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Women’s & Gender Studies
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...
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In order to discuss female Moroccan sainthood in Chapter Four, I first will explore some contexts. In this chapter, I will discuss Sufism more in depth, and go into its relation to gender. In chapter three, I will focus on the Moroccan characteristics of these issues, as well as on Moroccan hagiography. Click here to...
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The Qur’an, the Holy Book, the guidance for Muslims’ lives, was revealed in Arabic. It is believed that Arabic was chosen as the language of the Qur’an, because of its compatibility with and capability of representing the meanings of God’s message. As the Qur’an was sent down to the Earth in context, interpreters from time...
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This paper investigates the socio-political implications of Quranic translations in the formation of a new public discourse in post-revolution Iran. The case study is of Quranic verse 4:34, which deals with the social and familial status of men and women. By juxtaposing three translations (by a hardline conservative Islamist, a Muslim feminist and a modern...
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