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Yusof, Noraini Md.; Zeiny, Esmaeil – International Education Studies, 2015
As a very controversial issue in Islam, polygamy allows Muslim men to marry up to four wives. It has been told that the Quran encourages polygamy; thus, it is a part of Islamic "Sharia." Many Muslim men practice it at their whim and they contend that they do so to follow the "Sunnah." Amongst Muslim countries, Malaysia is one…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Religious Cultural Groups, Muslims, Marriage
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Francis, Leslie J.; Robbins, Mandy – Research in Education, 2014
This study examines the religious and social significance of self-assigned religious affiliation among young people in England and Wales by investigating religious beliefs and the connection between religion and matters of public concern among a sample of 547 adolescent males between 16 and 18 years of age, distinguishing between three religious…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Cultural Groups, Religious Factors, Role of Religion
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Loza, Wagdy – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
The Belief Diversity Scale (BDS) was administered to 89 male Canadian offenders of different religious backgrounds. The BDS is a 33-item, six-subscale instrument designed to quantitatively measure the religious attitudes, beliefs, and ideologies of Middle Eastern extremists on risk areas described in the literature. Results indicated that the…
Descriptors: Muslims, Religion, Religious Cultural Groups, Islam