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Samia Huq
Researcher at BRAC University
Publications - 12
Citations - 137
Samia Huq is an academic researcher from BRAC University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Politics & Secularism. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 12 publications receiving 115 citations. Previous affiliations of Samia Huq include Independence University & Brandeis University.
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Religions and Social Progress: Critical Assessments and Creative Partnerships
Lucian N. Leustean,Grace Davie,Nancy T. Ammerman,Samia Huq,Tarek Masoud,Suzanne Moon,Jacob K. Olupona,Vineeta Sinha,David Smilde,Linda Woodhead,Fenggang Yang,Gina A. Zurlo +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an extended version of the published version of this article, which is also available at www.ipsp.org/downloads, with a number of enhancements.
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Refashioning Islam: elite women and piety in Bangladesh
Samia Huq,Sabina Faiz Rashid +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the development of Islamic identity of a group of elite women in Bangladesh was explored, and the authors explored the development and identity of Islamic women in the city of Dhaka.
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Negotiating Islam: Conservatism, Splintered Authority and Empowerment in Urban Bangladesh
TL;DR: In this article, the authors suggest that rather than a polarisation of the secular and religious ways of living most people are in fact in between, negotiating between the two camps, and borrowing ideas and ways from both.
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Defining Self and Other
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the changes in constructions of the self and the other brought about by the manner in which the Islamic Foundation has approached the Quran, methods for reading it, and the way in which it has advocated attachment to the Islamic tradition, highlighting how an increasingly muted understanding of power has led to an ever expansive gap between Muslims and the non-Muslim others they share the nation state of Bangladesh with.
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Faith and education in Bangladesh: A review of the contemporary landscape and challenges
TL;DR: The work in this article describes and analyzes faith-inspired education providers in Bangladesh, most prominent of which are Islamic madrasas and Catholic schools, and highlights contemporary issues for policy makers that arise from their approach and that feature in public discourse about the links between religion and education.