http://netvouz.com/ipfwgweb/tag/islam?feed=rss&pg=1 ipfwgweb's bookmarks tagged "islam" on Netvouz http://www.grbi.gov.pk/Documents/grp_prsp.pdf By Debbie Budlender. The author discusses the role of gender budgeting in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper of Pakistan. In particular, the author argues that it improving governance by making it clearer to government officials, legislators and the public what government is doing and why and by increasing participation in the policy and budget processes. Gender-responsive budgeting is valuable investing in human capital, by promoting the utilisation of all the potential human resources in the country, without gender bias; and it targets the poor and vulnerable, by focusing on those who most need government assistance and are least able to provide for themselves, whether because of gender, location, poverty or other characteristics x2006 Fellows-ALL > 2006 Fellows - Islam > Haroon Rafique ipfwgweb Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:30:47 GMT http://pdc.ceu.hu/archive/00002356/01/morenko.pdf By Irina Kouznetsova-Morenko. The purpose of the article is to study of Russian and Tatarstan media policy towards Islam in a context of interreligious tolerance and research of potential of transformations in media policy. The project based on studying of the level of attention of Russian and Regional press for the life of Muslims in republics of traditional distribution of Hanafit maskhab (Tatarstan, Bashkortostan), analysis of opinions and stereotypes concerned Islam and Muslims translated by mass-media, revitalization peculiarity of treatment of the questions concerned processes in Muslim world of Russia, Tatarstan and foreign countries in Russian and Tatarstan mass-media x2006 Fellows-ALL > 2006 Fellows - OSThreats > Eduard Ponarin ipfwgweb Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:01:37 GMT http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=104231&theSitePK=40941&menuPK=228424&Projectid=P047111 The World Bank Group report x2006 Fellows-ALL > 2006 Fellows - Islam > Majid Mohammadi ipfwgweb Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:40:25 GMT http://www.soros.org/initiatives/mena OSI's Middle East & North Africa Initiative (MENA) acts as the primary contact point and clearinghouse for OSI activity in the region. MENA's overall approach is to assist in assembling a network dedicated to open society issues such as transparency, rule of law, accountability, minority rights, strengthening and empowering civil society, empowerment of women, addressing the knowledge deficit, and fostering and supporting independent media. In addition, MENA supports a number of scholarships in law and other disciplines such as culture and the arts, as a means of fostering freedom of expression and critical thinking Soros Network Initiatives-ALL > Soros Network Initiatives - Islam ipfwgweb Thu, 02 Nov 2006 19:55:31 GMT http://no url By Eliyahu Kanovsky; "Middle East Review", Spring 1986, pp.28-36 x2006 Fellows-ALL > 2006 Fellows - Islam > Nazila Ghanea-Hercock ipfwgweb Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:48:14 GMT http://pdc.ceu.hu/archive/00002554/01/qureshi.pdf By Sabina Qureshi. The author explores specific issues related to gender and education in Pakistan in order to advocate for an affirmative plan of action for girl's education both at policy and schools level. The research addresses the following key questions: What is the nature of the crises of low level of literacy in Pakistan? What are the implications of inequities in education on society with particular reference to girl child education? How do existing impediments to development i.e. low level of literacy in Pakistan particularly that of girls and women can add to social costs for a country like Pakistan? What are the major areas of concern in primary level education which need intervention? x2006 Fellows-ALL > 2006 Fellows - Islam > Haroon Rafique ipfwgweb Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:27:41 GMT http://www.un.org/esa/population/migration/turin/Symposium_Turin_files/P03_Shah.pdf [PDF] By Nasra M. Shah. The paper is a part of the United Nations Expert Group Meeting On International Migration And Development In The Arab Region. It reviews data sources on migration, focuses on immigration policies aimed to affect supply of workers, also deportation of overstayers and illegals, strengthening protective visa regimes and restrictions on visa trading, and also Policies aimed to affect the demand for indigenous workers x2006 Fellows-ALL > 2006 Fellows - Islam > Nazila Ghanea-Hercock ipfwgweb Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:46:47 GMT http://www.grbi.gov.pk/Documents/GRBIRoadMap.pdf Government of Pakistan Research Paper x2006 Fellows-ALL > 2006 Fellows - Islam > Haroon Rafique ipfwgweb Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:32:25 GMT http://no url By Nasra M. Shah. Changes in migration schemes during the past two decades indicate that the median age of the national male labor force remains low, its concentration in the public sector has increased, and its participation in production and manual work has declined further. This article analyzes changes in the national labor force with regard to volume, age and sex composition, retention in the labor force, productivity, type of occupation, and sector of activity. International Migration Review 29:4(Winter, 1995): 1000-1022 x2006 Fellows-ALL > 2006 Fellows - Islam > Nazila Ghanea-Hercock ipfwgweb Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:51:57 GMT http://www.grbi.gov.pk/Documents/BudgetaryReform.pdf By Masharraf Rasool Cyan. The author presents the results of the study of the budgeting and planning reforms in Pakistan with the focus on specific institutional processes that have changed or are being changed as a result of the reforms of the budget and planning organization and methodologies. It also recounts important capacity building initiatives connected with various reform initiatives and the potential impact of reforms from the gender budgeting perspective. Finally, it provides a risk analysis of the reform initiatives. x2006 Fellows-ALL > 2006 Fellows - Islam > Haroon Rafique ipfwgweb Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:31:23 GMT