Islam

  1. Macassan encounters shaped Aboriginal Islamic contact in northern Australia
    Explore how Macassan Muslim traders introduced Islam to Aboriginal Australians centuries before British colonisation, examining cultural syncretism and selective religious adoption among Yolŋu.
  2. Review finds Hall rethinks race in Muslim West African history
    Critical review of Hall's reassessment showing racialized hierarchies developed within precolonial Sahelian Islamic societies, challenging Eurocentric narratives of race as solely colonial invention.
  3. Islam and identity in Leila Aboulela's Elsewhere, Home
    Literary analysis of Leila Aboulela's short stories examines Islam and cultural identity as fluid processes shaped by displacement and postmodern conditions.
  4. Familist incentives may promote deceased organ donation in Islamic regions
    Essay examining familist incentive adoption for deceased organ donation in Islamic regions, analyzing alignment with classical Islamic moral frameworks and practical implementation strategies.
  5. The Voice of Reform: Muslim Nesan and Muslim Society in Colonial Ceylon
    Analyzes Muslim Nesan newspaper's role in catalyzing social, educational, and religious reform among Tamil-speaking Muslims in colonial Ceylon from 1882 to 1889.
  6. Cultivating Reflective Islam
    Explore Ngaji Filsafat, a mosque-based philosophical study movement among young Muslims in Yogyakarta that challenges conventional Islamic engagement through reflective inquiry and intellectual.
  7. Oncology nurses linked spiritual care to everyday nursing in Saudi Arabia
    Phenomenological examination of spiritual care practices among 22 oncology nurses in Saudi Arabia, identifying integration of Islamic values within professional nursing competencies.