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Rastafari in Israel
History & The Arts

Rastafari in Israel

...religion in motion, and it is an approach I began to develop when I decided to investigate Rastafari in Israel for my Master’s Thesis. In March 2014, I conducted two weeks of fieldwork in Israel, where I was hosted by a Rastafari family living in Ashdod. [Home with Rastafari symbols] Upon my arrival, I was surprised to see that their house was completely covered with...
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Why are people superstitious?
History & The Arts

Why are people superstitious?

...religion should be a matter of personal conscience, as well as one means of teaching everyone how to live together peacefully and cooperatively. His approach has often been compared to the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes. Both were writing in superstitious times wracked by upheaval and conflict. Both argued that religion should fall under political control, as it did in...
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The benefits of mindfulness and five common myths surrounding it
Health, Sports & Psychology

The benefits of mindfulness and five common myths surrounding it

...religion or feel there is no way mindfulness could help them, given the complex situation they are experiencing (e.g. where a loved one is acutely unwell, or they are experiencing ongoing carer stress). [Mindfulness Optimism Relax Harmony Concept] To better understand mindfulness and its potential, it’s important to address five common myths: Mindfulness is not the same...
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How can honour killings be stopped?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can honour killings be stopped?

...religion, which previously they were less confident in addressing because of a lack of knowledge or a fear of a community backlash. Southall Black Sisters has now published its education pack, Changing Hearts and Minds to disseminate lesson plans and best practice. It is also extending the Ambassadors programme to survivors to challenge cultural and religious norms and...
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Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic
Society, Politics & Law

Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic

...religion and ethnicity. Canada has somehow managed to a large extent to remain strong and united despite all these differences.” Ahmed Hussen says the Canadian-Somali community brings with it certain natural strengths. “There's a very rich history way back from Somalia of entrepreneurship, a willingness to take business risks in places that have been written off....
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A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish
Languages

A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish

...religion, known as Santeria in Cuba. The symbolism of the various characters in the dance is explained. Cuba: With rhythm in the body Rodolfo says that rhythm is all-important in Cuban dance. Different parts of the body have to move independently of others! He also discusses mambo and the ever-changing nature of Cuban music and dance Cuba: Salsa A description of the...
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Opening up history: art in the Reformation
History & The Arts

Opening up history: art in the Reformation

...religion and spoke a little German. Those questions set me on my way – during my Master’s I studied the correspondence of Abbess Caritas Pirckheimer who resisted pressure to close her convent during the Protestant Reformation in Nuremberg. I discovered that the artist Albrecht Dürer had dedicated some of his work to her, which led me to thinking about the place of...
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Embodied Intersectionality and British South Asian Muslim Women
Society, Politics & Law

Embodied Intersectionality and British South Asian Muslim Women

...religion, culture, ability/disability, sexual orientation and others can intersect or overlap to create different experiences of discrimination or privilege and different patterns of advantage or disadvantage. First coined by Kimberle Crenshaw (1989, p. 65), a theorist in the USA, Crenshaw explains that intersectionality can be understood as a metaphor. Imagine an...
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