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Ashraf
About: Ashraf is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 78 publications have been published within this topic receiving 731 citations.
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TL;DR: Theories on diversity and diversity management within the field of Organisation Studies started to develop in the 80s, mainly under the influence of managerial reports pointing towards the increasing diversity of the future workforce as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Theories on diversity and diversity management within the field of Organisation Studies started to develop in the 80s, mainly under the influence of managerial reports pointing towards the increasing diversity of the future workforce. The purpose of this paper was to 1) review the existing studies on diversity identifying their main purposes, 2) identify the current debates in the field, and 3) point towards possible future directions. Studies on diversity seem to have a two-fold purpose. A first purpose is to identify discriminatory practices in the workplace. Several studies have examined the working experiences of minority groups, inducing our attention to phenomena such as the glass-ceiling effect (e.g. Cox & Nkomo, 1990; Wirth, 2001), wage differences (e.g. Ashraf, 1996; Blau & Beller, 1988), segregation (e.g. Anker, 1998; Ibarra, 1995). A second purpose is to examine the effects of diversity on work-related outcomes. For instance, studies (Milliken & Martins, 1996) have examined the relationship between value diversity and conflict, or between cognitive heterogeneity and problem-solving capabilities. The authors discussed these two strands of studies by summarising their main findings and conclusions. Wanting to achieve one (or both) of the two purposes, the domain has mainly focused on the consequences of diversity and seems to have neglected theoretical reflections on the notions of "diversity," "difference," or the "other." This need for theorising has been indicated by well-known scholars in the field (e.g. Cox, 1995; Nkomo, 1995; 2000; Nkomo & Cox, 1996), concerned about the continuation of the diversity domain. Within these current debates, the authors identified mainly four issues: a narrow or broad definition of diversity, a stable or dynamic conception of identity, the role of power, and the importance of the socio-historical context. With the discussion of these four issues, the authors indicated the implicit "theoretical" choices prioritising the concept of "identity", turning the issues of diversity into a managing of individuals and "their" identities. They concluded by pointing towards possible future directions of theorising and researching diversity.
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15 Mar 2013
TL;DR: In this paper, Hamidzada et al. discuss the political economy of war and peace in Afghanistan, and the transition of the state in Afghanistan and the future of statebuilding in the country.
Abstract: Part 1: Before 9/11 Introduction: "Helping Afghanistan" 1998 "Afghanistan under the Taliban" 1999 "Afghanistan: The Last Cold-War Conflict, the First Post-Cold War Conflict" 2000 "Afghanistan: The Forgotten Crisis" 1996 "The Political Economy of War and Peace in Afghanistan" 2000 "Women and Pipelines: Afghanistan's Proxy Wars" 1997 "Arab Islamists in Afghanistan" 1997 "Afghanistan: Reconstruction and Peacebuilding in a Regional Framework," With Ashraf Ghani, William Maley, Ahmed Rashid, and Olivier Roy, 2001 Part 2: Reconstructing Afghanistan? Introduction: "Afghans Can Be Our Allies," New York Times, September 22, 2001 "A Blueprint for Afghanistan" 2002 "Peace Building, State Building: Constructing Sovereignty for Security" 2005 "The Politics of Security in State-Building" "The Politics of Center-Periphery Relations in Afghanistan" With Helena Malikyar 2003 "Transitional Justice and Human Rights in Afghanistan" 2003 "The Political Context of Public Administration in Afghanistan" 2007 "Crafting a Constitution for Afghanistan" 2004 "Regional Issues in the Reconstruction of Afghanistan" With Andrea Armstrong 2003 "From Bonn to London: Governance Challenges and the Future of Statebuilding in Afghanistan" With Humayun Hamidzada, 2007 Part 3: Contesting Afghanistan Introduction: "The Death of an Afghan Optimist" 2006 "Afghanistan's Uncertain Transition from Turmoil to Normalcy" 2006 "Saving Afghanistan" 2007 "Pashtun and Taliban in Two States" "U.S. and Iran in Afghanistan" With Sara Batmanglich "Counter-Narcotics to Stabilize Afghanistan: The False Promise of Crop Eradication" With Jake Sherman 2008 "Afghan Dilemmas: Defining Commitment" 2008 "The Transformation of the State in Afghanistan" 2008 "From Great Game to Grand Bargain: Ending Chaos in Afghanistan and Pakistan" With Ahmed Rashid 2008 Conclusion "A Tribe Apart" 2009 Appendix "Afghanistan 2005 and Beyond: Prospects for Improved Stability" 2005
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1 Jan 2008
TL;DR: Ashraf 'Ali Thanawi (1863-1943) as mentioned in this paper was one of the most prominent religious scholars in Islamic history, author of over a thousand books on different aspects of Islam, his work sought to defend the Islamic scholarly tradition and articulate its authority in an age of momentous religious and political change.
Abstract: Ashraf 'Ali Thanawi (1863-1943) was one of the most prominent religious scholars in Islamic history. Author of over a thousand books on different aspects of Islam, his work sought to defend the Islamic scholarly tradition and to articulate its authority in an age of momentous religious and political change. In this authoritative biography, Muhammad Qasim Zaman offers a comprehensive and highly accessible account of Thanawi's multifaceted career and thought, whilst also providing a valuable introduction to Islam in modern South Asia.
51 citations
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1 Jan 2012
TL;DR: Kazuo et al. as mentioned in this paper argued that the status of Sayyid/sharifs in the modern era: the 'Alawi-Irshadi Dispute and Islamic Reformists in the Middle East.
Abstract: Introduction MORIMOTO Kazuo Part 1: Arguing Sayyids and Sharifs 1. How to Behave Toward Sayyids And Sharifs: A Trans-Sectarian Tradition of Dream Accounts MORIMOTO Kazuo 2. Qur'anic Commentary on the Verse of Khums (al-Anfal VIII:41) Roy Parviz Mottahedeh 3. Debate on the Status of Sayyid/sharifs in the Modern Era: The 'Alawi-Irshadi Dispute and Islamic Reformists in the Middle East YAMAGUCHI Motoki Part 2: Sayyids and Sharifs in the Middle East 4. Genealogy, Marriage, and the Drawing of Boundaries among the 'Alids (Eighth-Twelfth Centuries) Teresa Bernheimer 5. A Historical Atlas on the 'Alids: a Proposal and a Few Samples Biancamaria Scarcia Amoretti 6. The Reflection of Islamic Tradition on Ottoman Social Structure: The Sayyids and Sharifs. Ruya Kilic 7. The Ashraf and the Naqib Al-Ashraf in Ottoman Egypt and Syria: A Comparative Analysis Michael Winter Part 3: Sayyids and Sharifs beyond the Middle East 8. Shurafa in the Last Years of al-Andalus and in the Morisco Period: Laylat Al-Mawlid and Genealogies of the Prophet Muhammad Mercedes Garcia-Arenal 9. The Role of the Masharifu on the Swahili Coast in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Valerie J. Hoffman 10. Dihqans and Sacred Families in Central Asia Ashirbek Muminov 11. Sacred Descent and Sufi Legitimation in a Genealogical Text from Eighteenth-Century Central Asia: The Sharaf Ata'i Tradition in Khwarazm Devin Deweese 12. Trends of Ashrafization in India Arthur F. Buehler 13. The Sayyids as Commodities: The Islamic Periodical Alkisah and the Sayyid Community in Indonesia ARAI Kazuhiro
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