several novels have appeared after the september 11 attacks whichdeal directly or indirectly with the effect of the event on individuals, both insideand outside of the united states. though, the novels often claim to deal withthe post- traumatic aftermath of the incident, the writers regularly use orientaliststereotyping and it seems that after 9/11 this attitude toward muslims has hardenedand ...

High fertility and low market returns to schooling are predicted by a clubgood model of religious sects. We investigate fertility and returns to education among families of graduates of Muslim religious schools in Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, Cote D’Ivoire, and Pakistan. Fertility is significantly higher among these families in all five countries. Returns to education are generally lower among...

The rates of mammography screening by Muslim Arab women in Israel are lower compared with the general population. The current study aimed to examine factors related to screening mammography behavior among Arab women by employing components from the Health Belief Model and the Theory of Reasoned Action. Sociodemographic factors, knowledge, beliefs about breast cancer and mammography, self-effica...

Few studies have compared side effects and removal rates of copper and hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs). We have recently completed a randomised controlled trial of the levonorgestrel intrauterine system (IUS) (Mirena®, Schering, Germany) and the Copper 380® A (IUD) (India) in 160 Muslim women aged 20–35 years attending the Ayat Health Centre in Iran. Women who presented requesting an IUD f...

islamic feminism and the feminist movement that has influenced the west in recent decades have spread in muslim countries, including iran, to such an extent that most supporters of women`s rights introduce themselves as muslim feminist and try to present a new comment of traditional and original understanding of islamic teachings in harmony with their claims. the most important foundations of i...