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Item Restricted Islamic Schools of Jurisprudence and Gender Inequality in Muslim-Majority Countries(University at Buffalo, 2025-06-01) Alshammari, Ahmed; Palmer, HarveyThis study investigates the relationship between the different Islamic schools of jurisprudence and three aspects of gender inequality in Muslim-majority countries. These aspects are: gender inequality in economic participation, political representation, and judicial positions. The literature on gender inequality presents two competing explanations of the relationship between Islam and gender inequality. Some studies conclude that Islam is associated with gender inequality while other studies cast doubts on this conclusion and argue that gender inequality in Muslim-majority countries is associated with structural/contextual factors such as oil rents. This dissertation argues that concluding Islam is either associated with gender inequality or not may be premature without disaggregating Islam into its different schools of jurisprudence.43 0Item Restricted Online and Offline Social Capital and Their Relationship with Social Participation(University of Houston-Clear Lake, 2024) Alshammari, Ahmed; McMullen, MikeIn the digital age, it has become necessary to study social phenomena in the online context to gain a deeper understanding of our virtual world. Therefore, this study aims to explore social capital (SC) in the online and offline contexts and their relationship with social participation (SP). Data were collected from 199 participants by a survey to test the hypotheses and answer the research questions of this study. The results indicate a positive relationship between online SC, offline SC, and SP. In addition, online and offline SC positively predict each other. However, informal SP (e.g., meeting friends, relatives, and work colleagues) is positively related to offline SC. In contrast, formal SP (e.g., membership, participation, and voluntary work) is positively related to financial satisfaction and online bonding SC. Therefore, formal and informal SP should be measured and analyzed separately because they are differently related to other variables. Additionally, online and offline SC should be investigated separately for the same reason.36 0