Demographic data on fertility and intermarriage are useful measures of integration and
assimilation. This paper reviews trends in total fertility and intermarriage of foreign …

THE Islamic Action Front (LAF)–the political arm of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood–was
established in 1992 at the height of the country's once-promising democratic “experiment" …

This book, the first in the field for two decades, looks at the relationships between geography
and religion. It represents a synthesis of research by geographers of many countries, mainly …

Romanian Political Science Review• vol. VII• no. 4• 2007 coun tries are paci fied from within,
the Middle-East will al ways be a tur bu lent re gion. The link the au thor makes be tween the …

The representation of women in national legislatures across the globe remains small.
Theoretical accounts of the variation that does exist have not been fully tested. I test social …

The relationship between economic growth and inequalities between men and women has
become one of the most debated issues in policymaking arenas and in the social sciences …

On the basis of research on paired Muslim and non‐Muslim communities selected in India,
Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines, the authors test the hypothesis that greater …

Women presented the first effective challenge to the Islamic regime and the clerical authority
in post-revolutionary Iran. Women's activism in support of their legal rights and personal …

It is in vogue in sociology of religion to talk about religion in terms of the market. American
sociologists, especially, have advocated theories of a religious market, of religious human …

The empowerment of women by their increased participation in all aspects of political, social
and economic life has become one of the major goals of democratic and participatory …