Afghanistan is in danger of capsizing in a perfect storm of insurgency that mimics operations and tactics witnessed in Iraq. This article assesses this insurgency and the re-emergent Taliban. The common view of the Taliban as simply a radical Afghan Islamist movement is overly simple, for that organization has been able to build on tribal kinship networks and a charismatic mullah phenomenon to ...

INTRODUCTION Menopause is a natural event in a woman's life which affects her general health and quality of life. However, currently there is no Persian instrument for measuring health status during this period. Therefore, the present study was performed to assess the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the Menopausal Health Questionnaire in Iran. METHODS The questionnaire was ...

Corresponding Author: Manar Abu Talib Department of Computer Science, University of Sharjah, P.O.Box 27272, Sharjah, UAE Email: [email protected] Abstract: Researchers, practitioners and social scientists all agree on the enormous importance of social science research in advancing human knowledge and informing public policy makers. The National Research Foundation, along with other organ...

Bitcoin, as a cryptocurrency and an alternative payment solution has gained popularity in certain circles. Existing literature offers discussions that are very specific, oftentimes about Bitcoin-related technical issues, but few takes the perspective of an overview that offers an understanding of how Bitcoin may work to the potential user. Though some level of technical understanding is require...

abstract determining whether a surah is makki or madani is an effective way to understand the surah and to choose the most desirable interpretative traditions. there are many surahs considered makki and a few ones considered madani. on the other hand, there is another group of surahs which their dating can be disputable. surah al-ra’d should be put in this group. by analyzing the traditions rel...

nahj-ol balaghah is of many values in several aspects. the objective of this paper is to introduce the literary arts involved in this sacred book written the master of eloquence and declamation, the commander of the faithful, imam ali ibn-abi talib (may god honor him) the present paper intends to clarify one of the literary elements cast in most of the sermons and orations in n ahj-ol balaghah ...

Background Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune mediated gluten sensitive enteropathy and a chronic inflammatory condition caused by immune pathology in the small intestines in genetically susceptible individuals. This study aimed to determine the efficacy of gluten free diet on cardiac functions using conventional and Doppler tissue echocardiography (DTE) in children with CD compared to contr...

This research examined the mechanisms for appointing state leaders in Islam. The was conducted by studying appointment of since time Prophet Muhammad PBUH, caliphs Abu Bakr, Umar bin Khathab, Uthman Affan, Ali Abi Talib. In addition, it also studied Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and Jordan which are considered Islamic countries. history, election carried out different forms. difference occurs based on...

Background 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH) VitD] deficiency is a highly prevalent condition, present in approximately 30% to 50% of the general population. A growing body of data suggests that low 25(OH) VitD levels may adversely affect cardiovascular health. The present study aimed to measure the serum levels of 25(OH) Vit D in Congenital heart disease (CHD) children compared to healthy children....