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War or health? assessing public health education and the potential for primary prevention
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A web and software-based approach blending social networks for online Qur’anic arabic learning
(© 2017 Zarka Private Univ., 2017-01)About 80 percent of the world’s Muslim populations are non-native speakers of the Arabic language. Since it is obligatory for all Muslims to recite Qur’an in Arabic during prayers, an extraordinary social phenomenon has ... -
What does it mean to be un-Australian? views of Australian Muslim students in 2006
(© 2007 People and Place., 2007)Recent political and media debates have focused on Australian values, Australianness and being un-Australian. The current war on terror and the Cronulla riots in December 2005 have raised the question of whether Muslim ... -
What influences adolescent girls' decision-making regarding contraceptive methods use and childbearing? a qualitative exploratory study in Rangpur District, Bangladesh
(© 2016 Public Library of Science, 2016)Background: Bangladesh has the highest rate of adolescent pregnancy in South Asia. Child marriage is one of the leading causes of pregnancies among adolescent girls. Although the country's contraceptive prevalence rate is ... -
Willingness-to-pay for community-based health insurance among informal workers in urban Bangladesh
(© 2016 Public Library of Science, 2016)Introduction Reliance on out-of-pocket payment for healthcare may lead poor households to undertake catastrophic health expenditure, and risk-pooling mechanisms have been recommended to mitigate such burdens for households ... -
Wireless monitoring system and controlling software for smart greenhouse management
(© 2014 IEEE Computer Society, 2014)View at Publisher| Export | Download | Add to List | More... 2014 International Conference on Informatics, Electronics and Vision, ICIEV 2014 2014, Article number 6850748 2014 International Conference on Informatics, ... -
Women, Islam and nation in Bengal
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Women’s empowerment as a protective factor against intimate partner violence in Bangladesh: a qualitative exploration of the process and limitations of its influence
(© 2016 SAGE Publications Inc., 2017-08)Literature on the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) against women and women’s empowerment is contradictory. Findings from a recent survey in rural Bangladesh suggest that empowerment is becoming protective ... -
Work-life balance: is it still a new concept in private commercial banking sector of Bangladesh?
(© 2012 Consortia Academia Publishing, 2012-10)This paper represents the current scenario of work-life balance in private commercial banks of Bangladesh which indicates a pessimistic approach has been adopted by the management. Apart from the multinational banks, ... -
Working in groups outside the classroom: affective challenges and probable solutions
(© 2019 International Journal of Instruction, 2019-07)Group work is a common strategy of collaborative learning, practiced both inside and outside classroom. Irrespective of the subject matter, learners, either being assigned by the teachers or being self-employed, tend to ... -
Young American Muslims: Dynamics of identity
(© 2013 Edinburgh University Press, 2013)This book presents a journey into the ideas, outlooks and identity of young Muslims in America today. Based on around 400 in-depth interviews with young Muslims from Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York and ... -
Young British Muslims: Identity, Culture, Politics and the Media
(© 2010 Edinburgh University Press, 2010)Based on 216 in-depth interviews of Muslims in Britain, the book examines how British Muslim youths and young adults, 15-30 years old, define their identities, their values and their culture and whether these conflict ... -
Young Somalis in Australia, the UK and the USA: an understanding of their identity and their sense of belonging
(© 2014 Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs., 2014-07-17)The civil war in Somalia forced many Somalis to migrate to other countries where they had to adapt to new cultures and learn new languages. At the same time, they retained the identity and culture that were important to ...