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Misinformation Spread by the Waj Mahfil Through Social Media Platforms About the Position of Women in Islam: A Case Study in Bangladesh
No full textThis research explores whether any misinformation regarding women is being spread in the Waj Mahfils of Bangladesh through social media platforms At present an extensive number of people are listening to these Waj Mahfils using social media platforms and therefore fabricated information about women can have a terrible impact on society Waj Mahfils held in Bangladesh and conducted by so-called Islamic speakers of this country Shaykh Abdur Razzaq Bin Yusuf Abu Twha Muhammad Adnan Shah Ahmed Shafi and Amir Hamza have been selected from YouTube and Facebook as purposive sample for this research Representation theory has been chosen as the theoretical framework It can be expected that through this research people will get a clear idea about the fake speakers of Islam and their false speeches on various social economic and marital issues of women It will also be a helpful tool for future researchers in this regar
Beyond Appearances: Unveiling the Disconnect Between Governance and Legitimacy in López Obradors Government (2018-2024) in Mexico
No full textThis article examines the complex relationship between governance and legitimacy during Andr s Manuel L pez Obrador s administration in Mexico 2018-2024 Using a mixed-methods approach it analyzes the evolution of governance indicators and popular support considering how high levels of legitimacy have persisted despite weak governance This persistence is partly attributed to presidential charisma the low political culture of Mexicans and social welfare policies The study reviews theoretical frameworks on legitimacy and governance assessing the apparent disconnect between these concepts in the Mexican context Additionally it proposes possible explanations for this paradox and suggests avenues for future research on how social and political factors influence public perceptions of government performanc
Pantanal Creative Territory: Contributions to the Creative Economy from the Southern Pantanal Region
No full textThis paper examines the relationship between the creative economy and the Pantanal territory aiming to discuss elements that may shed light on the concept of a creative biome that is a creative economy inspired by the territory and its specific characteristics The research is qualitative and adopts an interpretivist approach with a methodological path that includes a predominantly bibliographic review The study anticipates that a creative biome the Southern Pantanal as a creative territory encompasses practices symbols and intangible resources which due to their uniqueness and rarity highlight the strategic richness that can emerge from this developing space-concep
Law and Social Progress
No full textBackground The problems of social progress the directions of development of the state and law have not lost their relevance since the birth of human civilization The reason for this study is the need to detect patterns in the genesis of the state and law to determine the nature of their development The author sets himself the task of revealing philosophical and legal ideas about the progressive evolutionary development of the state and law ensuring the well-being and security of the individual and society Materials and Methods Considering the development of the state and law the author uses the method of state-legal modeling as well as comparative legal and historical-legal methods that allow assessing the main features of social progress associated with the search and provision of universal values that are supranational in nature Results The uniqueness and uniqueness of each community caused by natural cultural historical religious and other factors do not devalue the steady trend of the development of society towards the rationalization of public life democratization and humanization of political regimes the expansion of the rights and freedoms of citizens Modern concepts of law as a special connection of the individual with the state endow the property of universality of human rights and the legal concepts of freedom equality and justice underlie their recognition and protection Conclusions Modern standards of progress are inseparable from the concepts of freedom equality and justice and can be acquired by society only in conditions of civil consent Progressive in the genesis of the state and law is the direction of their development which frees man and society from irrational based on ideological misconceptions religious class and other prejudices rules of behavio
The Theory Behind the Concept of Socialism: The Case of China
No full textThis paper evaluates the socialist character of contemporary China through the lens of Marxist theory and dialectical materialism Considering seminal works by Marx Engels and Lenin it is argued that the Chinese Communist Party s CCP project of a socialist market economy while demonstrably distinct from pure capitalism does not yet constitute socialism For instance the reintroduction of capitalist relations was deemed necessary by prominent CCP figures and Chinese intellectuals including Mao Zedong Deng Xiaoping Jin Huiming Chen Yun and Xue Muqiao as a means to enhance the productivity of the Chinese economy This enhanced productivity was considered imperative for achieving the future initial phase of socialist development China s present constitution is an evidence of this process showing internal contradictions between both modes of production This is due to the quantitative and qualitative changes that emerged on China s economic and political realms which can signalize a sublatio
Enchantment and Lived Experience in Contemporary Actor’s Art
No full textThis is an empirical account of audience engagement as part of an academic study by the Federal University of Para ba The article explores the role of ephemerality in contemporary theatrical performance emphasizing its impact on audience reception and their intersubjective experience Thus the experience described here points to the ephemeral as a tool for creating enchantment The reflection focuses on the audience s reaction to the words and actions of a performer juggling at the entrance to a theatre in Jo o Pessoa Brazil References include Lev Semionovich Vygotsky s proposal on the psychology of actor-creation as well as the relational aesthetics described by Nicolas Bourriaud The study detects a possible connection between what is understood as a mirror neuron and the Russian term perezhivanie highlighting the degree of emotional engagement of the spectator and reflecting on the active role of the audience in a theatrical performance Through an interdisciplinary analysis this case study aims to effectively contribute to artistic research methodology and contemporary theatrical practice
Generative Artificial Intelligence for Educational Inclusion
No full textThis essay argues that Artificial Intelligence AI despite its inherent risks and challenges can be a valuable tool for promoting the educational inclusion of neurodivergent students within Mathematics Education We contend that by offering customizable adaptive and functional supports AI has the potential to mitigate specific barriers to learning communication and participation acting as a complementary resource to inclusive pedagogical practices We theoretically explore this potential by connecting recent literature on AI in education and inclusion with critical reflections from teaching practice in supporting neurodivergent students using the methodology of self-study of professional practice We analyze AI s potential as a functional support and empowerment tool the barriers to its adoption cultural resistance authorship concerns social representations and discuss its limits risks and implications for a more inclusive Mathematics Education and school cultur
Inside the Changes in Infoglobo’s Newsroom Routine Eight Years After Integration
No full textThe newsrooms of O Globo Extra and Expresso were unified in 2017 in the so-called Integrated Newsroom aiming to optimize production and expand focus on the digital environment Eight years after the change journalists working in Brazil s largest news company evaluated the advantages and disadvantages of the process As the main disadvantage they pointed to the reduced attention given to newspapers in the so-called popular units In this article we analyze the interviews with the support of authors dedicated to studying the relationship between the accelerated pace of contemporary life and journalism as well as the role of socalled sensation-driven journalism on the interne
Agentive Semiotics as a Methodological Framework for a Pedagogy of Understanding
No full textThis article proposes agentive semiotics as a methodological framework for a pedagogy of understanding that empowers student agency and reconfigures the teaching role From a perspective that conceives meaning as the result of the interaction between agent agenda and context it critiques applicationism the commercial orientation of materials and the uncritical adoption of non-situated models for limiting critical thinking and self-regulation It proposes an analytical model that integrates cognitive affective and situational dimensions promoting the de-automatization of practices the formulation of meaningful questions and the development of rhizomatic lines of flight that open up creative and collective learning possibilities The proposal culminates in strategies to anchor understanding in lived experience and narrative understanding education as a living critical and humanized process capable of transforming both pedagogical practices and the subjectivities that inhabit the
Algorithmic News and Ethical Dilemmas: Evaluating the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Integrity of Information in the Context of Facebook Media Sphere in Bangladesh
No full textThis paper focuses on the ethical aspects of AIgenerated disinformation in Bangladesh a new democracy and part of the Global South This is a qualitative empirical study on how algorithmic content generation and dissemination in this instance Facebook s AI algorithms impact journalism and public debate The study pairs 20 semistructured interviews with editors journalists technologists and fact-checkers with a case study of 2020-2025 AIgenerated or manipulated content The findings demonstrate that Facebook s algorithms promote sensational biased and unethical content for engagement at the expense of truth and accuracy and thus destroy ethical values like truth responsibility and justice The study also finds entrenched disinformation on a large number of topics with massive spikes closer to the 2024 elections Activities of fact-checkers media and regulators are mostly reactive and isolated from the larger scene with huge loopholes in accountability By locating the issues of AI and media ethics within the context of a new democracy with weak institutions and polarized politics the present research offers something to the worldwide debates Theoretically it uses Media Ethics Theory and Technological Determinism as a way to show how algorithms are degrading ethics Practically it proposes an integrated framework of ethics law and technology in Bangladesh media and provides new insights for democratic communication and the public trus