The announcement comes with little fanfare, but marks another huge moment for people power, for iwi, hapū, environmental groups, and the hundreds of thousands of people who for the last decade have maintained one of the most relentless campaigns of the modern era to put an end to deep sea oil exploration in New Zealand.
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Holding Marriage Hostage: Male Guardianship in Muslim Women’s Application for Marriage in Contemporary Malaysia Posted on
Under Malaysia’s Islamic Family Law, Muslim women may only marry with the signed authorization of a male guardian (
wali), usually their biological father. Drawing on court observations and archival research conducted in the Syariah Court of the Malaysian State of Kelantan, this talk examines “
wali refusal” cases, where women’s right to marry is held hostage by estranged fathers who refuse to sign their daughters’ marriage application. Nurul first argues that the Islamic concept of “male guardianship” as interpreted and practiced by the Malaysian Syariah system often clashes with a more grievous reality, in which the bonds of kinship in Malay families are at times fragile. Second, she illustrates how the notion of “male guardianship” limits the autonomy and agency accorded to women, compelling many Malay women to elope to Tha
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: University of Cyprus, Nicosia
The Department of Economics of the University of Cyprus is accepting applications for filling a vacancy for a postdoctoral researcher with part time or full time employment. Full time employment is equivalent to 140 hours per month.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates should hold a Ph.D in Data Science/Econometrics or Statistics or Mathematics or Computer Science or Economics or a related subject with experience in applied research.
Excellent knowledge of Econometric/Statistical Methods.
Very good knowledge of scientific programming, especially in econometrics/statistics using e.g. Julia, Python, C++, Matlab, R.
For PhD’s outside Economics, knowledge of Economic Theory will be considered an additional skill.
The Most Important Research Ever Conducted Finds that Touchscreens Can Detect Baked Goods
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The capacitive technology that allows us to physically interact with touchscreens isn’t just limited to our fingers or a fancy stylus. Hopefully, someone somewhere is polishing up a Nobel Prize because a researcher discovered that pastries work with touchscreens too, and with some clever baking techniques, an iPad is finally able to recognise your breakfast muffin.