Urban culture, religious conversion, and crossing ethnic fluidity among the Bulgarian Muslims ("Pomaks")

The Interplay between Religious Leaders and Organ Donation among Muslims

Bioethics and health researchers often turn to Islamic jurisconsults (fuqahā’ ) and their verdicts (fatāwā) to understand how Islam and health intersect. Yet when using fatwā to promote health behavior change, researchers have often found less than ideal results. In this article we examine several health behavior change interventions that partnered with Muslim religious leaders aiming at promot...

Religious Intolerance among Orthodox Christians and Muslims in Russia

Multilingualism, Ethnic Conflict and the Configuration of Difference among Sri Lankan Muslims

Often excluded from mainstream scholarly representations of the Sri Lankan ethnic conflict, Sri Lankan Muslims were victims of war-related violence, ethnic discrimination, and economic hardship. Since the late 19 th century, Sri Lankan Muslims have maintained a separate ethno-religious identity from Sinhalese and Tamils. Muslims living in the Sinhalese-majority South speak Tamil as a first lang...

Muslims: Religious Authority and Ethical Improvement in Aceh, Indonesia

The Indonesian province of Aceh is known as rebellious. The most recent eruption was the civil war between the Indonesian army and the ethno-nationalist separatist movement GAM, which started in 1976 and could only be ended after the destructive Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. Aceh is also known as strictly Islamic. When Aceh is featured in the media, the focus is often on the implementation, sin...

Religious toleration of Muslims in the German Public Sphere

This study investigates public resistance towards Muslims’ civil liberties, such as the wearing of headscarves, the provision of Islamic education and the building of mosques as well as the official recognition of Islam by creating a Islamic public holiday. Explanations were sought in negative perceptions and attitudes towards Muslims and individual value orientations. The main findings, based ...