The indiscriminate exportation of Western psychology to Muslim and third world countries can pose serious cultural and ideological dilemmas. When the exported commodity from North to South is physical in nature, the harm done can easily be identified; for example the quick detection of the life threatening birth defects caused by the drug thalidomide when taken during pregnancy or the flaws in the breaking system of a Japanese car. However, when the exported product is ideas and beliefs and ways of life, the indirect and sneaky damage, is often much more malevolent and long-lasting because it attacks the worldview of the recipients and it shakes their cherished beliefs. Because of the technological supremacy of the West, Islamic and developing countries got used to wholeheartedly accepting any information coming from Europe and the US, particularly if it is exported under the tag of “science”. By presenting itself under this prestigious ‘mantra’, students in Muslim countries swallow the kernel of psychology with its nutshell; the baby with its filthy water. The danger of this approach is greatly augmented by the shortcomings of our educational systems that discourages critical thinking and encourages the submissive acceptance of the words of the teacher and that of printed material
Provides an account of the author's journey from Austin, Texas to the Middle East and North Africa in search of Islamic feminism, and reflects upon the possibility of equality between men and women
“Any other activities specifically for women?” “Guidance, marital counseling, legal counseling, child care.” She leaned forward across the desk and pointed a kindly
finger at me. “And we work with all women, non-Muslims as well as Muslims.
Focuses on women and the civilizations and societies in which Islam has played a historic role. Surveys all facets of life (society, economy, politics, religion, the arts, popular culture, sports, health, science, medicine, environment, and so forth) of women in these societies.
In general, an ahong's duty ranged widely, covering responsibility for ritual and
ceremonial events, instruction in scriptural knowledge and its application to daily
life, teaching of hailifan, female students of Islam, counseling, participation in ...
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The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences (AJISS), established in 1984, is a quarterly, double blind peer-reviewed and interdisciplinary journal, published by the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), and distributed worldwide. The journal showcases a wide variety of scholarly research on all facets of Islam and the Muslim world including subjects such as anthropology, history, philosophy and metaphysics, politics, psychology, religious law, and traditional Islam.
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Policy-makers and the public are increasingly attentive to the role of shari'a in the everyday lives of Western Muslims, with negative associations and public fears growing among their non-Muslim neighbors in the United States and Canada. The most common way North American Muslims relate to shari'a is in their observance of Muslim marriage and divorce rituals; recourse to traditional Islamic marriage and, to a lesser extent, divorce is widespread. Julie Macfarlane has conducted hundreds of interviews with Muslim couples, as well as with religious and community leaders and family conflict professionals. Her book describes how Muslim marriage and divorce processes are used in North America, and what they mean to those who embrace them as a part of their religious and cultural identity. The picture that emerges is of an idiosyncratic private ordering system that reflects a wide range of attitudes towards contemporary family values and changes in gender roles. Some women describe pervasive assumptions about restrictions on their role in the family system, as well as pressure to accept these values and to stay married. Others of both genders describe the gradual modernization of Islamic family traditions - and the subsequent emergence of a Western shari'a--but a continuing commitment to the rituals of Muslim marriage and divorce in their private lives. Readers will be challenged to consider how the secular state should respond in order to find a balance between state commitment to universal norms and formal equality, and the protection of religious freedom expressed in private religious and cultural practices.
Marriage Counseling by Other Professionals Islam teaches that good mental
health—which enables wise decisions about critical life choices, like whether or
not to stay married—requires a reconciliation between one's spiritual and
physical ...
Discusses Islamic finance, which is based on principles of ¿shariah,¿ or ¿Islamic law.¿ Major principles of ¿shariah¿ are a ban on interest, a ban on uncertainty, adherence to risk-sharing and profit-sharing, promotion of ethical invest. that enhance society, and asset-backing. The international market for Islamic finance has grown between 10% to 15% annually in recent years. Critics of Islamic finance express concerns about possible ties between Islamic finance and political agendas or terrorist financing and the use of Islamic finance to circumvent U.S. economic sanctions. Proponents argue that Islamic finance presents significant new business opportunities and provides alternate methods for capital formation and economic development. Graph.
Financial institutions seeking to offer shariah-compliant products typically have a
shariah supervisory board (or at a minimum, a shariah counselor). The shariah
board would review and approve financial practices and activities for compliance
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At his court he established a post adopted from the Iranians called wazir (vizier),
an amalgamation of minister and counselor to the caliph. Ja'far al-Barmaki, who
was of Iranian origin, was appointed to the new post and became the founder of ...
Arif Ali Khan Tauqir Mohammad Khan. and nature of law . Shatibi defined “ Masla
” as the purpose of Islamic Law , and its assimilation into the Islamic legal theory
would have freed its operation from a number of factors of determinism , rigidly ...
