This chapter focuses on formal education in Lebanon and Syria to discuss inclusion and exclusion ... more This chapter focuses on formal education in Lebanon and Syria to discuss inclusion and exclusion in plural societies. Both countries are linguistically, religiously, and ethnically heterogeneous but manage this diversity in very different ways in the educational systems. Empirical material used stretches from the 1980s until today. Curriculum theory provides a theoretical frame of reference for an analysis of school subjects such as civics, religious education and history. What is included and what is excluded is an indicator of values propagated by the educational authorities.
In this article it is argued that the Islamic modern veil is a debated garment not only in the co... more In this article it is argued that the Islamic modern veil is a debated garment not only in the contemporary West but in the Middle East as well. The female veil has been used around the Mediterranean and in the Middle East since antiquity. The Quran is not very specific as to what women should cover and interpretations vary greatly from place to place, and from one century to another. The veil is often a sign of social and economic prestige. At the same time the female veil is also a symbol of patriarchal ideas about the difference between men and women. Women's bodies are commonly felt, by men, to threaten their self-control. Hence women need to cover their bodies to avoid chaos in society. For almost a hundred years political issues have been debated through debating female dress. The veil has symbolised a lack of progress in the Middle East, as well as symbolised cultural authenticity. Very often women have not been part of these debates. But today women who re-veil very ofte...
Este texto se presentó como comunicación al II Congreso Internacional de Etnografía y Educación: ... more Este texto se presentó como comunicación al II Congreso Internacional de Etnografía y Educación: Migraciones y Ciudadanías. Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, 5-8 Septiembre 2008This paper builds on the experience of the on-going, mainly ethnographic, research project called Teacher training in' multicultural' Sweden. Class, gender and ethnicity. In this multi-disciplinary project a number of scholars conduct research through participant observation in, and through the study and analysis of documents from, a number of teacher training colleges in Sweden. In this paper I will use empirical material gathered from two teacher training colleges to discuss this basic issue. One college is situated in a suburb outside Stockholm and it consciously portrays itself as a college for 'multicultural' students who will later teach in 'multicultural' suburbs. The other college is situated in a small town and although 'multiculturalism' is seen as importa...
“Without our church we will disappear” : Syrian Orthodox Christians in diaspora and the family la... more “Without our church we will disappear” : Syrian Orthodox Christians in diaspora and the family law of the church
Conspiracy Theories and the Nordic Countries, 2020
Conspiracy Theories and the Nordic Countries This book explores the relevance of conspiracy theor... more Conspiracy Theories and the Nordic Countries This book explores the relevance of conspiracy theories in the modern social and political history of the Nordic countries. The Nordic countries have traditionally imagined themselves as stable, wealthy, egalitarian welfare states. Conspiracy theories, mistrust, and disunity, the argument goes, happened elsewhere in Europe (especially Eastern Europe), the Middle East, or in the United States. This book paints a different picture by demonstrating that conspiracy theories have always existed in the Nordic region, both as a result of structural tensions between different groups and in the aftermath of traumatic events, but seem to have become more prominent over the last 30 or 40 years. While the book covers events and developments in each of the Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, and Finland), it is not a comparative country analysis. Rather, the book focuses on conspiracy theories in and about the Nordic region as a region, arguing that similarities in the trajectories of conspiratorial thinking are interesting to examine in cultural, social, and political terms. The book takes a thematic approach, including looking at states and elites; family, gender and sexuality; migration and the outside view on the Nordic region; conspiracy theories about the Nordic countries; and Nordic noir. This book will be of great interest to researchers on extremism, conspiracy theories, and the politics of the Nordic countries.
... There is still too little analysis of the interface between citizens as living people and ...... more ... There is still too little analysis of the interface between citizens as living people and ... 25 Relations among large traders and small retail traders and between traders and customers ... ANNIKARABO Islamic veiling has a different history in Jordan, where political parties were banned ...
This chapter focuses on formal education in Lebanon and Syria to discuss inclusion and exclusion ... more This chapter focuses on formal education in Lebanon and Syria to discuss inclusion and exclusion in plural societies. Both countries are linguistically, religiously, and ethnically heterogeneous but manage this diversity in very different ways in the educational systems. Empirical material used stretches from the 1980s until today. Curriculum theory provides a theoretical frame of reference for an analysis of school subjects such as civics, religious education and history. What is included and what is excluded is an indicator of values propagated by the educational authorities.
In this article it is argued that the Islamic modern veil is a debated garment not only in the co... more In this article it is argued that the Islamic modern veil is a debated garment not only in the contemporary West but in the Middle East as well. The female veil has been used around the Mediterranean and in the Middle East since antiquity. The Quran is not very specific as to what women should cover and interpretations vary greatly from place to place, and from one century to another. The veil is often a sign of social and economic prestige. At the same time the female veil is also a symbol of patriarchal ideas about the difference between men and women. Women's bodies are commonly felt, by men, to threaten their self-control. Hence women need to cover their bodies to avoid chaos in society. For almost a hundred years political issues have been debated through debating female dress. The veil has symbolised a lack of progress in the Middle East, as well as symbolised cultural authenticity. Very often women have not been part of these debates. But today women who re-veil very ofte...
Este texto se presentó como comunicación al II Congreso Internacional de Etnografía y Educación: ... more Este texto se presentó como comunicación al II Congreso Internacional de Etnografía y Educación: Migraciones y Ciudadanías. Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, 5-8 Septiembre 2008This paper builds on the experience of the on-going, mainly ethnographic, research project called Teacher training in' multicultural' Sweden. Class, gender and ethnicity. In this multi-disciplinary project a number of scholars conduct research through participant observation in, and through the study and analysis of documents from, a number of teacher training colleges in Sweden. In this paper I will use empirical material gathered from two teacher training colleges to discuss this basic issue. One college is situated in a suburb outside Stockholm and it consciously portrays itself as a college for 'multicultural' students who will later teach in 'multicultural' suburbs. The other college is situated in a small town and although 'multiculturalism' is seen as importa...
“Without our church we will disappear” : Syrian Orthodox Christians in diaspora and the family la... more “Without our church we will disappear” : Syrian Orthodox Christians in diaspora and the family law of the church
Conspiracy Theories and the Nordic Countries, 2020
Conspiracy Theories and the Nordic Countries This book explores the relevance of conspiracy theor... more Conspiracy Theories and the Nordic Countries This book explores the relevance of conspiracy theories in the modern social and political history of the Nordic countries. The Nordic countries have traditionally imagined themselves as stable, wealthy, egalitarian welfare states. Conspiracy theories, mistrust, and disunity, the argument goes, happened elsewhere in Europe (especially Eastern Europe), the Middle East, or in the United States. This book paints a different picture by demonstrating that conspiracy theories have always existed in the Nordic region, both as a result of structural tensions between different groups and in the aftermath of traumatic events, but seem to have become more prominent over the last 30 or 40 years. While the book covers events and developments in each of the Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, and Finland), it is not a comparative country analysis. Rather, the book focuses on conspiracy theories in and about the Nordic region as a region, arguing that similarities in the trajectories of conspiratorial thinking are interesting to examine in cultural, social, and political terms. The book takes a thematic approach, including looking at states and elites; family, gender and sexuality; migration and the outside view on the Nordic region; conspiracy theories about the Nordic countries; and Nordic noir. This book will be of great interest to researchers on extremism, conspiracy theories, and the politics of the Nordic countries.
... There is still too little analysis of the interface between citizens as living people and ...... more ... There is still too little analysis of the interface between citizens as living people and ... 25 Relations among large traders and small retail traders and between traders and customers ... ANNIKARABO Islamic veiling has a different history in Jordan, where political parties were banned ...
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