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- Myths and realities of the impact of political Islam on women: female employment in Indonesia and Iran
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Since the 11 September 2001 attacks on targets in the USA, debates concerning the situation of women in the Muslim world have tended to focus on the extent to which they are victims of religious dogma. Like any other religion, Islam can be oppressive towa ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:00
- Adult learning and literacy learning for livelihoods: some international perspectives
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Based on the contemporary interest in developing new adult literacy learning programmes based on ‘literacy for livelihoods’, this paper examines some case studies from New Zealand, Bangladesh, and Egypt of literacy being used in livelihoods, and relates t ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:03
- Islamic business and business as usual: a study of firms in Egypt:
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Fifteen Egyptian firms producing goods and services were classified into two sets by method of finance, i.e., profit-sharing for the seven Islamic versus debt-at-interest for the eight non-Islamic firms. Interviewed in 1993 and 1994, the two groups were f ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:06
- Trade unions and women's NGOs: diverse civil society organisations in Iran
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A comparison of trade unions and NGOs in Iran demonstrates the diverse nature of their activities. Over the last 90 years, trade unions have played important roles in changing the political system in that country. However, unions are largely male- dominat ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:11
