Islam’s view on the status of women has been among the controversial topics in the American universities in recent decades. The rise of the political Islam and its embodiment in the Islamic Republic of Iran is considered by many critics as the turning point in the making of the Muslim women as an analytical category...Read More

This article explores the ethics of the current “War on Terrorism, asking whether anthropology, the discipline devoted to understanding and dealing with cultural difference, can provide us with critical purchase on the justifications made for American intervention in Afghanistan in terms of liberating, or saving, Afghan women. I look first at the dangers of reifying...Read More

Innovation for Agricultural Training and Education (InnovATE) is a USAID-funded project supporting the capacity development of agricultural training and education systems from primary school through secondary institutions as well as vocational and technical schools and universities. The InnovATE program, implemented by a consortium of US universities led by Virginia Polytechnic and State University and including...Read More

Advertising is an expression of cultural values, and by applying religious elements, it does effect consumer’s purchasing behaviour. The effectiveness of television advertising as the medium of communication may affect the purchasing behaviour among Muslim women in order to practice Islam as a way of life. Marxis theory (McFall, 2002) has been used in this...Read More