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Bellary, Srikanth. "Enhanced care to people of South Asian Ethnicity-the United Kingdom Asian Diabetes Study (UKADS)." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2010. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/974/.

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The United Kingdom Asian Diabetes Study (UKADS) is a large community based cluster randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate a culturally sensitive intervention to reduce cardiovascular risk in south Asians with type 2 diabetes. The study was conducted over a 2 year period and involved 21 General Practices in Coventry and Birmingham. Two major components of the UKADS trial –the clinical intervention (chapters 2,3 and4 ) and the genetic characterization for type 2 diabetes susceptibility genes (chapters 5 to 8) are presented in this thesis. Over a 2 year period there were significant improvements in mean arterial and diastolic blood pressures in the intervention group that included additional practice nurse time, asian link workers and specialist diabetes nurse input. The intervention, however, had no effect on total cholesterol or glycaemic control. Prescription of statins and anti-hypertensives increased significantly during the study period with a greater proportion of subjects in both groups achieving General Practice targets for blood pressure and cholesterol. Genetics studies for association with type 2 diabetes showed a strong association with the common polymorphisms of the TCF7L2 gene. Studies for associations with other susceptibility genes with small effect sizes (PPARG, PPARG1A, CALPAIN10 ) were not adequately powered to detect possible associations.

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Cuasay, R. Peter L. "Time borders and elephant margins among the Kuay of South Isan, Thailand /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/6462.

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Hussain-Gambles, Mahvash. "An exploration of the representation of South Asian people in clinical trials." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.410760.

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Pau, J. M. Ngul Khan. "When the world of Zomi changed." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.

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Chaudhuri, Nandita. "Colonial legacies and the politics of ethnoregionalism in South Asia : the cases of Chittagong hill tracts and Jharkhand movements /." view abstract or download file of text, 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p3061939.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2002.
Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 151-166). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

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Gone, Rupa. "Illness representations, coping, depression and anxiety in South Asian and British people with inflammatory arthritis." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.413835.

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Jamir, David M. "Transforming pastoral leadership in Mokokchung, Nagaland." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.

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Terashima, Shuichi. "Valuing South Asian people with learning disabilities : perceptions and lived experiences of service providers and professionals." Thesis, University of Portsmouth, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.510772.

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Bhanu, Bimal Roy. "Community care : the experiences of two South Asian communities in relation to caring for older people." Thesis, Durham University, 1997. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1629/.

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Patel, Neesha. "The role of illness beliefs and social networks in South Asian people with diabetes : a mixed methods study." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2013. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-role-of-illness-beliefs-and-social-networks-in-south-asian-people-with-diabetes-a-mixed-methods-study(a5f169c8-128c-46a4-982c-0bceafa1d33e).html.

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Background: Diabetes is a serious condition affecting the UK South Asian (SA) population. Beliefs amongst a number of factors have been reported to impede on self-management behaviours. Social networks (SN) are known to be an important source of support for diabetes management. Yet little is known about how much and what types of diabetes 'work' is undertaken and the impact of SN in shaping beliefs about diabetes. The aim of this study was to explore and gain knowledge about the association between illness beliefs and SN in British SA adults with diabetes. Methods: A mixed methods approach was used. Firstly, a systematic review was conducted to assess the feasibility of using standardised questionnaires to measure diabetes-related beliefs in this target population. Secondly, using a cross-sectional design, a Postal Health Survey (PHS) explored illness beliefs (Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire-BIPQ) and health outcomes (health status, self-efficacy, normalisation and self-care) in a sample of (N=67) recruited using random, purposive and snowball sampling. A Social Network Survey Interview (SNSI) with (N=37) (who completed the PNS), identified SN in each participant's network using concentric circles, and closed- questions on the amount of 'work' done by the network. A topic guide, specific to the aims of the Qualitative Study (QS) was embedded within the SNSI to explore the social, cultural and religious context related to diabetes management. Participants who completed the SNSI also completed the QS. Data was collected during 2010 and 2011. Results: Five studies meeting the review criteria were identified from the systematic review. The results supported the need to measure illness beliefs using standardised questionnaires. Certainsocialnetworkcharacteristics:sizeofthesupportnetwork, number of supportive females, practical and emotional work was related to diabetes- related beliefs. After multivariate analysis, emotional work remained a significant predictor of concern and emotional distress related to diabetes. The qualitative study identified six themes: fatalism, normalising diabetes, social networks, alternative food therapies, and travel back home to the East and religion related to beliefs and management practices. The QS also complemented and extended some of the findings of the cross-sectional study, related to social networks and fatalism beliefs. Conclusion: This study provides a unique contribution to the research on diabetes management in British SA, using a mixed methods approach. It has addressed the gap in knowledge with regards to illness beliefs about diabetes in British SA, as measured by five dimensions of the CS-SRM (Leventhal et al, 1980) and described the importance of the social context, particularly the family in being at the forefront of 'work' related to diabetes management. Future studies need to establish utility of the BIPQ in the UK South Asians to ensure it is appropriateness to the experience of diabetes in SA. Policy guidelines on diabetes may need to move beyond the notion of 'self' to include support and education for the SN, with a recognition of the impact of cultural and religious beliefs on diabetes management.

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Kunwar, Ripu Mardhan. "Ethnobotany in the Kailash Sacred Landscape, Nepal| Implications for Conservation through Interactions of Plants, People, Culture and Geography." Thesis, Florida Atlantic University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10846076.

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Little is known about the vegetation, forests, useful plants and their patterns of use at the gradients of climate, geography and culture in Baitadi and Darchula districts, far western Nepal. The interactions among plants-people-places were analyzed using data from phyto-sociological studies, community interviews, and literature. Ecological sampling, participant observation, semistructured interviews, and informal discussions were held between February and September 2017. We compared plant collection, use and management of two culturally distinct groups (Baitadi and Darchula), who inhabit different physiographic regions, yet share the same ecological landscape, environmental resources and livelihood challenges. We hypothesized that the salient (visible, apparent and accessible) plants and places are likely to be more frequently foraged than the non-salient ones. We also hypothesized that the elderly, native and traditional healers living in rural and remote physiographic conditions possess more diverse and detailed knowledge of plant use and conservation than young, non-native and non-healer people. A total of 18 forest types including eight from the study districts showed that the study area is rich in forests and plants. A total of 975 plant species including 82 new species records and 23 new use reports to Baitadi and Darchula districts were recorded. There were 305 (31%) useful plant species including 122 useful reported in the present study. The people of study area showed a large repertoire of knowledge that helps them execute different strategies of plant use suited to their environment and geography. The knowledge of plant use follows a pattern according to ecological conditions (availability) as well as the cultural significance (transhumance, settlement) of the landscape. However, the latter prevails. Predominate foraging by the agro-pastoral communities from the remote undisturbed forests for quality products and medicines in Darchula district was divergent from the collections from ruderal areas in Baitadi district by generalist collectors for ritual purposes. The extensive usage of plants for socio-economic reasons, livelihood and rituals indicates that the plants and culture are inseparable. Conservation measures with acknowledgement of human, cultural, geographical and environmental variables, are therefore encouraged for sustainable management of the natural resources and traditional knowledge of the Baitadi and Darchula districts.

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Car, Josip. "Exploring notions of patient-doctor partnership in South Asian and European people with asthma : qualitative interview study." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.423182.

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Khatun, Samina. "The coming out experiences of South Asian trans people living in the UK : an interpretative phenomenological analysis." Thesis, City, University of London, 2018. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/21590/.

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Trans people experience high rates of rejection and abandonment from families and friends, which may manifest in depression and alienation, as well as hopelessness when coming out (Gagne, Tewksbury, & McGaughey, 1997). Trans people of colour in particular live with unique intersections of discrimination based on race and their being trans (Crenshaw, 1991; Meyer, 2008). Negative psychosocial problems are more prevalent for trans people of colour due to the cumulative effects of racism, discrimination and transgender stigma (Diaz, Ayala, & Bein, 2004). The present study aims to explore the coming out experiences of South Asian trans people living in the UK. Semistructured interviews were conducted with six South Asian trans people in London to explore and gain an understanding of their coming out experiences. Analysis was embedded within an interpretative phenomenological analysis framework drawing upon intersectionality and feminist theory. Four main themes emerged from the analysis: negotiating self-identity; family responses and conflict with the South Asian community; exploration of identity; and support systems. Participants revealed challenging experiences of negotiating their intersecting identities in the context of their ethnic, religious, and cultural identity, as well as their gender. The narratives also drew light on the conflict between the fixed male and the fixed female binary, particularly in terms of expressing any kind of gender identity. Participants were caught between two conflicting cultures and trans and non-binary identities were generally rejected by their families and the community, which meant participants, had to choose a fully formed binary gender, or simply reject their identity in order to please. They described not being able to fit into both cultures and how it was more, safer and easier to come out for white trans people. Participants also described that it was difficult for them to access support and that a lack of culture specific support got in the way of transitioning. These findings are discussed in relation to wider research in this area. Strengths and limitations of the study, including future research and recommendations are outlined, particular in relation to the implications for counselling psychology.

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Kikon, Dolly. "Compromised democracy and the politics of participation : a case study of the Naga people from Northeast India /." View abstract or full-text, 2004. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?SOSC%202004%20KIKON.

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Thesis (M. Phil.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2004.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 147-155). Also available in electronic version. Access restricted to campus users.

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Sen, Simonti. "Travels to Europe self and other in Bengali travel narratives, 1870-1910 /." New Delhi : Orient Longman, 2005. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/60534669.html.

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Koehn, Sharon Denise. "A fine balance : family, food, and faith in the health-worlds of elderly Punjabi Hindu women." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ40539.pdf.

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Naqvi, Habib. "Coronary heart disease : Lay representations of genetics, genetic testing and the decision to pursue predictive genetic testing amongst South Asians." Thesis, University of the West of England, Bristol, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.522563.

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Yoon, AhYoung. "Aging and Arts Policy: Interrogating Perceptions of Older People in South Korea." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1503016550067467.

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Mason, Barbara L. "The development of a culturally competent screening tool for identifying clinically significant distress among people from the UK South Asian community." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.405371.

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Patel, Pratima. "Disability and difference : the experience of South Asian disabled children, young people and their parents and their access to service provision." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/4236.

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Ruiz, Stevie R. "Sexual racism and the limits of justice a case study of intimacy and violence in the Imperial Valley, 1910-1925 /." Diss., [La Jolla] : University of California, San Diego, 2010. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p1474764.

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Thesis (M.A.)--University of California, San Diego, 2010.
Title from first page of PDF file (viewed April 14, 2010). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-78).

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Thake, Anna. "Factors influencing beliefs about mental health difficulties and attitudes towards seeking help amongst Nepalese people in the United Kingdom." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/14896.

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Research shows that in the UK, individuals from black and minority ethnic backgrounds are significantly less likely to access mental health services than the general population. In the absence of literature or robust mental health service access figures for Nepalese people living in the UK (NLU) there is little understanding of the mental health needs and help-seeking preferences of this group. This study aimed to examine factors which are associated with professional help-seeking for mental health difficulties in NLU. The Theory of Planned Behaviour (Ajzen, 1985) was used as a guiding theoretical framework to examine the strongest predictors of intention to seek professional help. Potential predictors, shame/izzat, acculturation, beliefs about the causes of mental distress and demographic variables were measured. The sample were 65 NLU recruited from community centres, health events and online groups across the UK. Results indicated that although a significant number of NLU reported having experienced mental health difficulties, very few had sought professional help. A number of variables significantly correlated with intention to seek professional help, including level of acculturation, non-Western physiological causal beliefs and izzat. According to a multiple-regression analysis of the whole sample, izzat was the most strongly related to intention to seek professional help. A number of barriers to help-seeking were identified such as hoping problems would go away or not wanting to burden others. A significant strength of the study was the use of both Nepalese and English language questionnaires which ensured that a large non-English speaking section of the NLU population was not excluded from the study. Limitations include methodological considerations such as the use of one measure which appeared to have limited validity. Furthermore, the exclusion of illiterate individuals by merit of using a self-report questionnaire limits the generalisability of these findings to the NLU more widely. Low mental health service access rates were identified within this sample relative to the prevalence of mental health difficulties. The clinical implications of this study highlight the need for policy and service level strategies to increase service access rates and the need for mental health services which are sensitive to the culturally specific issues within the population.

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McCaffrey, Patrick J. "The status and role of the missionary among the Parkari Kholis of Pakistan." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Seewooruttun, L. "Piloting the effect of a film-based intervention on attitudes and stigma towards people with intellectual disabilities in the South Asian community." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2013. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1409922/.

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This thesis is presented in three parts. The overall focus of the thesis relates to stigma, public attitudes and beliefs towards individuals with intellectual disability. Part one presents a systematic review which explored the findings of empirical interventions aimed at increasing awareness and targeting attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities. Currently little is known about the types of interventions which have been attempted and the effectiveness of these initiatives. The review highlighted promising outcomes from interventions that aimed to increase knowledge through delivering education whilst support for the positive influence of contact, both indirect and direct, has been demonstrated by several interventions. Whilst methodological limitations of quantitative measurement tools are considered, the review concluded that awareness and change interventions do show promise for improving attitudes towards intellectual disabilities. Part two is an empirical paper that investigates the impact of a film-based intervention on inclusion attitudes and stigmatising beliefs towards individuals with intellectual disabilities held by members of the UK South Asian community. Previous research has suggested that contact may be effective in improving public attitudes. The effect of indirect contact as a promising component of stigma change initiatives is examined by comparing the impact of two film conditions. The extent to which brief interventions can generate actual behaviour change to improve the lives of individuals with intellectual disabilities is discussed. Part three offers a critical appraisal of the study presented in the empirical paper. The appraisal discusses the process of developing the intervention with reference to key messages and content. Difficulties encountered during the research process with a specific focus on recruitment are outlined. Consideration is also given to the benefits and limitations of conducting online research.

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Day, Sophie. "Embodying spirits village oracles and possession ritual in Ladakh, North India /." Thesis, Boston Spa, U.K. : British Library Document Supply Centre, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?did=1&uin=uk.bl.ethos.318353.

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Rait, Greta. "The adaptation and performance of screening instruments for depression and cognitive impairment for use with older African-Caribbean and South Asian populations in the United Kingdom." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2001. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.673820.

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Ali, Saima. "The prevalence and clinical impact of depression in South Asian and White European people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in the UK." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/35286.

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Depression and diabetes are both common chronic disorders affecting people worldwide. Diabetes is characterised as a metabolic disorder often involving laborious self-management reduced health-related quality of life and often the prospect of diabetes related complications. Depression on the other hand, is a mood disorder associated with high levels of personal disability, lost quality of life, multiple morbidity and an increased risk of mortality. The adverse effects of depression may be especially detrimental in people with diabetes. This thesis presents the results of a programme of work beginning with two systematic reviews which demonstrate that the prevalence of depression is almost doubled in those with type 2 diabetes relative to those without and in addition is associated with worsened health related quality of life in those with comorbidity. The second phase of the research involved examining ethnic differences in the prevalence of depression as well as associations between depression and glycaemic control in secondary care patients with diabetes. Although depression did not explain ethnic differences in glycaemic control, the findings suggested that depression may be under-diagnosed in South Asians with diabetes. A need was highlighted to examine the prevalence of screen detected depression in a multiethnic population with type 2 diabetes relative to a suitable control group. The results from the final phase of the research concluded that although the prevalence of depression was not higher in primary care patients with type 2 diabetes compared to those without diabetes, the prevalence of depression in people with diabetes is nonetheless high, particularly in South Asians. Furthermore, findings from the final stage of the research conclude that depression is seriously under-diagnosed in people with type 2 diabetes, particularly in South Asians. The findings emphasise the need to improve the detection and management of depression to reduce inequalities in both depression and diabetes care.

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Kaur, Karamjit Sandhu. "Becoming Hong Kong-Punjabi : a case study of racial exclusion and ethnicity construction." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2005. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/635.

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Syed-Sabir, Hena Fatima. "Approaches in considering cultural issues in South Asian people with learning disabilities and their families : the experiences of Pakistani Muslim maternal carers of adults with learning disabilities." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2004. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/4211/.

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This thesis is divided into three sections: Section 1- Literature Review: Approaches in Considering Cultural Issues in South Asian People with Learning Disabilities and their Families This review focuses on two areas of the literature, highlighting service issues surrounding South Asian people with learning disabilities and their families, and considering the perceptions and experiences of people with learning disabilities and their carers. It concludes by reflecting on the cross-cultural implications of the research and identifying deficits within service provision for this population. Section 2- Research Report: The Experiences of Pakistani Muslim Maternal Carers of Adults with Learning Disabilities This study aimed to detail the experience of maternal carers of South Asian descent living in Britain who care for an adult with a learning disability. Eight Pakistani Punjabi or Mirpuri speaking mothers or maternal carers of adults with learning disability were interviewed. Interviews were translated into English and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was employed to explore experiences and examine beliefs surrounding learning disabilities within this population in order form interpretations of the participants' experiences. Three super-ordinate or master themes emerged from the data. These are `Faith, Destiny and Understandings', `Maternal Obligation' and ‘Stereotypes and Assumptions'. These themes and corresponding subordinate themes are explored with detailed extracts from participant interviews. Insight into the multi- dimensional experiences of the participants has been gained in order to increase the knowledge base in this under-researched area. Clinical and further research implications are discussed. Section 3- Critical Appraisal The critical appraisal includes commentary and reflection on the process of conducting this research taken from a research diary written during the course of this study. It includes initial ideas, planning and negotiating issues, difficulties and overall learning from the research process.

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Fransch, Chet James Paul. "Stellenbosch and the Muslim communities, 1896-1966." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1914.

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Thesis (MA (History))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.
This study intends to investigate a facet of the race relations of the town of Stellenbosch within the context of state ideology and the reaction of the various local communities towards these policies. Against various internal and external forces, certain alliances were formed but these remained neither static nor constant. The external forces of particular concern within this study are the role of state legislation, Municipal regulations and political activism amongst the elite of the different racial groups. The manner in which the external forces both mould and are moulded by identity and the fluid nature of identifying with certain groups to achieve particular goals will also be investigated. This thesis uses the case study of the Muslim Communities of Stellenbosch to explain the practice of Islam in Stellenbosch, the way in which the religion co-existed within the structure of the town, how the religion influenced and was influenced by context and time and how the practitioners of this particular faith interacted not only amongst themselves but with other “citizens of Stellenbosch”. Fundamental to these trends is the concept of “belonging”. Group formation, affiliation, identity, shared heritage and history as well as racial classification – implemented and propagated by both political discourse and communal discourse - is located within the broader context of Cape history in order to discuss commonalities and contrasts that existed between Muslims at the Cape and those in Stellenbosch.

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Wang, Jennifer. "Health care behaviour of Hmong refugees in Sydney." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 1998. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/27572.

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The Hmong, a minority group from Laos, began arriving in Australia in 1976, having fled their country after the Pathet Lao (Lao communists) came into power in May, 1975. Little has been written on the Hmong in Australia but one survey conducted in 1987 on the Hmong community in Sydney identified it as socioeconomically disadvantaged (Lee 1987). At the same time, studies from the United States were discovering a significant problem of poor health status and unsatisfactory health care behaviour within various Hmong refugee communities in that country (Bliatout 1988a; Deinard and Dunnigan 1987; Scott 1982; Strand and Jones 1983). This study aims to examine the health care behaviour of Hmong in Sydney, and related socio-economic issues, in part to discover whether Hmong in Sydney exhibit similar health care behaviour and health status to Hmong in the United States. It will therefore both provide basic information on the Hmong in Australia, and specifically focus on the health care behaviour of Hmong in Sydney and, secondly, compare this with situations in the United States.

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Ghosh, Sutama. "We are not all the same : the differential migration, settlement patterns, and housing trajectories of Indian Bengalis and Bangladeshis in Toronto /." 2006. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:NR19799.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2006. Graduate Programme in Geography.
Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 305-324). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:NR19799

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Darr, Aliya, K. Atkin, M. Johnson, and Uduak E. Archibong. "The recruitment of South Asian people into the nursing profession: a knowledge review." 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/7034.

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Ahmad, Saunia S. "Contextualizing selves of South Asian Canadian couples : a grounded theory analysis /." 2006. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:MR29543.

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Thesis (M.A.)--York University, 2006. Graduate Programme in Psychology.
Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 111-116). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:MR29543

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Baker, Abdul Taliep. "Exploring the foundations of an Islamic identity in a global context : a study of the nature and origins of Cape Muslim identity." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/454.

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Hossain, Mohammad Shakhawat. "Epidemiology of smokeless tobacco consumption among South Asian people in Australia and rural women in Bangladesh." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1058803.

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Research Doctorate - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
This thesis by publication is composed of a rationale, objectives, brief literature review, four papers, and a final chapter providing a conclusion and recommendations. At the time of submission, two papers have been published and a further two have been submitted to peer reviewed journals. Chapter 1 provides an overview of adverse pregnancy outcomes, stillbirth and smokeless tobacco consumption (STC), a brief literature review of the prevalence of STC, forms of smokeless tobacco products, reasons for STC, and health consequences of STC. It also describes the rationale for studying STC and stillbirth and for conducting this study in Australia and Bangladesh; and presents research questions, objectives, and a statement regarding ethical approval. Chapter 2 (Paper 1), reports an analytic cross-sectional study conducted among the South Asian ethnic population in Sydney, Australia. The title of the paper is “Smokeless tobacco consumption in the South Asian population of Sydney, Australia: prevalence, correlates and availability”, published in the Drug and Alcohol Review. The study showed that prevalence of ever consumption, more than 100 times consumption and current consumption were 72.1%, 65.9% and 17.1%. Over 96% of consumers reported buying smokeless tobacco products from ethnic shops in Sydney. Current consumption of smokeless tobacco products was associated with country of birth: Indians (odds ratio 5.7, 95% confidence interval 2.3-14.5) and Pakistanis (odds ratio 3.1, 95% confidence interval 1.5-6.5) were more likely to be current consumers than Bangladeshis after adjusting for socio-demographic variables. Chapter 3 (Paper 2), reports a large population-based analytic cross-sectional study conducted among married women in Madaripur, Bangladesh. The title of the paper is “Prevalence and Correlates of Smokeless Tobacco Consumption among Married Women in Rural Bangladesh”, published in PLoS ONE. The study showed that 31% of the cohort had never consumed smokeless tobacco, 44% were ever consumers but not current consumers, 25% were current consumers, and the mean age at first use was 31.5 years. After adjustment for demographic variables, current consumption was associated with being over 25 years of age (aOR=3.08, 95% CI: 2.26–4.20), being unemployed (aOR=7.00, 95% CI: 5.45–8.98), being Muslim, and being divorced or widowed (aOR=1.81, 95% CI: 1.42–2.29). Chapter 4 (Paper 3), “Health knowledge and smokeless tobacco quit attempts and intentions among married women in rural Bangladesh” has been submitted to Addiction. It reports that 45% of current consumers thought STC was good for their health and many ascribed medicinal values to it, e.g., 25% thought STC helped reduce stomach ache. Only 10% intended to quit while a quarter had previously tried to quit. Inaccurate knowledge of STC health consequences was associated with being older (aOR=2.65, 95% CI: 1.99–3.50), being less educated (aOR=2.04, 95% CI: 1.56–2.66), being Muslim (aOR=5.59, CI: 3.60–8.68), being unemployed (aOR=31.9, CI: 26.9–37.8), and being an income earner (aOR= 4.22, CI: 2.90–6.14). Having less education (aOR=2.52, CI: 0.98–6.45) and being unemployed (aOR=1.52, CI: 1.03–2.23) were associated with quitting intentions. Chapter 5 (Paper 4), reports a case-control study: “Smokeless tobacco consumption and stillbirth: Case-control study in Bangladesh”, finding an association between STC and stillbirth among married women in Madaripur, Bangladesh. This paper has been submitted to the British Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. A 3.6 fold (95% CI: 1.90–6.90) increase in the odds of stillbirth was observed in women who consumed smokeless tobacco during their first pregnancy. Heavier users (>5 times daily) were at higher risk of having a stillbirth (aOR = 5.15, 95% CI: 1.67–15.8) than were less heavy users (1–5 times per day, aOR 1.67, CI: 0.67–4.17). Chapter 6 provides a conclusion and recommendations. The research reveals a high prevalence of STC in the South Asian population of Sydney and among women in rural Bangladesh. The case-control study revealed a dose-effect relationship between STC and stillbirth. The knowledge of women regarding the health risks of STC is poor and there are many myths circulating about supposed health benefits of STC. In Bangladesh, health awareness campaigns in mass media and school education should be used to improve knowledge of the harm of STC. Routine screening and cessation advice should be provided in primary healthcare settings, and consideration should be given to methods of regulating the smokeless tobacco market. In Australia, where mechanisms exist to control the supply of smokeless tobacco, enforcement of existing laws should be the priority.

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Mackenzie, Jennifer, and Latifa Ismail. "Convening and facilitating support groups for South Asian family carers of people with dementia: experiences and challenges." 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/2666.

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"Minority groups and NGOs in Northwestern Bangladesh: an anthropological study of the Santal and the Oraon." 2004. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5892081.

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Islam Md. Saiful.
Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 175-181).
Abstracts in English and Chinese.
Abstract
Abstract in Chinese --- p.ii
Acknowledgements --- p.iii
Note --- p.iv
List of Figures --- p.ix
List of Plates --- p.x
Chapter Chapter One --- Introduction --- p.1
Statement of the Problem
Literature Review
Chapter - --- "Minority Groups, NGOs and Development Issues"
Chapter - --- Education Among Minority Groups
Chapter - --- Minority Groups as Discriminated and Stigmatized
Chapter - --- Fighting Against Discrimination: The Art of Resistance
Methodology
Chapter - --- Selecting the NGOs
Chapter - --- Finding the Field Site
Chapter - --- Settling
Chapter - --- From Padri through Sir to Dada: Rapport Buildup
Chapter - --- How I Collected Data
Chapter - --- Pains and Pleasures of Fieldwork
Chapter - --- Limitations of the Study
Structure of the Thesis
Chapter Chapter Two --- "Barind Tract of Northwest Bangladesh: The Villages Studied, Ecology and Cultural Mosaic" --- p.37
The Study Villages: A Brief Profile
Chapter - --- Ruposhi: A Santal Village
Chapter - --- Fulpur: An Oraon Village
Northwest Bangladesh: Ecology and Implications
People of Barind Tract: The Cultural Mosaic
The Santal and the Oraon: From Historical Context to the Present Situation
Chapter Chapter Three --- "NGOs in Bangladesh: Growth, Rhetoric and Realities" --- p.56
The Growth of NGOs in Bangladesh: A Brief Overview
Chapter - --- NGOs and Their Achievements
Chapter - --- The Rhetoric Behind the Reality: Challenges and problems of the NGOs
Prochesta: A Minority-run NGO
Chapter - --- "Goals, Objectives and Programmes of Prochesta"
Chapter - --- Organizational Structure of Prochesta
Unnoyan: A Bengali-run NGO
Chapter - --- "Vision, Mission and Programmes of Unnoyan"
Chapter - --- Unnoyan: Organizational Structure
Chapter Chapter Four --- "Minority Groups, Economic Livelihood and NGOs" --- p.79
Agrarian Economy with Single Crop Cultivation
Land Ownership and Patterns of Tenancy
Agriculture and Food Sufficiency: A General Calculation
Supplementing Household Income
Economic Support: The Santal and Prochesta
The Oraon and Unnoyan in Promoting Economic Livelihood
"Minority Groups, Economic Livelihood and the Role of NGOs"
Chapter Chapter Five --- "Education Among Minority Groups: The Santal, The Oraon and The NGOs" --- p.114
The General Situation of Education Among Minority People in the Study Villages
Dropout From the School: Minority Point of View
Medium of Instruction for Minority Students: The Dilemmas of Monolingualism
The Santal and Prochesta in Promoting Education
"The Oraon, Unnoyan and Education"
Chapter - --- Primary Education for the Oraon Children
Chapter - --- Lahanti: The Adult Education Programme
Chapter - --- Preparing Curriculum in Oraon Language: The Action Research Project
"Minority Groups, Education and the NGOs"
Chapter Chapter Six --- Minority Groups and Fighting Against Discrimination: The Art of Resistance and the Involvement of NGOs --- p.144
Everyday Discrimination Encountered by Minority People: Nature and Pervasiveness
Fighting Against Discrimination and the Involvement of NGOs
Chapter - --- The Santal and Prochesta in Fighting Against Discrimination
Chapter - --- The Oraon and Unnoyan in Fighting Against Discrimination
Minority Groups and the Role NGOs in Fighting Against Discrimination
Chapter Chapter Seven --- Conclusion --- p.164
Bibliography --- p.175

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Van, der Veen Roger Neal. "Settlement experience of Asian immigrant and humanitarian entrant people living in the Australian regional centre of Coffs Harbour, New South Wales /." 2004. http://eprints.jcu.edu.au/1279/1/01front.pdf.

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Australia has accepted several million immigrant and humanitarian entrant people since the large-scale immigration program began at the end of World War II. Since the White Australia Policy was completely abandoned in the early 1970s, many more Asian immigrant and humanitarian entrant people have arrived in Australia. They have disproportionately moved to and settled in the metropolitan centres, and not the regional centres. There is very little literature about the settlement of Asian immigrant and humanitarian entrant people in Australian regional centres. This research used a dialectic social work lens to analyse critically how settlement was structurally and individually framed by exploring the settlement experience of Asian immigrant and humanitarian entrant people living in an Australian regional centre, using Coffs Harbour NSW as a case study. Respondents (31) and key informants (16) were interviewed using in-depth, semi-structured, face-to-face interviews. There were six themes that proved to be significant that exhibited minimal social inclusion of Asian immigrant and humanitarian entrant people, resulting in a position of social inequality: Firstly, compatriots were present in small numbers, but were not deemed important. They did not play much of a role in the settlement of the respondents. Secondly, DIMIA funded hours of English language tuition were quite limited, and this resulted in most respondents only learning survival to functional English. Thirdly, the respondents had to interact with the townspeople, because of a lack of compatriots. Through this interaction, the respondents were forced to speak and learn more English. They were seen to be reaching out, by the townspeople. Fourthly, the respondents reported experiencing mainly low-level and unintentional discrimination and racism. The townspeople were reported overall as polite but tentative (tolerant but not accepting). Fifthly, the respondents were employed in part-time and casual work ranging from unskilled to semi-skilled. Their level of English kept them out of the occupations they wanted to work in, and this was not likely to change in Coffs Harbour; although, most of the respondents were employed in some capacity. Sixthly, belongingness, acceptance by the dominant group and the respondents’ sense of place, was attributed to Australia and in some cases to Australia and the country of origin. Belongingness was not attributed to Coffs Harbour or to compatriots. This reflects Australia, as the preferred country in which to live because of its standard of life. The respondents’ settlement was found to be one of minimal social inclusion (tolerance) resulting in a position of social inequality. This research has advocated change and reform, by striving to individualise the structural and giving voice to a marginalised group of people and then using this collectivised voice to advocate for change on the structural level. The commencement of this change and reform is the reconceptualisation of regional settlement.

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Van, der Veen Roger Neal. "The settlement experience of Asian immigrant and humanitarian entrant people living in the Australian regional centre of Coffs Harbour, New South Wales." Thesis, 2004. https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/1279/1/01front.pdf.

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Australia has accepted several million immigrant and humanitarian entrant people since the large-scale immigration program began at the end of World War II. Since the White Australia Policy was completely abandoned in the early 1970s, many more Asian immigrant and humanitarian entrant people have arrived in Australia. They have disproportionately moved to and settled in the metropolitan centres, and not the regional centres. There is very little literature about the settlement of Asian immigrant and humanitarian entrant people in Australian regional centres. This research used a dialectic social work lens to analyse critically how settlement was structurally and individually framed by exploring the settlement experience of Asian immigrant and humanitarian entrant people living in an Australian regional centre, using Coffs Harbour NSW as a case study. Respondents (31) and key informants (16) were interviewed using in-depth, semi-structured, face-to-face interviews. There were six themes that proved to be significant that exhibited minimal social inclusion of Asian immigrant and humanitarian entrant people, resulting in a position of social inequality: Firstly, compatriots were present in small numbers, but were not deemed important. They did not play much of a role in the settlement of the respondents. Secondly, DIMIA funded hours of English language tuition were quite limited, and this resulted in most respondents only learning survival to functional English. Thirdly, the respondents had to interact with the townspeople, because of a lack of compatriots. Through this interaction, the respondents were forced to speak and learn more English. They were seen to be reaching out, by the townspeople. Fourthly, the respondents reported experiencing mainly low-level and unintentional discrimination and racism. The townspeople were reported overall as polite but tentative (tolerant but not accepting). Fifthly, the respondents were employed in part-time and casual work ranging from unskilled to semi-skilled. Their level of English kept them out of the occupations they wanted to work in, and this was not likely to change in Coffs Harbour; although, most of the respondents were employed in some capacity. Sixthly, belongingness, acceptance by the dominant group and the respondents’ sense of place, was attributed to Australia and in some cases to Australia and the country of origin. Belongingness was not attributed to Coffs Harbour or to compatriots. This reflects Australia, as the preferred country in which to live because of its standard of life. The respondents’ settlement was found to be one of minimal social inclusion (tolerance) resulting in a position of social inequality. This research has advocated change and reform, by striving to individualise the structural and giving voice to a marginalised group of people and then using this collectivised voice to advocate for change on the structural level. The commencement of this change and reform is the reconceptualisation of regional settlement.

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Rhodes, P. J., Neil A. Small, J. Wright, and Hanif Ismail. "The use of biomedicine, complementary and alternative medicine, and ethnomedicine for the treatment of epilepsy among people of South Asian origin in the UK." 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/588.

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Studies have shown that a significant proportion of people with epilepsy use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). CAM use is known to vary between different ethnic groups and cultural contexts; however, little attention has been devoted to inter-ethnic differences within the UK population. We studied the use of biomedicine, complementary and alternative medicine, and ethnomedicine in a sample of people with epilepsy of South Asian origin living in the north of England. Interviews were conducted with 30 people of South Asian origin and 16 carers drawn from a sampling frame of patients over 18 years old with epilepsy, compiled from epilepsy registers and hospital databases. All interviews were tape-recorded, translated if required and transcribed. A framework approach was adopted to analyse the data. All those interviewed were taking conventional anti-epileptic drugs. Most had also sought help from traditional South Asian practitioners, but only two people had tried conventional CAM. Decisions to consult a traditional healer were taken by families rather than by individuals with epilepsy. Those who made the decision to consult a traditional healer were usually older family members and their motivations and perceptions of safety and efficacy often differed from those of the recipients of the treatment. No-one had discussed the use of traditional therapies with their doctor. The patterns observed in the UK mirrored those reported among people with epilepsy in India and Pakistan. The health care-seeking behaviour of study participants, although mainly confined within the ethnomedicine sector, shared much in common with that of people who use global CAM. The appeal of traditional therapies lay in their religious and moral legitimacy within the South Asian community, especially to the older generation who were disproportionately influential in the determination of treatment choices. As a second generation made up of people of Pakistani origin born in the UK reach the age when they are the influential decision makers in their families, resort to traditional therapies may decline. People had long experience of navigating plural systems of health care and avoided potential conflict by maintaining strict separation between different sectors. Health care practitioners need to approach these issues with sensitivity and to regard traditional healers as potential allies, rather than competitors or quacks.

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"The Malay community of Gauteng: syncretism, beliefs, customs and development." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/1869.

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M.A.
The dissertation focuses on a particular community, religiously defined, residing in a certain area. It characterizes their particular beliefs and customs, and portrays the history and development. For this purpose several sources have been consulted and no less than 37 people interviewed. The Malay community of Gauteng predominantly originated from the Cape and Port Elizabeth. Their ancestors were originally posted to South Africa from the Dutch settlements in the Malay Archipelago during the 17th and 18th centuries as slaves and political exiles. Some of them, however, were people of high rank. The Malays settled in Johannesburg and Pretoria towards the end of the 19th century and in Nigel between 1976 and 1977. This area is presently known as Gauteng. The Malay community of Gauteng are all Muslims and predominantly followers of the Shafi‘î madhhab (Islamic School of Thought). They constitute a minority group both religiously and ethnically. The Malays of Gauteng furthermore consist of various ethnical groups who were classified as part of the Coloured population group under the Group Areas Act 41 of 1950. In Johannesburg and Nigel the Malays lived in Coloured residential areas but in Pretoria the Malays rather associated them with the Indian Muslims. In Pretoria the majority of the Malays therefore settled in the Indian residential area Laudium instead of the Coloured residential area Eersterust. The research highlights the prominent early ‘Ulamâ’ (Muslim religious scholars) in both the Cape and Gauteng as well as their contributions towards the preservation, growth and development of Islam in both areas. Unfortunately in the Gauteng province (formerly part of the old Transvaal province) the Malays were often denied their contributions and initiatives in the Islamic field by another Muslim ethnical group. Attention is paid to the Malay communities’ acceptance of various syncretistic elements and innovations in their daily Islamic belief systems and social and religious customs. These include certain practices during pregnancies, ‘aqîqah (birth ceremonies), grave worshipping, engagements, weddings, doopmaal (baptisms), religious celebrations and tamats (Muslim religious school graduations). The research shows how pure Islamic elements were diffused and transformed into a unique local version of Islam since their days of slavery. The said practices also reflect possible elements of Hinduism and local tribal customs in them. It is founded in the research that the Malay community practised syncretism in the spirit of pure Islam. Their syncretistic customs were never intended to show disrespect to Islam or to create a new brand of Islam. It was practiced by the majority of the Malay community rich and poor, educated and uneducated. The Malay community of Gauteng never realised nor were they aware that their various religious customs and cultures were actually syncretistic in nature and not part of pure Islam. It was only during the last fifteen years that they became aware of this fact. To many Malays what they were practising was part of Islam and as such will always be part of Islam and part of their heritage. Their practices, however, brings them into conflict with some of the Malay ‘Ulamâ’. The research also discusses the various dark superstitious beliefs of the Malays of Gauteng. These kinds of superstitious beliefs formed an integral part of the belief system of the Pagans prior to the advent of Islam. Unfortunately even today superstition still forms part of some Malays’ belief system which include elements such as visiting dukums (Malay spiritual doctors), fortune tellers; avoiding double weddings; superstitious beliefs pertaining to pregnant ladies, new born babies and the misperception that the month of Safar (2nd Islamic month) is filled with fear, ill fortune and bad luck. Some Malay ‘Ulamâ’ especially those who are alumni from the Dâr al-‘Ulûms tried and are still trying various methods to rid the general Malay community of Gauteng from their syncretistic practises and superstitious beliefs but unfortunately they are not very successful in it. Wherever and whenever these ‘Ulamâ’ officiate at Malay religious functions they would not participate nor allow or even encourage that any of the Malay syncretistic practices should be part of the proceedings. Since the Malays of Gauteng have moved to new mixed racial areas far from vibrant Malay communities the future of the Malay culture is however unpredictable. The research further focuses on the spiritual, educational and economical development of the Malays of Gauteng. Firstly it focuses on the fact that the Malays were forcibly removed from their homes in Johannesburg and Pretoria and compelled by the government to resettle in new Coloured residential areas. Here they were however afforded the opportunity to purchase their own residential properties and built their own businesses. (Formely the Malays were deprived by the authorities to rent businesses from government owned business enterprices). Secondly it focuses on the growth and development, deterioration and eventual resurgence of the Malay Hifz (memorization of the Qur’ân) tradition. A similar tendency is also reported with regard to the number of ‘Ulamâ’. Most students are nowadays trained locally at the Dâr al-‘Ulûms in South Africa. Formerly they were educated at institutions in India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Many Malay ‘Ulamâ’, past and present were known for their extensive academic qualifications. Thirdly the research focuses on the Malay ‘Ulamâ’s inability and unsuccessful attempts since 1923 to establish a recognized ‘Ulamâ’ body (theological council) in Gauteng. The research found that the Malay ‘Ulamâ’ had over the years resisted all attempts to unite on a common ground in Gauteng.

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Tsukamoto, Takashi. "Encountering the other within : Thai national identity and the Malay-Muslims of the deep south." Phd thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/149900.

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This thesis contributes to the understanding of the role of the "Other within" in national identity formulation. It empirically explores the formulation of {u00E9}lite versions of Thai national identity with reference to the Malay-Muslims of the deep South from the turn of the twentieth century. The intent of the research is to illustrate how Malay-Muslims have necessarily been part of Thai national identity. This thesis aims to utilise the empirical data collected from specific periods of Thai history (the end of the nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries; the 1930s and the 1940s; the 1960s; the 1980s and the beginning of this century) so as to conceptualise national identity construction. It is based on the analyses of the language that national leaders, especially prime ministers, have used when discussing the South, and what this language reflects about the changing nature of Thai nationalism and official versions of Thai nationhood. Firstly, this thesis examines the emergence of the Thai nation at the end of the nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries, arguing that its emergence occurred at the moment when Thai national {u00E9}lites recognised the Malay-Muslims as being un-Thai and when they started attempting to transform them into Thais. Secondly, it examines the period of national "unification" and "harmonisation", which various Thai {u00E9}lites attempted to achieve from the end of the 1950s to the 1980s. In the 1950s and the 1960s, the ruling {u00E9}lites tried to eliminate all undesirable traces of un-Thainess in the population in the South. But in the 1980s, they tried to promote understanding of local cultures and traditions by state officials and to provide Muslims in the deep South with equal citizenship. Thirdly, it focuses on Thaksin Shinawatra's repressive policy toward the deep South. He trivialised the problems there at the heart of the unrest by saying that they were simply normal crimes, and refused to acknowledge the possibility of Malay-Muslim serious grievances which could be linked to their ethno-cultural and religious identity. As a result, Thaksin failed to recognise the reality of ethno-cultural difference in the Thai nation. Finally, this thesis shifts its focus from the views of national ruling {u00E9}lites to those held by public intellectuals, journalists and religious leaders at the local and the national levels. Some intellectuals and religious leaders have attempted to reformulate the idea of Thainess, which had been invented and developed by the central government, so it accords with liberal principles of freedom and equality. Their efforts were to transform the idea of Thai citizenship into a multicultural concept. Overall, this thesis argues that the Malay-Muslims who have, in the eyes of the Thai ruling {u00E9}lites, been un-Thai Others, have necessarily and intrinsically been parts of Thai national identity, and that national {u00E9}lites and intellectuals formulated their idea of Thai national identity through interacting with Malay-Muslims, and their cultures and traditions.

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Walton-Roberts, Margaret. "Embodied global flows : immigration and transnational networks between British Columbia, Canada, and Punjab, India." Thesis, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/13825.

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Canadian politicians have stated that India-Canada relations are grounded in "people-to-people links". These links have been formed over the last century through a process of immigration that articulates specific regions of India—Doaba in Punjab—with particular regions of Canada—initially British Columbia, and now the metropolitan areas of Toronto and Vancouver. Employing the theoretical lens of transnationalism and a methodological approach based on networks, this thesis argues that the presence of extensive transnational linkages connecting immigrants to their sites of origin, rather than limit national Canadian citizenship practice, can actually enhance it. I examine how Punjabi immigrants activate linkages that span borders and fuse distant communities and localities, as well as highlighting how the state is involved in the regulation and monitoring of such connections. My findings indicate that the operation of state officials varies according to the nature of the exchange. Whereas immigration is differentially controlled at the micro-scale of the individual according to a range of factors such as race, class and gender; inanimate objects such as goods and capital are less regulated, despite the significant material effects associated with their transmission. Indian immigrants are not however, passive recipients of state regulation at the scale of the individual, and instead emerge as active participants in a Canadian democratic system that enables the individual to challenge certain bureaucratic decisions and hold federal departments accountable. In addition, contrary to ideas of transnational immigrant actors possessing new forms of transnational or "post-national" citizenship, this research suggests that immigrants value the traditional right of citizenship to protect national borders and determine who may gain access.

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Naylor, Mark 1959. "Towards contextualized Bible storying: cultural factors which influence impact in a Sindhi context." Diss., 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2060.

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Chronological Bible storying generally assumes a universality of the story teller's theological perspective in selecting and shaping Bible stories interculturally. This paper argues against this approach and proposes a method of crafting contextualized Bible stories which resonate with the worldview of a receptor culture. The influence of the theological and cultural presuppositions of the story teller is reduced through the utilization of the receptor culture's worldview assumptions - those values and beliefs through which the impact of scripture is experienced. The empirical research consisted of observing the responses of Sindhi Muslim men to a reading of John 13:1-10 and then interviewing them to generate cultural expressions which revealed a relationship between their culture and the scripture passage. Analysis of the data disclosed themes which have scriptural referents and can be used as the basis for selecting and crafting Bible stories that resonate with worldview assumptions.
Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology
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Naylor, Mark 1959. "Mapping theological trajectories that emerge in response to a Bible translation." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13472.

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This study identifies a theological trajectory of first generation “believers” – those who allow the biblical text to speak authoritatively into their lives – within the Sindhi community of Pakistan. A passage from a contemporary translation of the New Testament in the Sindhi language – Luke 15:11-32, Jesus’ Parable of the Two Lost Sons – was presented in interview settings to discover how Sindhis express their faith as they consider the message of the parable. Culture texts generated by believers are compared to those generated by “traditional” Muslim Sindhis who do not accept the Bible as authoritative. Twenty–eight people identified as Sindhi believers were interviewed as well as twenty traditional Sindhi Muslims. Similarities and contrasts between the two groups are used to discover how the theological praxis of the believers is being impacted and how they are adjusting their view of God as they engage scripture. The description of theological trajectories that diverge from accepted traditional convictions is referred to as “mapping.” Six themes were identified from the interviews that are important for both groups while demonstrating distinct contrasts and similarities. The themes are (1) God is compassionate/kind/merciful/loving beyond our imagination, (2) God forgives his servants who repent, (3) Concepts of rewards, punishment and the fear of God, (4) The relationship of human beings with God (child versus servant), (5) Issues of justice, honor and status, and (6) The importance of obedience to God. An evaluation of the six themes revealed one overarching trajectory: a shift from a dominant master–servant view of the Divine–human relationship to a father–child paradigm. The research affirms that the shift to a biblically shaped view of God is not disconnected from previous beliefs, but is based on and shaped by a priori assumptions held by members of society. Commitment to the Bible as God’s word speaking authoritatively to believers creates a shift or trajectory of faith so that current perspectives, symbols and metaphors of God are being reformed and reconfirmed through the believers’ interaction with the Sindhi translation of scripture.
Christian Spirituality, Church History & Missiology
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