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Islamic Law and the Law of Armed Conflict

The Conflict in Pakistan

By: Niaz A Shah

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Islamic Law and the Law of Armed Conflict

The Conflict in Pakistan

By: Niaz A Shah

Islamic Law and the Law of Armed Conflict: The Conflict in Pakistan demonstrates how international law can be applied in Muslim states in a way that is compatible with Islamic law. Within this broader framework of compatible application, Niaz A. Shah argues that the Islamic law of qital (i.e. armed conflict) and the law of armed conflict are compatible with each other and that the former can complement the latter at national and regional levels. Shah identifies grey areas in the Islamic law of qital and argues for their expansion and clarification. Shah also calls for new rules to be developed to cover what he calls the blind spots in the Islamic law of qital. He shows how Islamic law and the law of armed conflict could contribute to each other in certain areas, such as, the law of occupation; air and naval warfare; and the use of modern weaponry. Such a contribution is neither prohibited by Islamic law nor by international law. Shah applies the Islamic law of qital and the law of armed conflict to a live armed conflict in Pakistan and argues that all parties, the Taliban, the security forces of Pakistan and the American CIA, have violated one or more of the applicable laws. He maintains that whilst militancy is a genuine problem, fighting militants does not allow or condone violation of the law. Islamic Law and the Law of Armed Conflict will be of interest to students and scholars of international law, Islamic law, international relations, security studies and south-east Asian studies.

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1136824677

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Old World Empires

Cultures of Power and Governance in Eurasia

By: Ilhan Niaz

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Old World Empires

Cultures of Power and Governance in Eurasia

By: Ilhan Niaz

This book is a sweeping historical survey of the origins, development and nature of state power. It demonstrates that Eurasia is home to a dominant tradition of arbitrary rule mediated through military, civil and ecclesiastical servants and a marginal tradition of representative and responsible government through autonomous institutions. The former tradition finds expression in hierarchically organized and ideologically legitimated continental bureaucratic states while the latter manifests itself in the state of laws. In recent times, the marginal tradition has gained in popularity and has led to continental bureaucratic states attempting to introduce democratic and constitutional reforms. These attempts have rarely altered the actual manner in which power is exercised by the state and its elites given the deeper and historically rooted experience of arbitrary rule. Far from being remote, the arbitrary culture of power that emerged in many parts of the world continues to shape the fortunes of states. To ignore this culture of power and the historical circumstances that have shaped it comes at a high price, as indicated by the ongoing democratic recession and erosion of liberal norms within states that are democracies.

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1317913787

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Pakistan

A Global Studies Handbook

By: Yasmeen Niaz Mohiuddin

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Pakistan

A Global Studies Handbook

By: Yasmeen Niaz Mohiuddin

A comprehensive study of the history, politics, religion, economy, and culture of Pakistan—how it came to be, where it is, and where it is going. Pakistan occupies a position of geopolitical and strategic importance for the United States. This book explains why, and reveals the reality of this little-studied country. Although Pakistan became a country only in 1947, its people and culture have a rich history. It is a Muslim state, a nuclear power, and a politically troubled land. Pakistan stretches from the heights of the Hindu Kush to the lowlands of the Indus delta. Its people and culture are as varied as its landscape. This scholarly yet accessible work treats the full range of modern Pakistan. Its thorough examination of the country's problems—along with its strengths—makes this an ideal resource for high school or college course work, and an indispensable addition to library collections.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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185109802X

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Reclaiming Sacred Spaces

Muslim Womens Struggle for Entry into Haji Ali Dargah

By: Dr. Noorjehan Safia Niaz, Zakia Soman

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Reclaiming Sacred Spaces

Muslim Womens Struggle for Entry into Haji Ali Dargah

By: Dr. Noorjehan Safia Niaz, Zakia Soman

Nobody imagined that a democratic struggle by ordinary Muslim women would hit patriarchy at its core and yield a great step forward towards gender justice. The Haji Ali Case not only challenged the patriarchy within the Muslim community but it also created space for an alternative voice which was desperately trying to speak the language of equality, justice, and democracy. This struggle created space for an open debate on womens rights and religion. A Muslim woman is a world citizen today. She has all the right to lead the change not just for herself or her community but for all humankind. This book captures the struggle to reclaim sacred spaces from patriarchal forces and hopes to inspire other similar movements led by women.

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Notion Press

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194832198X

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9781948321983

Bushwhacked

By: Dr. Muhammed Niaz

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Bushwhacked

By: Dr. Muhammed Niaz

Dr. Muhammed Niaz, a medical doctor on a mission to help patients, shares the harrowing legal journey he went through when he was unfairly targeted for prescribing pain medication. His tale is set against the backdrop of white supremacy, discrimination, and violations of due process. It gives readers an insider’s look at the type of disciplinary actions doctors face even when they’ve dedicated themselves to helping patients. Niaz ultimately found himself targeted by the Delaware Attorney General’s Office headed by Beau Biden, the son of President Joe Biden. After a long legal battle, he reached a settlement that allowed him to continue to practice medicine. While intended for members of the general public with pain conditions, this book also serves as a resource for health care workers and regulatory authorities seeking to navigate the often-complex issues that arise when doctors try helping patients in pain. Join the author as he shares a cautionary tale that can lead to better ways to care for those desperate to alleviate pain.

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iUniverse

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1663220328

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9781663220325

A Political Economy of Forest Resource Use

Case Studies of Social Forestry in Bangladesh

By: Niaz Ahmed Khan

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A Political Economy of Forest Resource Use

Case Studies of Social Forestry in Bangladesh

By: Niaz Ahmed Khan

Published in 1998. An International monograph publishing series covering new research into the ‘green’ issues such as government, corporate and public responses to environmental hazards, the economics of green policies and the effectiveness of environmental protection programmes.

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0429875886

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Indian Muslim Women’s Movement

For Gender Justice and Equal Citizenship

By: Zakia Soman, Dr. Noorjehan Safia Niaz

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Indian Muslim Women’s Movement

For Gender Justice and Equal Citizenship

By: Zakia Soman, Dr. Noorjehan Safia Niaz

This collection of essays and articles captures the beginning of the Muslim women’s movement in India in the last two decades. Written at different points during the journey, these pieces provide a glimpse into the collective tumultuous journey of women demanding reform in Muslim family law in India and for equal citizenship without discrimination. This journey was undertaken by ordinary women under their own leadership. This collection highlights the challenges faced by women. It also celebrates successes such as the organization of women into groups, abolition of triple talaq and women’s entry into the mazar of Haji Ali Dargah. This book is a collection of articles written by authors, individually and jointly in various newspapers, magazines, journals and other publications. It challenges the misogynist regressive norms for women in family set by patriarchal religious groups. It calls for state accountability in providing safety, security and equality to Muslim citizens. Based on experiences and insights from grounded struggle of ordinary women, these essays give hope and provide strength in addressing discrimination through shared vision and collective democratic action. It calls out the failure of conservative religious leadership as well as elected representatives in providing an enabling environment to the community and particularly, women. It calls out certain feminists for their dual standards and for unsuccessful attempts to weaken the movement for reform in family law led by ordinary Muslim women.

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Notion Press

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1649199872

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9781649199874

Chemistry Education and Contributions from History and Philosophy of Science

By: Mansoor Niaz

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Chemistry Education and Contributions from History and Philosophy of Science

By: Mansoor Niaz

This book explores the relationship between the content of chemistry education and the history and philosophy of science (HPS) framework that underlies such education. It discusses the need to present an image that reflects how chemistry developed and progresses. It proposes that chemistry should be taught the way it is practiced by chemists: as a human enterprise, at the interface of scientific practice and HPS. Finally, it sets out to convince teachers to go beyond the traditional classroom practice and explore new teaching strategies. The importance of HPS has been recognized for the science curriculum since the middle of the 20th century. The need for teaching chemistry within a historical context is not difficult to understand as HPS is not far below the surface in any science classroom. A review of the literature shows that the traditional chemistry classroom, curricula, and textbooks while dealing with concepts such as law, theory, model, explanation, hypothesis, observation, evidence and idealization, generally ignore elements of the history and philosophy of science. This book proposes that the conceptual understanding of chemistry requires knowledge and understanding of the history and philosophy of science. “Professor Niaz’s book is most welcome, coming at a time when there is an urgently felt need to upgrade the teaching of science. The book is a huge aid for adding to the usual way - presenting science as a series of mere facts - also the necessary mandate: to show how science is done, and how science, through its history and philosophy, is part of the cultural development of humanity.” Gerald Holton, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics & Professor of History of Science, Harvard University “In this stimulating and sophisticated blend of history of chemistry, philosophy of science, and science pedagogy, Professor Mansoor Niaz has succeeded in offering a promising new approach to the teaching of fundamental ideas in chemistry. Historians and philosophers of chemistry --- and above all, chemistry teachers --- will find this book full of valuable and highly usable new ideas” Alan Rocke, Case Western Reserve University “This book artfully connects chemistry and chemistry education to the human context in which chemical science is practiced and the historical and philosophical background that illuminates that practice. Mansoor Niaz deftly weaves together historical episodes in the quest for scientific knowledge with the psychology of learning and philosophical reflections on the nature of scientific knowledge and method. The result is a compelling case for historically and philosophically informed science education. Highly recommended!” Harvey Siegel, University of Miami “Books that analyze the philosophy and history of science in Chemistry are quite rare. ‘Chemistry Education and Contributions from History and Philosophy of Science’ by Mansoor Niaz is one of the rare books on the history and philosophy of chemistry and their importance in teaching this science. The book goes through all the main concepts of chemistry, and analyzes the historical and philosophical developments as well as their reflections in textbooks. Closest to my heart is Chapter 6, which is devoted to the chemical bond, the glue that holds together all matter in our earth. The chapter emphasizes the revolutionary impact of the concept of the ‘covalent bond’ on the chemical community and the great novelty of the idea that was conceived 11 years before quantum mechanics was able to offer the mechanism of electron pairing and covalent bonding. The author goes then to describe the emergence of two rival theories that explained the nature of the chemical bond in terms of quantum mechanics; these are valence bond (VB) and molecular orbital (MO) theories. He emphasizes the importance of having rival theories and interpretations in science and its advancement. He further argues that this VB-MO rivalry is still alive and together the two conceptual frames serve as the tool kit for thinking and doing chemistry in creative manners. The author surveys chemistry textbooks in the light of the how the books preserve or not the balance between the two theories in describing various chemical phenomena. This Talmudic approach of conceptual tension is a universal characteristic of any branch of evolving wisdom. As such, Mansoor’s book would be of great utility for chemistry teachers to examine how can they become more effective teachers by recognizing the importance of conceptual tension”. Sason Shaik Saeree K. and Louis P. Fiedler Chair in Chemistry Director, The Lise Meitner-Minerva Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, ISRAEL

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3319262483

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Courage Unlocked

Personal Stories of Muslim Women’s Lives, Struggles and Leadership

By: Dr. Noorjehan Safia Niaz, Zakia Soman

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Courage Unlocked

Personal Stories of Muslim Women’s Lives, Struggles and Leadership

By: Dr. Noorjehan Safia Niaz, Zakia Soman

In this book the authors have tried to fill up the pages of feminist history with the voices of Muslim women through their own lenses and their own voices. This collection of memoirs is meant to highlight the leadership potential and impact of a Muslim woman, her agency, her education, her fierce commitment and her fearlessness in the face of adversity. It is meant to create a historical record for future generations to inspire them and to educate them about the legacy that they have inherited. It is also meant to inspire more and more women to take up the charge of themselves, their community and their country.

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1638066620

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Women’s Shariah Court-Muslim Women’s Quest for Justice

An Alternative Dispute Resolution Forum For and By Muslim Women

By: Dr. Noorjehan Safia Niaz

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Women’s Shariah Court-Muslim Women’s Quest for Justice

An Alternative Dispute Resolution Forum For and By Muslim Women

By: Dr. Noorjehan Safia Niaz

Would it be easy to imagine a court where justice is dispensed not by women and men wearing black flowing gowns but by ordinarily dressed, uneducated women? Muslim women living in slum communities of Mumbai took upon themselves the job of providing legal aid to other distressed women. Need for justice is as crucial as other needs, especially for women who face marginalization on a large scale. This book looks closely at the genesis of these groups, their history, their interventions, their motivations and their contributions to women’s movement. The book suggests recommendations for strengthening alternative dispute resolution forums where justice will be dispensed not by learned lawyers but by ordinarily dressed unlettered women. These women, through their innate sense of justice reaches out passionately towards other equally battered women and together they journey towards a life of dignity.

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1945688807

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Seeking Justice Within Family

A National Study on Muslim Women’s Views on Reforms in Muslim Personal Law

By: Dr. Noorjehan Safia Niaz, Zakia Soman

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Seeking Justice Within Family

A National Study on Muslim Women’s Views on Reforms in Muslim Personal Law

By: Dr. Noorjehan Safia Niaz, Zakia Soman

The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan was formed in January 2007 at a national conference in Delhi attended by 500 women from different parts of the country. It is a democratic organisation of Muslim women, led by Muslim women, and which strives for the citizenship rights of all and particularly Muslim women. The BMMA believes in the values of equality, justice, and fairness enshrined in the Holy Quran as well as the Constitution of India. In its 16th year, it’s membership has crossed one lakh across 15 states. BMMA believes in democracy and secularism as propounded by the Constitution of India. We believe peace and justice to be the fundamental tenets of Islam. We oppose the denial of women’s rights in society and strive to build Muslim women’s leadership across the country. We work on the issues of education, livelihood, health, security, and law reform. We are opposed to communalism and violence and believe in communal harmony, mutual respect, and religious co-existence.

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9798889359296

Vehicular Communications for Smart Cars

Protocols, Applications and Security Concerns

By: Niaz Chowdhury,Lewis Mackenzie

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Vehicular Communications for Smart Cars

Protocols, Applications and Security Concerns

By: Niaz Chowdhury,Lewis Mackenzie

This book covers a wide range of topics from the smart transportation domain. It discusses protocols, applications and security concerns in various vehicular networks using examples and easy-to-understand figures. The first four chapters focus on vehicular network protocols and applications, while the remaining four chapters incorporate security, trust and privacy issues with examples from real-life cases. The book concludes with a vision of what to expect in the near future and will be an invaluable resource for anybody interested in this nascent technology and its variegated applications. Dr. Niaz Chowdhury is a postdoctoral research associate at the Knowledge Media Institute, the Open University in England. Dr. Lewis M. Mackenzie is a senior lecturer in computing science at the University of Glasgow.

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1351617451

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Women, the Koran and International Human Rights Law

The Experience of Pakistan

By: Niaz Shah

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Women, the Koran and International Human Rights Law

The Experience of Pakistan

By: Niaz Shah

Religion plays a pivotal role in the way women are treated around the world, socially and legally. This book discusses three Islamic human rights approaches: secular, non-compatible, reconciliatory (compatible), and proposes a contextual interpretive approach. It is argued that the current gender discriminatory statutory Islamic laws in Islamic jurisdictions, based on the decontextualised interpretation of the Koran, can be reformed through Ijtihad: independent individual reasoning. It is claimed that the original intention of the Koran was to protect the rights of women and raise their status in society, not to relegate them to subordination. This Koranic intention and spirit may be recaptured through the proposed contextual interpretation which in fact means using an Islamic (or insider) strategy to achieve gender equality in Muslim states and greater compatibility with international human rights law. It discusses the negative impact of the so-called statutory Islamic laws of Pakistan on the enjoyment of women’s human rights and robustly challenges their Koranic foundation. While supporting the international human rights regime, this book highlights the challenges to its universality: feminism and cultural relativism. To achieve universal application, genuine voices from different cultures and groups must be accommodated. It is argued that the women’s human rights regime does not cover all issues of concern to women and has a weak implementation mechanism. The book argues for effective implementation procedures to turn women’s human rights into reality.

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9047410173

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Book's by Niaz A Shah

Islamic Law and the Law of Armed Conflict

Islamic Law and the Law of Armed Conflict

Old World Empires

Old World Empires

Pakistan

Pakistan

Reclaiming Sacred Spaces

Reclaiming Sacred Spaces

Bushwhacked

Bushwhacked

A Political Economy of Forest Resource Use

A Political Economy of Forest Resource Use

Indian Muslim Women’s Movement

Indian Muslim Women’s Movement

Chemistry Education and Contributions from History and Philosophy of Science

Chemistry Education and Contributions from History and Philosophy of Science

Courage Unlocked

Courage Unlocked

Women’s Shariah Court-Muslim Women’s Quest for Justice

Women’s Shariah Court-Muslim Women’s Quest for Justice

Seeking Justice Within Family

Seeking Justice Within Family

Vehicular Communications for Smart Cars

Vehicular Communications for Smart Cars

Women, the Koran and International Human Rights Law

Women, the Koran and International Human Rights Law

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