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Life as a Weapon

The Global Rise of Suicide Bombings

By: Riaz Hassan

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Life as a Weapon

The Global Rise of Suicide Bombings

By: Riaz Hassan

Suicide bombing has become a weapon of choice among terrorist groups because of its lethality and ability to cause mayhem and fear. But who carries out these acts, and what motivates them? By undertaking analysis of the information in the most comprehensive suicide terrorism database in the world, Life as a Weapon seeks to question and in turn undermine the common perception that the psychopathology of suicide bombers and their religious beliefs are the principal causes. Instead, the book presents a cocktail of motivations that drive suicide bombers, and explains how their actions achieve multiple purposes – community approval, political success, liberation of the homeland, personal redemption or honour, refusal to accept subjugation, revenge, anxiety, defiance. Since the configuration of these driving factors is also specifically related to the circumstances of political conflict in each different country, it is only through gaining understanding and knowledge of these conditions that appropriate policies and responses can be developed that will protect the public and counter the scourge of suicide bombings. Life as a Weapon is a pivotal text in the discussion surrounding suicide bombings, and as such it is of relevance to undergraduate students, postgraduates, and researchers working in areas such as Security Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Terrorism, Criminology and Political Science.

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Routledge

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1136921060

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9781136921063

Basel Accords, Bank Capital and Portfolio Risk Behavior

By: Venus Khim-Sen Liew,Rossazana Ab. Rahim,Samina Riaz

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Basel Accords, Bank Capital and Portfolio Risk Behavior

By: Venus Khim-Sen Liew,Rossazana Ab. Rahim,Samina Riaz

With the endorsement of the Basel III contracts on the supervision of the banking industry, management of capital buffers throughout the business cycle have attained crucial importance for the reinforcement of financial stability in the banking system. This book departs from previous studies through its focus on developing countries and their assessment of the behavior of capital and risk.

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134

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1527538893

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Faithful Education

Madrassahs in South Asia

By: Ali Riaz

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Faithful Education

Madrassahs in South Asia

By: Ali Riaz

In the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, discussions on ties between Islamic religious education institutions, namely madrassahs, and transnational terrorist groups have featured prominently in the Western media. The first book to examine these institutions and their roles in relation to current international politics, Faithful Education will be of interest to policy-makers, researchers, political analysts, and media-pundits. It will also be important reading for undergraduate and graduate students of political science, international affairs, history, South Asian studies, religious studies, and journalism."--BOOK JACKET.

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308

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Rutgers University Press

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0813543452

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9780813543451

Voting in a Hybrid Regime

Explaining the 2018 Bangladeshi Election

By: Ali Riaz

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Voting in a Hybrid Regime

Explaining the 2018 Bangladeshi Election

By: Ali Riaz

This Pivot explores the mechanism of election manipulation in ostensibly democratic but essentially authoritarian systems called the hybrid regime, using the 2018 parliamentary elections in Bangladesh as an example. The 2018 election has delivered an unprecedented victory to the incumbent Bangladesh Awami League. Elections pose serious dilemmas for the leaders of hybrid regimes. While contested elections bolster their claims of democracy and augment their legitimacy, they can also threaten the status quo. Faced with the challenge, the incumbents tend to hold stage-managed elections. This book offers incisive examination of Bangladesh’s political environment, rigorous scrutiny of the roles of state institutions including the law enforcing agencies, and meticulous analysis of election results. It also fills in a gap in the extant hybrid regime literature which seldom explores the strategies of engineered elections.

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115

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Springer

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9811379564

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9789811379567

Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh

A Complex Web

By: Ali Riaz

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Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh

A Complex Web

By: Ali Riaz

In an unprecedented show of force, organization and skill, two proscribed Islamist militant organizations exploded more than 450 bombs within a span of less than an hour throughout Bangladesh on 17 August 2005 sending a strong message that they were a force to be reckoned with. This catastrophic event, followed by a number of suicide attacks, forced the then reluctant Bangladeshi government, a coalition of center-right parties with two Islamists among them, to acknowledge the existence of a network of militants and take action against this threat. Against this backdrop, this book is the first academic study on the growing Islamist militancy in Bangladesh. It examines the relevance, significance and trajectories of militant Islamist groups in Bangladesh, exploring the complex web of domestic, regional and international events and dynamics that have both engendered and strengthened Islamist militancy in Bangladesh. The three factors - domestic, regional and international aspects - are each discussed separately and their connection and links are analyzed. It goes on to consider possible future trajectories of militant Islamism in Bangladesh. This book addresses an issue of great importance for contemporary Bangladeshi politics, and will be of interest to scholars of international politics and security studies, including terrorism and the politics of South Asia.

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190

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Routledge

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1134057156

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Serials Management in Libraries

By: Muhammad Riaz

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Serials Management in Libraries

By: Muhammad Riaz

It Is The First Comprehensive Work Which Covers Every Aspect Of Serials Management To Meet The Academic Need Of Students And Teachers Of Library Science And Serve As Guide For Serials Librarians.After Definiting What Constitutes Serials And Tracing Their Historical De¬Velopment, The Work Concentrates On The Acquisition Policy And Systems. Various Systems Of Serials Control And Organization Have Been Examined. Technical Aspects Like Classification/Cataloguing Have Been Deeply Studied, And Different Methods Of Display And Forms Of Storage Examined In Details. Almost Every Aspect Of Reference Ser¬Vice Through Serials Including Docu¬Mentation, Indexing And Abstracting Aids Have Been Covered. Organization Of Government Documents Gets Special Attention. Usefulness Of Microforms As Surrogate Of Print Serial Publications Is Discussed. Finally, The Use Of Com¬Puter For Serials Control Has Been Elaborately Explained.

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Atlantic Publishers & Dist

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8171563325

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9788171563326

The Unchosen

By: Riaz Hassan

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The Unchosen

By: Riaz Hassan

There was a clash of perspectives in the nineteenth century when the British tried repeatedly to establish themselves in Afghanistan across the tribal belt between the Sikh Kingdom (later absorbed into British India) and Afghanistan. They encountered a lot of opposition from the local people, who considered it a religious duty to resist them. The terrain was such that no military conclusion could be reached. Some tribes recognized that change was inevitable, but some remained hostile till the end. Abdul Hakim remained steady in his opposition, regardless of the odds against him. He was defeated in a final skirmish through a series of surprising events. Defeat and the knowledge that his eldest son had joined the British army, served to demoralize him in his retirement, but he opposed the British in another way, by encouraging the establishment of a gun-making cottage industry in the region.

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iUniverse

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0595241549

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9780595241545

Social Status and Bureaucratic Contacts and the Public Housing Tenants in Singapore

By: Riaz Hassan

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Social Status and Bureaucratic Contacts and the Public Housing Tenants in Singapore

By: Riaz Hassan

From data based on tenant reaction to services performed for it by members of the bureaucracy, Dr. Hassan moved the usual discussion away from what constitutes modernization to a consideration of the impact of this kind of change on the peoples involved. While his study is limited both in time and scope, it is valuable both for its focus and analysis. The paper is a revised version of the one presented at the conference. In this version, Dr. Hassan has responded to the criticism raised at the international meeting and has carried his analysis further than he did in the original version.

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Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

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981438013X

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9789814380133

Islam and Society

Sociological Explorations

By: Riaz Hassan

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Islam and Society

Sociological Explorations

By: Riaz Hassan

The central focus of this volume is to explore and highlight the nexus between the ideology of Islam and social and cultural milieus with the aim of reconceptualising the sacred as a socially constructed reality and not a transcendental supernatural phenomenon. From this perspective, human agency and society become the main focus for shaping, perpetuating and institutionalising religious beliefs, ideas and practices, opening up space for empirical and sociological analyses of religious phenomena. The seven essays in this volume seek to explore and examine some of the key debates in contemporary sociology of Islam. The topics explored are: social factors in the origins of Islam; social theory and Muslim society; Islam and politics in South Asia; Muslim piety; anti-Semitism; the social foundations of Muhammad’s prophetic mission, with a special reference to Arab historical memory and the role of his first wife Khadija bint Khuwaylid; and the barriers to social inclusion of Australian Muslims in Australian society. Islamic Studies Series - Volume 14

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176

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Melbourne Univ. Publishing

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0522862578

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9780522862577

Afghanistan: The Next Phase

By: Shahid Javed Burki,Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury,Riaz Hassan

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Afghanistan: The Next Phase

By: Shahid Javed Burki,Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury,Riaz Hassan

Afghanistan: The Next Phase takes an in-depth look at the present situation in Afghanistan by placing it in the context of the country's tribal culture, history and demography. It considers its association with Pakistan, with whom it shares not only a long border, but also the Pashtuns, the largest ethnic component in its population and the rise of extremism in many parts of the Sunni world. The country faces an uncertain future as it has yet to develop the institutional structure that could transform it into an inclusive society. This book offers analysis of what the economic future holds for Afghanistan when the United States completes the withdrawal of combat troops at the end of 2014, when the flow of foreign capital that has helped the country is likely to be reduced significantly. The authors propose a formal association of ten to twelve countries to chaperone the country into the future. In the absence of such an arrangement, Afghanistan could once again become a failed state, which would have repercussions around the world.

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Melbourne Univ. Publishing

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0522867340

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9780522867343

Inside Muslim Minds

By: Riaz Hassan

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Inside Muslim Minds

By: Riaz Hassan

A ground-breaking comparative study of contemporary Islamic consciousness, Inside Muslim Minds is an important insight into aspects of the Muslim faith, and its place in the twenty-first century. Using data gathered from more than six thousand Muslim respondents from Southeast, South and Central Asia and the Middle East, Raiz Hassan examines attitudes to issues such as religious commitment; the status of women; the concept of jihad and its alleged links to terrorism; Islamic philanthropy; attitudes towards blasphemy; and Muslim perceptions of the 'other'. Hassan offers a theory of Islamic consciousness by examining its evolution over several centuries. His findings demonstrate the diversity of the Muslim world: the many variations of social, political and religious views. Inside Muslim Minds argues for a new intellectual commitment that honours Islamic heritage yet simultaneously confronts Islamic reassertion and the sense of powerlessness felt by Muslims as they strive to reaffirm their faith in the twenty-first century.

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Melbourne Univ. Publishing

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0522854818

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9780522854817

Suicide Bombings

By: Riaz Hassan

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Suicide Bombings

By: Riaz Hassan

In an age when the Western world is preoccupied with worries about weapons of mass destruction in terrorist hands, terrorists across many parts of the globe are using a more basic device as a weapon – life itself. Suicide bombing has become a weapon of choice among terrorist groups because of its lethality and unrivalled ability to cause mayhem and fear, but what is the real driving force behind these attacks? For the first time, Suicide Bombings analyzes concrete data from The Suicide Terrorism Database at Flinders University, Australia, to explain what motivates the perpetrators. The results serve to largely discredit common wisdom that religion and an impressionable personality are the principal causes, and show rather that a cocktail of motivations fuel these attacks which include politics, humiliation, revenge, retaliation, and altruism. Suicide Bombings provides a short but incisive insight into this much publicized form of terrorism, and as such is an informative and engaging resource for students, academics, and indeed anyone with an interest in this topic.

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Routledge

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113680451X

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Life as a Weapon

Life as a Weapon

Basel Accords, Bank Capital and Portfolio Risk Behavior

Basel Accords, Bank Capital and Portfolio Risk Behavior

Faithful Education

Faithful Education

Voting in a Hybrid Regime

Voting in a Hybrid Regime

Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh

Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh

Serials Management in Libraries

Serials Management in Libraries

The Unchosen

The Unchosen

Social Status and Bureaucratic Contacts and the Public Housing Tenants in Singapore

Social Status and Bureaucratic Contacts and the Public Housing Tenants in Singapore

Islam and Society

Islam and Society

Afghanistan: The Next Phase

Afghanistan: The Next Phase

Inside Muslim Minds

Inside Muslim Minds

Suicide Bombings

Suicide Bombings

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