Women in the Islamic State

The ISIS Reader ◽

10.1093/oso/9780197501436.003.0010 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 199-214

Author(s):

Haroro Ingram ◽

Craig Whiteside ◽

Charlie Winter

Keyword(s):

Islamic State ◽

Role Of Women

This chapter focuses on a document published by supporters of the Islamic State in late January 2015. Entitled, ‘Women in the Islamic State: A manifesto and case study,’ the text was attributed to the outreach wing of the Khansa’ Brigade, an all-women policing unit operating inside the caliphate at the time. The first and only of its kind, the treatise clarified a number of issues regarding the role of women in the Islamic State that had hitherto been obscured by sensationalist media reportage and deliberate misinformation. The text is split into three sections. The first portion deals specifically with ‘modern’ preoccupations like feminism, education, and science, and sets out an Islamic response to these ‘corruptions’ and is featured in the below extract.

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Las tejedoras mayas de Guatemala: un proceso activo para la salvaguardia de su patrimonio cultural inmaterial

Tourism & Heritage Journal ◽

10.1344/thj.2020.2.7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

pp. 93-109

Author(s):

Marta Salvador i Almela ◽

Núria Abellan Calvet

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Critical Analysis ◽

Indigenous Communities ◽

Cultural Value ◽

Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽

Analysis Framework ◽

Tourism Management ◽

Role Of Women

Currently, many are the phenomena that occur around intangible cultural heritage (ICH), related to its politics and legacy. With a critical analysis perspective, this article aims to describe the processes of patrimonialisation, commodification, and touristification of ICH, especially of the Guatemalan Mayan fabrics. The ongoing movement of Guatemalan weavers to protect and vindicate the cultural value of this art brings to light the role of different actors that intervene in intangible cultural heritage and, of greater relevance, indigenous communities. The following analysis framework on the diverse conceptualisations of heritage, authenticity, commodification and touristification allows for a deeper understanding of the Mayan weavers’ situation. The methodology used in this article consists on a case study, through which the following main conclusions arise: the lack of protection of ICH of this case study given the complex definitions and categorisations; the need to identify the consequences of commodification and touristification of ancestral tapestries, highlighting the importance of tourism management from the communities; and, finally, the key role of women as transmitters and protectors of ICH, who have headed a process of movement and empowerment.

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Nasheeds as a part of the jihadi culture. The role of music in the Islamic State’s propaganda

De Securitate et Defensione. O Bezpieczeństwie i Obronności ◽

10.34739/dsd.2019.01.05 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 57-71

Author(s):

Marta Stempień

Keyword(s):

Arab Spring ◽

Research Problem ◽

Islamic State ◽

Major Objective ◽

Systemic Analysis ◽

Empirical Research Methods ◽

The Arab Spring ◽

The 19Th Century

Nasheeds outpace the era of Internet and Youtube. Jihadist poetry in the Islamist hymns can be seen as an extension of the 19th-century anticolonial style of poetry called qaseeda. Presented article shows that nasheeds were not always a significant element in the jihadi culture. The increase of their role was observed quite recently, after the outbreak of the “Arab Spring”. This article is a case study. It attempts to fill a gap in research on the IS’s propaganda materials. The major objective of this article is to investigate the phenomenon of jihadist naseeds, including their role in the ‘jihadi culture’. The author seeks to answer to the question whether the presented facts may indicate the increase in their role occurred with the transfer of IS’ activities to cyberspace and whether it will be intensified in the future. The article takes into account historical conditions, briefly describing the genesis of the naseeds and their proliferation after the events of the “Arab Spring”. Then, using systemic analysis, the author presents their role in the activities of the Islamic State. In addition, theoretical and empirical research methods, such as: scientific literature analysis, case analysis, content analysis, classification, generalization were taken to solve the research problem.

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The Role of Women Merchants in Increasing Family’s Income (A Case Study on Indigenous Papuan Women Merchants)

Jurnal Aplikasi Manajemen ◽

10.18202/jam23026332.14.4.04 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 641-649

Author(s):

Selmi Dedi ◽

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Jein Sriana Toyib ◽

Dani Erlis Waimbo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Role Of Women

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Women, Water & Well-Being: A Case Study of ‘Kuttadampadam’ in Palakkad, Kerala

Shanlax International Journal of Arts, Science and Humanities ◽

10.34293/sijash.v7i1.534 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 44-49

Author(s):

V Shinju ◽

Aswathi Prasad

Keyword(s):

Resource Management ◽

Water Resources ◽

Natural Resources ◽

Water Resource ◽

Water Resource Management ◽

Well Being ◽

Starting Point ◽

Role Of Women

The natural resources are repository for the survival of all of us, so they must be used efficiently to meet the present needs while conserving them for future generations. An action to develop capacities from global to household levels for their sustainable management and regulation is required henceforth. Of these natural resources, water resources are most precious. If there is no water; there would be no life on earth. Since ‘water is the elixir of life’, water resource management has been considered as one of the most relevant areas of intervention. Understanding the gender dimensions of water resource management is a starting point for reversing the degradation of water resources. Women play an important role here since they have to access the water resources for almost all the activities on a daily basis. As the women are the strong social agents, effective and improved water preservation techniques could be achieved through their empowerment that may eventually lead to the well-being of the households in particular and of the community in general. Therefore, the major research question posed in this study is to analyze the role of women in the preservation and management of water, an inevitable, precious but diminishing natural resource. The study also intends to describe the relationship between the three ‘W's-Women, Water & Well-being. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches are essential here as it is a contingent issue in the present scenario. Psychological dimensions were also explored since the issue is affecting the routine life of the community. The case study of women belonging to the Kuttadampadam region was done to explain the role of women in preserving water resources in the areas affecting severe water scarcity.

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