South Asian Muslim American (SAMA) communities have a multi-generational presence in the United States. SAMA communities face old problems in new landscapes and new problems with traditional perspectives. One social-issue SAMA communities face is the increase of alcohol use and …
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The contemporary religious revival in Turkey suggests the emergence of a new Islamic identity, which I term as "Muslimism". Neither a liberal adaptation nor a fundamentalist rejection, Muslimism is a hybrid identity embracing modern life while submitting that life to a sacred, m…
Natural disasters pose a ubiquitous threat to communities around the world. Communities perceive, understand, anticipate, and make meaning of disaster risks through the lens of their worldview. In many regions of the world, religious beliefs and practices contribute to the shapi…
The question of whether the door of ijtihad, is open, closed, or ever did close, has been around for centuries. The answer to this question is crucial for our times. The research will present a chronological overview of the historical development of the concept of ijtihad, how i…
In this dissertation, I have analyzed the rising influence of Islamic fundamentalist groups in Pakistan in its political, legal, cultural, and violent manifestations. In explaining this rise, I have questioned the widespread academic and journalistic notion that the rising tide …
This dissertation examines two educational piety projects competing for control over popular conceptualizations of piety and what it means to be a good Muslim, as presented by Al Azhar 31 Islamic Primary School and Luqman al Hakim Integrated Islamic Primary School in Jogjakarta,…
Often regarded as the first Islamic defense of political secularism, `Ali `Abd al-Raziq's Islam and the Foundations of Government provoked emotionally-charged repudiations that culminated in his dismissal from Egypt's corps of `ulama. Setting `Abd al-Raziq's work in historical c…
This thesis will explore the application of western intellectual property frameworks onto the Islamic culture of the Middle East through international intellectual property agreements such as the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) Agreement and the US-Jordan …
This dissertation is a social and intellectual history of Islamic revivalist movements in nineteenth-century Southeast Asia. I focus on one particularly active center of Islamic learning at Patani, on the Malay-Thai Peninsula, and how its people forged transnational scholarly ne…
Are Muslims incorporated into American politics? The use of both interviews and statistical analyses, I seek to provide an understanding of where Muslim Americans are in the process of political incorporation. By looking at several areas of political incorporation, I establish t…
The purpose of this dissertation is to use a Foucauldian lens to examine the nature and scope of the many challenges the British faced in southwest Arabia in the wake of the retreating Ottoman Empire at the end of the First World War. The subsequent power vacuum which ensued mea…
This dissertation studies the relationship between Sufism, the mystical branch of Islam, and political activism in Morocco. Its goal is to see if the Sufi saint, in his relation with the sultan, is apolitical, acquiescent, rebellious, or expert in retracing the boundaries of pol…
This study is a feminist critique of the human rights discourse, with particular reference to modern Iran. My objective is to investigate the ways in which the discourse of human rights might be salvaged from both its nativist opponents and its universalist proponents--and then …
This dissertation focuses on how the Marrakech-based Almohads and their independent Muslim rivals in eastern al-Andalus contested spiritual and temporal power. The rulers of Sharq al-Andalus opposed Almohad claims to a divinely-granted authority rooted in a new messianic interpr…
This thesis examines the phenomenon of Islamophobia through the cultural pedagogical mediums of Hollywood films and news media both prior to and in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. A number of similarities in the types of Islamophobic messages and images were found i…
Research in the area of culture and mental illness suggests that cultural and religious beliefs can influence attitudes toward mental illness. Little research exists on Muslims' conceptions of mental illness and the potential influence of their religious and cultural norms on in…
Throughout Islamic history, Islamic schools of law (madhahib ) enjoyed tremendous authority. In addition, traditional religious institutions that have taught the doctrines of the various Islamic schools of law have also wielded similar authority within the Arab-Muslim states. Ho…
Utilizing data collected from 194 past and present members of Muslim Student Associations located across the United States, this study examined predictors of Muslim religious identity. Multivariate linear regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between Muslim re…
This study examined the perceptions of a sample of female Muslim-American students regarding their socio-cultural accommodation in California public high schools. The research provides insight into the daily lives of female Muslim-American high school students to be available to…