Attiya Ahmad. Everyday Conversations: Islam, Domestic Work, and South Asian Migrant Women in Kuwait (Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2017). Pp. 288. $25.95 paper. ISBN 9780822363446.
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DOI: 10.1017/rms.2018.64
Abstract: Why do women from India and Nepal migrate to Kuwait? What are their work arrangements? How many of them convert and what explains their conversion to Islam? This book makes a unique contribution to our… read more here.
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Talking Science: Undergraduates’ Everyday Conversations as Acts of Boundary Spanning That Connect Science to Local Communities
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DOI: 10.1187/cbe.21-06-0151
Abstract: Biologists produce knowledge that can be applied to both global and personal challenges. Thus, communicating this knowledge to the general public is becoming increasingly important. One way information can move between different communities is through… read more here.
Keywords: science; boundary spanners; everyday conversations; boundary spanning ... See more keywords