The purpose of this project is to equip a selected group of concerned Malaysian Christians to Communicate the Gospel with Muslim seekers. The facilitator conducted five five-hour seminars on the following topics: (1) introduction of the theological rationale and theoretical pres…
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The purpose of this research project is to study how barriers and bridges influence the reception of the Christian message by the Yalunka people in West Africa. The objective is for mission leaders to be able to determine the most effective methods and Scripture tools to use for…
Following the events that transpired after 9/11, evidence suggested that the mental health of Muslims across the globe was affected significantly, resulting in decreased wellness for members of this group. Hate crimes toward Muslims and those perceived as Muslim increased. Thoug…
This research project focused on the social and group processes involved in suicide terrorism with an emphasis on indoctrination using the cultural r/k theory. Using a replication study conducted in Pakistan, this research surveyed American attitudes toward suicide bombing and t…
During the eighth and ninth centuries, in the Islamic empire governed from 'Abbāsid Baghdad, a new body of Christian literature appeared: theological treatises written in Arabic rather than in Syriac or Greek, and composed with the express purpose of articulating Christian doctr…
Leadership has been a foundational component of any society, religion, culture, and human development. The purpose of this study was six fold: to examine the concept of leadership in Muslim communities in America, to observe the first-generation Muslim Americans’ perception of M…
This two-year qualitative study examined parental involvement, advocacy in particular, of four Arabic-speaking Muslim couples who fled Iraq to the United States as refugees. Through interviews and ethnographic observations at their homes, children's schools, religious and social…
This study addresses a vital form of the religious expressive experience: madih nabawi (poetry in praise of Prophet Muhammad). It is an intensive examination and analysis of the roles madih poetry plays in the lives of two northern Sudanese riverain communities; the Bidairiyyah …
The events of September 11, 2001 dramatically changed the lives of Arab Americans. Some lost loved ones in the attacks while others, Arab Americans, became targets of discrimination and differential treatment because they had names and faces similar to the hijackers or they shar…
While certain minority groups have gained acceptance in contemporary American society, others continue to experience high levels of bias. Currently, Muslims are one of the most “othered” social groups in American society. In this research, I examine social bias toward Muslims, w…
This dissertation focuses upon peripatetic, godly and technologically advanced Muslim miracle-workers or pawangs who operated upon and were pivotal to rice, mining, game and armed frontiers in 19th and early 20th century Malaya. It is written with an understanding that a study o…
This dissertation examines Insider Movements, a missiological strategy where adherents of a high-religious system retain their socio-religious birth identity as a means of preventing extraction, thereby aiding the evangelistic and church planting task by keeping the social and f…
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore how young Arab Muslim women attending college, in the United States and France, negotiate their identity vis-á-vis multiple contexts of citizenship in secular state, gender, religion, culture, and race. Sixteen interviews…
Obesity is one of the fastest growing epidemics in the US and it is alarming because it is linked to many serious diseases including diabetes and heart disease. South Asians have a disproportionately higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Evidence sugg…
Identity development is associated with positive functioning in youth. For Muslim-American adolescents who have to navigate the heated sociopolitical context of the U.S., positive identity development may be particularly important. However, past research has ignored the dynamic …
Thul and LaVoi (2011) conducted a study in 2008, titled "Reducing Physical Inactivity and Promoting Active Living: From the Voices of East African Immigrant Adolescent Girls," to learn about barriers facing this underserved population. The purpose of the study was to explore Eas…
Muslim immigration to the West has been an important historical phenomenon and has occurred as a result of the political, economic, and social turmoil in the Muslim world, particularly in the Middle East. Many Arab Muslims have immigrated to the West, especially to the United St…
The literature on psychological well-being reveals a number of conceptual and methodological issues such as multiple definitions, non-theoretically based measures, and neglect to study this concept in Muslim Arab cultures. Therefore, this study aims to provide base-line data on …