The Role of the Idea of Taqiyya in Concealing the Religious Identity and its Functions in the
Contemporary World
Abstract
Taqiyya as precautionary dissimulation or denial of religious belief and practice in the face of...

This study invoking two key Bakhtinian concepts, chronotope and authoritative/persuasive discourse, tried to show the interplay of identities six EFL teachers assumed through the narrative inquiry. Based on the analysis and coding of the data...

Iranian identity cannot be conceived of as a uniform monolithic concept. But, thanks to certain upheavals in the history of the country, it has turned into the triple concept of national/Islamic/modern. Hofstede’s (2001) cultural framework...

Teacher-learner relationships have long been investigated in a considerable literature to build an effective teaching and learning environment. Yet recent literature on teachers' or learners' centeredness ignored the ...

This study aimed to revalidate the Foreign Language Identity Scale developed by Khodadady and Navari (2012) and explore the factors underlying the construct from theoretical as well as empirical perspectives. To this end, the scale was first...

A key challenge to brand managers is how to gain a better understanding of relationship between brand and customer loyalty constructs. Researchers have recognized that brand identity plays a key role in brand management. The purpose of his paper...