Ilham Nasser
Biographic Data
| ID | 1548045 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ilham Nasser |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ilham |
| FAMILY NAME | Nasser |
| SIGNATURE | NASSER I |
| AFFILIATIONS | George Mason University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9002-8423 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Psychosocial Correlates of Social Problem-Solving and Empathy Among Youth in Fifteen Muslim Societies
This article is based on a study that surveyed youth in Muslim-majority societies to investigate the competencies that support youths’ problem-solving skills and empathy. More specifically, it aims to examine attitudes towards psychosocial skills, including self-regulation, forgiveness, religiosity/spirituality, collective orientation, social problem solving, and empathy. The survey focused on youth (N = 15,790) in secondary and higher education …
Strengthening Hope and Psychosocial Competencies Within Education Communities in Muslim Societies
This article is based on a study examining hope among a group of teachers, university students, and instructors in educational contexts in Muslim societies. It utilizes a measure of perceived hope and examines correlates to include forgiveness attitudes, emotional regulation, gratitude, and meaning making to understand their importance in the local context. The study contributes to understanding components of psychosocial wellbeing, especially ho…
Religiosity as a mediator of forgiveness among educators and parents in seven Muslim communities
Drawing on empirical data collected in 2018-2019, this article shares the results of a study on values including religiosity, empathy, forgiveness, and community mindedness among parents and educators in seven communities in Muslim countries. The goal is to contribute evidence-based knowledge on the importance of the above constructs in these unique contexts. The results suggest the three primary variables, empathy, community mindedness and relig…
Considerations in education for forgiveness and reconciliation
This article presents lessons learned on the education for forgiveness and reconciliation in Muslim and Arab majority contexts, especially as part of civic engagement or across content areas. It first presents a brief review of the literature on forgiveness and reconciliation and ways they are interrelated in the larger Arab and Muslim contexts. Secondly, it points out religious and cultural sources that ground the practice of forgiveness and rec…
Building peace education in the Islamic educational context
Examining Views and Attitudes About Forgiveness Among Teachers in the A rab World
This study contributes to the literature on forgiveness attitudes, both on the conceptual and application levels in A rab society contexts. It highlights the importance of examining teachers’ views on forgiveness and suggests various directions for conducting further research and developing interventions to promote peaceful resolution of conflicts and to reduce violence in schools. Social and cultural considerations about forgiveness in hypotheti…
Giving voices to the voiceless
Strong voices of women come through this book carefully crafted by Abu-Duhou on a very sensitive and complex issue in the Palestinian Arab society. Its sensitivity stems from the status of women in
Contextual and pedagogical considerations in teaching for forgiveness in the Arab world
This study was conducted among Arab teachers in four countries in the Middle East (Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Palestine) to examine their views and methods on teaching for forgiveness in their classrooms. A total of 87 teachers in K-12 classrooms participated in semi-structured interviews as part of a larger study on teaching for forgiveness in the region. Thematic analyses of interviews suggested that teachers created opportunities to model and …
Forgiveness in The A rab and Islamic Contexts
This essay explores the current and historical meaning of forgiveness in A rab and Islamic cultural and religious contexts. It also hopes to encourage further empirical research on this understudied topic in both religious and peacebuilding studies. In addition to the perceived meaning of forgiveness in an A rab Islamic context, this essay examines the links between forgiveness and reconciliation. Relying on religious sources including the Qur'an…
Perceptions of forgiveness among Palestinian teachers in Israel
This article presents the results of a study conducted among Palestinian teachers in Israel to address their contextual understanding and perceptions of forgiveness. It sheds light on K–12 teachers’ responses to daily cultural and social conflict situations in a Middle Eastern context. This research aims to contribute to our understanding of forgiveness on conceptual as well as perceptual levels, hoping to enhance the knowledge-base needed to edu…
Examining Education, Media, and Dialogue under Occupation
This book address media and education in the context of Palestine and Israel. They provide insights and provocative analysis of the status quo in education, including language teaching, educational policy and research, media representations and reporting in Middle East and U.S. and different models of dialogue between Palestinians and Israelis.
Perspectives of Palestinian and Jewish parents in Israel on bilingual education
This article is based on a study conducted at the first Arabic and Hebrew bilingual school in Israel (Neve-Shalom/Wahat-Alsalam – NSWAS). The article focuses on Jewish as well as Palestinian parents' perspectives and responses to survey questions and interviews conducted at the school. Parents named reasons for choosing the school, satisfaction with the school, concerns, and their visions of the school's peace education goals and mission. The res…
Dialogue under occupation
Dialogue under Occupation
Building peace education in the Islamic educational context
Contextual and pedagogical considerations in teaching for forgiveness in the Arab world
This study was conducted among Arab teachers in four countries in the Middle East (Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Palestine) to examine their views and methods on teaching for forgiveness in their classrooms. A total of 87 teachers in K-12 classrooms participated in semi-structured interviews as part of a larger study on teaching for forgiveness in the region. Thematic analyses of interviews suggested that teachers created opportunities to model and …
Perceptions of forgiveness among Palestinian teachers in Israel
This article presents the results of a study conducted among Palestinian teachers in Israel to address their contextual understanding and perceptions of forgiveness. It sheds light on K–12 teachers’ responses to daily cultural and social conflict situations in a Middle Eastern context. This research aims to contribute to our understanding of forgiveness on conceptual as well as perceptual levels, hoping to enhance the knowledge-base needed to edu…
Dialogue under Occupation
Dialogue under occupation
Dialogue under Occupation
Examining Education, Media, and Dialogue under Occupation
This book address media and education in the context of Palestine and Israel. They provide insights and provocative analysis of the status quo in education, including language teaching, educational policy and research, media representations and reporting in Middle East and U.S. and different models of dialogue between Palestinians and Israelis.
Perspectives of Palestinian and Jewish parents in Israel on bilingual education
This article is based on a study conducted at the first Arabic and Hebrew bilingual school in Israel (Neve-Shalom/Wahat-Alsalam – NSWAS). The article focuses on Jewish as well as Palestinian parents' perspectives and responses to survey questions and interviews conducted at the school. Parents named reasons for choosing the school, satisfaction with the school, concerns, and their visions of the school's peace education goals and mission. The res…
Perceptions of forgiveness among Palestinian teachers in Israel
This article presents the results of a study conducted among Palestinian teachers in Israel to address their contextual understanding and perceptions of forgiveness. It sheds light on K–12 teachers’ responses to daily cultural and social conflict situations in a Middle Eastern context. This research aims to contribute to our understanding of forgiveness on conceptual as well as perceptual levels, hoping to enhance the knowledge-base needed to edu…
Forgiveness in The A rab and Islamic Contexts
This essay explores the current and historical meaning of forgiveness in A rab and Islamic cultural and religious contexts. It also hopes to encourage further empirical research on this understudied topic in both religious and peacebuilding studies. In addition to the perceived meaning of forgiveness in an A rab Islamic context, this essay examines the links between forgiveness and reconciliation. Relying on religious sources including the Qur'an…
Giving voices to the voiceless
Strong voices of women come through this book carefully crafted by Abu-Duhou on a very sensitive and complex issue in the Palestinian Arab society. Its sensitivity stems from the status of women in
Contextual and pedagogical considerations in teaching for forgiveness in the Arab world
This study was conducted among Arab teachers in four countries in the Middle East (Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Palestine) to examine their views and methods on teaching for forgiveness in their classrooms. A total of 87 teachers in K-12 classrooms participated in semi-structured interviews as part of a larger study on teaching for forgiveness in the region. Thematic analyses of interviews suggested that teachers created opportunities to model and …
Examining Views and Attitudes About Forgiveness Among Teachers in the A rab World
This study contributes to the literature on forgiveness attitudes, both on the conceptual and application levels in A rab society contexts. It highlights the importance of examining teachers’ views on forgiveness and suggests various directions for conducting further research and developing interventions to promote peaceful resolution of conflicts and to reduce violence in schools. Social and cultural considerations about forgiveness in hypotheti…
Building peace education in the Islamic educational context
Religiosity as a mediator of forgiveness among educators and parents in seven Muslim communities
Drawing on empirical data collected in 2018-2019, this article shares the results of a study on values including religiosity, empathy, forgiveness, and community mindedness among parents and educators in seven communities in Muslim countries. The goal is to contribute evidence-based knowledge on the importance of the above constructs in these unique contexts. The results suggest the three primary variables, empathy, community mindedness and relig…
Considerations in education for forgiveness and reconciliation
This article presents lessons learned on the education for forgiveness and reconciliation in Muslim and Arab majority contexts, especially as part of civic engagement or across content areas. It first presents a brief review of the literature on forgiveness and reconciliation and ways they are interrelated in the larger Arab and Muslim contexts. Secondly, it points out religious and cultural sources that ground the practice of forgiveness and rec…
Strengthening Hope and Psychosocial Competencies Within Education Communities in Muslim Societies
This article is based on a study examining hope among a group of teachers, university students, and instructors in educational contexts in Muslim societies. It utilizes a measure of perceived hope and examines correlates to include forgiveness attitudes, emotional regulation, gratitude, and meaning making to understand their importance in the local context. The study contributes to understanding components of psychosocial wellbeing, especially ho…
Psychosocial Correlates of Social Problem-Solving and Empathy Among Youth in Fifteen Muslim Societies
This article is based on a study that surveyed youth in Muslim-majority societies to investigate the competencies that support youths’ problem-solving skills and empathy. More specifically, it aims to examine attitudes towards psychosocial skills, including self-regulation, forgiveness, religiosity/spirituality, collective orientation, social problem solving, and empathy. The survey focused on youth (N = 15,790) in secondary and higher education …
Psychology (12 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Political science (9 works) · Forgiveness (7 works) · Forgiveness and Related Behaviors (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (5 works) · Islam (4 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (4 works)