Tag: Middle East & African Studies

Reassessing Women’s Economic Agency Through the Lens of the Shariʿa Court Records: The Case of Eighteenth-Century Ottoman Tripoli
Court records reveal how Ottoman women navigated property ownership and legal matters
March 17, 2026
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Cultural Legacy of Girmitiyas in Mauritius
How Indian indentured laborers preserved their culture in Mauritius from 1834 onward
March 16, 2026
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Rituals and Residues: Mapping Mining Landscapes and Spatial Practices Along South Africa’s Klip River
How communities maintain sacred river rituals despite a century of mining damage
March 12, 2026
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Tracking Social Change Through Naming: Insights into Identity Shifts in Iranian Boys’ Names (1962–2021)
How Iran's political upheavals reshaped parents' naming choices over six decades
March 8, 2026
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