The Study of Islamic Culture and Politics: An Overview and Assessment

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The Origins of Popular Support for Lebanon's Hezbollah

“…This is in line with previous works that do not admit that the connection between economic crisis and Islamic fundamentalism is always correct. They maintain that varying economic circumstances across regions and time periods do not match the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Algeria, Egypt Jordan, and Syria in the 1960s and 1970s-can be characterized as that of profound economic crisis (Moaddel, 2002;Hafez, 2003;Baylouny, 2004). The findings of the present study correct the conventional wisdom of Western scholarship, which holds that poor social and economic conditions foster militancy and terrorism (for example, Euben, 1999;Huband, 1998;Tessler, 2002).…”

Where Are All the Women? Institutional Context and the Prevalence of Women on the Corporate Board of Directors

“…Religion details how individuals should relate to one another and provides the values which inform this behaviour (Parboteeah et al, 2009(Parboteeah et al, , 2007Innaccone, 1997). Normative and value-laden stipulations permeate all the dominant world religions and define appropriate actions in a wide range of settings, including that of work, economic enterprise and gender relations Parboteeah et al, 2009;Moaddel, 2002), suggesting national religion may be an important influence on whether women acquire board directorships in a given country. All the major world religions define the role of women in society and delineate the parameters of work and economic activity (Parboteeah et al, 2009).…”

A Survey of Lebanese Shi'i attitudes towards Hezbollah

“…There is no dearth of scholars who hold that the connection between economic crisis and Islamic fundamentalism is not always correct. They maintain that varying economic circumstances across regions and time periods do not match the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan and Syria in the 1960s and 1970s -which can be characterised as a time of profound economic crisis (Moaddel, 2002;Hafez, 2003;Baylouny, 2004). The findings of the present study correct the conventional wisdom of Western scholarship, which holds that poor social and economic conditions foster militancy and terrorism (for example, Euben, 1999;Huband, 1998;Tessler, 1997).…”