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Bonyads in Postrevolutionary Iran: Between Charitable Foundations and Politico-Economic Conglomerates
Fialka, Prokop ; Koláček, Jakub (advisor) ; Ťupek, Pavel (referee)
This bachelor's thesis analyses the phenomenon of foundations - bonyads in postrevolutionary Iran. The most prominent bonyads were founded during the Islamic revolution and were a transformation of already existing foundations that had been set up during the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Today, they stand on the verge of formal and informal structures of the Iranian state. Based on the study of academic literature and selected sources, the author compares their contradictory roles: charitable activities and substituting of some of the functions of the Iranian welfare state versus informal intervening in politics through a vast network of economic activities outside the control of the Iranian governmental ministries. The thesis is based on a case study of one of the Iran's most important foundation Bonyad-e Mostaz'afan (Foundation of the Oppressed) and addresses the question of to what extent are bonyads charitable foundations and to what extent they play other, less apparent roles in the context of Iranian political system and structures of power.
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Magical charms, amulets and rituals of Bakhtiyari tribe
Vojtková, Evin ; Kříhová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Ťupek, Pavel (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with forms of folk magic in Iran with a focus on the Bakhtiyari tribe. It focuses on protection and healing magic in connection with the belief in evileyeand other negative influences. The first part of the work is based on information obtained from the study of literature, briefly characterizes the development of magic in Iran and describes protective and healing methods associated with belief in enchantment in Islam, from which some of today's forms of folk magic have established themselves. The second, exploratory part contains examples of the results of a survey among members of the Bakhtiyari tribe. The aim of the work is to present the rituals and itemsthat the Bakhtiyari use to protect against enchantment, negative situations or to treat the consequences of these external influences. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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The Ahmadiyya movement in India
Ivanková, Bianka ; Ťupek, Pavel (advisor) ; Strnad, Jaroslav (referee)
This master thesis deals with the modern messianic Ahmadiyya movement founded in the 19th century in Punjab, India, which later spread to Europe as a missionary movement. Followers of the Ahmadiyya consider themselves Muslims, but are considered heretics by the Muslim majority, and persecuted in many parts of the world because of their faith. The work presents the origin and history of the movement against the background of the life of its founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, as well as the general context of messianism and the theory of the restoration of faith in India. It also maps the situation after the death of Ghulam Ahmad and the doctrinal schism in the movement. The aim of the thesis is to answer the question of the identity and exclusivity of the Ahmadiyya movement in the context of Islam, as well as to point out the connection between its political activity before the partition of India and the subsequent persecution in Pakistan after 1947. The work is based not only on the works of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and rich Ahmadiyya production, but also on academic studies of Western researchers and religious and social periodicals. Keywords: ahmadiyya, movement, Islam, messianism, India, Ahmad
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Taliban's media propaganda
Kepka, Jiří ; Ťupek, Pavel (advisor) ; Jermanová, Tereza (referee)
The aim of this work is to analyze the media propaganda of the Islamic movement Taliban. with particular focus on identifying the most important Taliban media (websites, social networks) and its subsequent characterization, analysis and interpretation - who it is targeting to, what is its content and how the movement presents itself. In this work I will use my knowledge of Pashto, Persian, Arabic and Urdu. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Development of Political Shii Islam in Post-Saddam Hussein Iraq
Denk, Matěj ; Beránek, Ondřej (advisor) ; Ťupek, Pavel (referee)
This thesis is preoccupied with the development of Iraqi political Shi'a after the fall of Ṣaddām Ḥusayn. Its main area of interest is the comparison of three Shi'i political movements - Dac wa Party, the Supreme Council for the Islamic revolution in Iraq and the movement of Muqtadā aṣ-Ṣadr on the background of broader historical development of Shi'i community in Iraq. Although this thesis is written in English, it uses both English and Arabic sources and literature with occasional excursions into French and Persian sources. The thesis deals with the ideological transformation of the parties, formation of alliances, utilization of militias for political goals and the relations with the USA and Iran. The conclusion of the thesis is that the Iraqi Shi'i political scene is deeply fragmented, strongly influenced by Iran and its parties are often vehicles for personal political ambitions of its leaders which effectively prevents any unification of Shi'i political position and creation of strong central Iraqi government.
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Mutual views of Turkey and selected Arab countries on the basis of the press
Dedková, Aneta ; Malečková, Jitka (advisor) ; Ťupek, Pavel (referee)
Theme of this bachelor thesis is mutual perspective of Turkey and selected Arab countries - Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. Selected time period is designated by two major events in Turkey - attempted military coup in July 2016 and referendum on constitution changes in April 2017. Thesis is based on brief overview of Turkey's foreign policy (in relation to domestic political development after APK's rise to power) and individual selected Arabic counties, especially after events of so called Arab Spring. The goal of the thesis is to observe disparities in policy stance of individual Arab states to Turkey and investigate if and how Turkey's attitude to mentioned Arab states differs. Thesis is based on media analysis of selected English written Turkish and Arabic press (Al-Ahram, SANA, The National, Arab News, Daily Sabah).
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Ibn al-Amir al-San'ani and his Role in Islamic Reformism
Rumpl, Jakub ; Ťupek, Pavel (advisor) ; Beránek, Ondřej (referee)
The thesis is dedicated to Yemeni reformist Ibn al-Amir al-Ṣanʿani (1687-1768). He was one of scholars coming from Zaidi milieu who made efforts to reform Islam primarily in a form of studies of Sunni hadiths collection and a purist conception of faith and cult. The work is based on presentation of several areas which formed his life and opinions, as the historic-social- religious situation in Yemen, his studies in Mecca and Medina and their influence on his teaching, and introdution of several themes which he was occupied with.
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Islam and the Environment: Ecological Problems in the view of Contemporary Islamic Jurists and Philosophers
Koláček, Jakub ; Ťupek, Pavel (advisor) ; Novák, Ľubomír (referee)
This thesis analyzes contemporary interpretations of Islamic religious ethics regarding the environment and its problems. The first part introduces a theoretical perspective in which the analyzed problem is viewed as historico-sociological problem of interaction between the modern phenomena of environmentalism and the traditional framework of religious ethics. The object of the second part is a close analysis and summary of those parts of the religious textual tradition which are included in the contemporary ethico-religious interpretations of environmental problems. In the third part, three separate discourses of contemporary Islamic environmental ethics and two other perspectives are distinguished and analysed using texts which represent them, published on this topic in English and Arabic. On this material common features of Islamic ethical attitude towards the nature and environmental problems are demonstrated as well as notable differences between the interpretations of jurists, layman activists, institutions and other actors. Attentions is paid to various possible relations between modern environmental concepts and notions and traditional ethico- religious Islamic tenets including their possible political and social implications.
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Shiite Education System
Sklenařík, Jakub ; Ťupek, Pavel (advisor) ; Ženka, Josef (referee)
This master's thesis aims to explore the Shiite education system of Twelver Shia as well as placing it in the context of historical development of Shia with emphasis given on the issue of Shiite clergy's religious authority during the time of the Occultation of the Hidden Imam and consecutive reinforcement of their authority. The thesis is based on analysis of literature dealing with the primary topic. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Shiite Education System
Sklenařík, Jakub ; Ťupek, Pavel (advisor) ; Ženka, Josef (referee)
(in English): This master's thesis aims to explore the Shiite education system of Twelver Shia as well as placing it in the context of historical development of Shia with emphasis given on the issue of Shiite clergy's religious authority during the time of the Occultation of the Hidden Imam and consecutive reinforcement of their authority. The thesis is based on analysis of literature dealing with the topic.
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