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The role of educational institutions in identity development
(BRAC University, 2019-05)
The main aim of this thesis was to study how different institutions play different roles to develop identity of human beings, in a given society. In this thesis I have studied the impact of schools on the identity formation ...
A new world view and the promises of Tabligh: an ethnographic study
(Brac University, 2019-07)
The Tablighi Jamaat is a self-proclaimed non-political, transnational Islamic reform movement which was initiated in India in the 1920's. The founder of the Tablighi Jamaat, Moulana Muhammad Ilyas (1885-1944), founded the ...
The mathar orna and authority among middle-class Bangladeshi women: Personal reflections on a collective phenomenon
(Brac University, 2022-05)
This thesis explores the socio-cultural aspects of veiling among middle-class Bangladeshi
women, especially the mathar orna. The subtle yet powerful maneuvering qualities of this
specific form of veiling work to ensure ...
An inside view of Qawmi girls’ madrasa in Bangladesh: An anthropological study
(Brac University, 2022-10)
This research paper provides an idea of Qawmi Girls’ madrasa in Bangladesh, demonstrating
the construction of Muslim womanhood based on moral guidance and the devoted lifestyles
of the madrasa’s female students. As a ...