of its consequences. Restrictive dress-code policies and legislation are enforced in several states. Muslims, and especially Muslim women, who express their cultural more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 26, 2012

Arab spring and reorganization of the state

mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de –

This paper is based upon the assumption that within the next five years or so, bulk of the Islamic world will get rid of their dictators and be governed by democratic regimes. If so, what kind of a state and what kind of an economic system will these countries have? But now that democracy is advancing, the future political and economic systems of Islamic countries will be decided by the peoples themselves. What then will be this system like? The author will argue that it should fulfill four more...

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Sonia Hossain on February 09, 2012

Despite Woes, Conflicts, World a Happier Place than in 2007 as 22% (+2 points) of Global Citizens Say They’re ‘Very Happy’

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"A new poll conducted by global research company Ipsos for What Makes You Happy Magazine finds that while eight in 10 (77%) citizens in 24 countries generally say they are ‘happy’ in their lives, one quarter (22%) report they are ‘very happy’—a key measure that identifies comparative depth and intensity of happiness among country citizens and the world. Whereas the general assessment of happiness tends to remain fairly static over time, the measure of those who are ‘very happy’ has the greatest more...

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John Daly on February 29, 2012

Freedom of religion and belief in 21st century Australia

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In July 2006 the Ministerial Council on Immigration and Multicultural Affairs endorsed the National Action Plan to Build Social Cohesion, Harmony and Security (NAP). This research report has responded to the aims of the NAP in ‘fostering connections and understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims’. It researched and documents the general issues and concerns of religious and non-religious communities in Australia, principally based on direct consultation with the Australian people.

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Sonia Hossain on January 23, 2012

What is environment?

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"Environment is surrounding atmosphere/ condition for existence" - "Environment is an essential natural process or an outcome of occurrence" – "Environment is of two types, one is negative and the other is positive"Environment is generator: creation of life form is because of environment. Sun/moon, sea/ earth, hot/ cold and forests/ desert etc; they together made an environment that is fit for our existence. There are two different environments one is positive and the other one is more...

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sadashivan nair on February 10, 2010

Avoiding Some Deadly Sins

oxfam.org.uk –

Religion is a significant force that shapes attitudes, practices, policies, and laws across the world in ways that can advance or obstruct rights-based development. Development organisations need to strengthen their analysis of the interconnections between religion, culture, diversity, and development.This discussion document describes 18 common challenges facing development actors when they consider these issues. Based on Oxfam GB’s experience in the field and illustrated with case studies, it more...

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Farina Ahmed on August 15, 2011

Gender, Faith, and Development

policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk –

Faith-based organizations have long been involved in charitable and development activities. However, the emerging openness to thinking about and engaging with religion in development raises some important questions. Does religious engagement in development policy and practice risk harming already fragile gender relations? What are the challenges and opportunities in negotiating the relationships between religion, gender, and development? Gender, Faith, and Development presents ten chapters more...

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Moushumi Biswas on October 09, 2011

Canadian School of Peacebuilding 2011

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The Canadian School of Peacebuilding (CSOP), a program of Canadian Mennonite University, has been created to serve practitioners, professionals, activists, students, non-governmental organizations and faith-based groups engaged in peacebuilding. Its goal is to serve peacebuilders around the world by bringing them together in a collaborative learning community, nurturing and equipping them for various forms of peace practice and exposing them to some of the most significant, emerging ideas and more...

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Valerie Smith on October 29, 2010

D3 Contributes to Pew Forum Muslim Demography

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D3 Systems is pleased to be partnered with the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life to provide consulting services and primary quantitative data collected by D3 Systems on Afghanistan’s Muslim population. Some products of this collaboration were recently released by the Pew Forum in Mapping the Global Muslim Population and at presentations at the XXVI International Population Conference of the IUSSP in Morocco in late September. Mapping the more...

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William Hayes on November 11, 2009

Religion and Development in Africa

commissionforafrica.org –

It is now apparent that religion is a growing force in public life in Africa, as in many other parts of the world. In all parts of Africa, mosques, churches and other religious sites are multiplying, and religious rituals are often to be seen in public space. Africa’s development in the twenty-first century will be shaped largely by religion. The paper mentions sectors in which religion may play a positive role in development, relating to the specific areas identified as priorities by the more...

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Sonia Hossain on June 23, 2009

Continuity and respect for diversity: Strengthening early transitions in Peru

bernardvanleer.org –

The case studies showed that there were several challenges faced by children in their transition from pre-school to primary school. Children reported discontinuities and contrasts between pre-school and first grade. Teachers reported a lack of coordination and communication between pre-schools and primary schools. Parents saw pre-school as a necessary step in preparing their children for school, but expected this to be a radical change. Another important finding is that young children often more...

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D C on February 23, 2011

A Question of Faith: A Report on the Status of Religious Minorities in Pakistan

humansecuritygateway.com –

As part of the Jinnah Institute’s Open Democracy initiative, ‘A Question of Faith’: A Report on the Status of Religious Minorities in Pakistan’ is a research-based analysis of the same. It documents the deterioration in the political, economic and social status of members of these communities in the context of the rising tide of vigilante violence and religious extremism in the country. Two critical questions are addressed by the findings of this report. First, will Pakistani continue to more...

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Moushumi Biswas on June 15, 2011

Religion and Expression

chhayapath.blogspot.com –

Should Religion Have a Privileged Status? Above Critique? Above Analysis Unless that Analysis is Meant to Eulogise it? Why a Criticism of Religion Cannot be Treated as a Critical Commentary Just as a Commentary on Culture, Tradition, Science, Technology, Governance, etc?

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- nisha on March 13, 2011

Scientific Worldviews and Mindsets for the ‘Re-Africanization’ of Africa

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Africa is perhaps the most culturally imaginative and creative region in the world. It is extremely diversified, rich in talents and ingenuity with unlimited resources and potential. It has colonized the planet and it enriches humanity through inimitable arts. Yet, one African out of two lives in dismal human conditions. And despite spectacular progress here and there, it also remains profoundly socially and culturally conditioned, corrupted, domesticated and debased by two self-inflicted more...

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Jacques L. Hamel on July 01, 2010

Factsheet on Women’s Rights & Islam

gtz.de –

The factsheet demonstrates the potential of Islam as a positive resource for the promotion of women’s rights and presents an exemplary project.

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sheri saleh on June 24, 2010

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