Azza Karam
Biographic Data
| ID | 2354082 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Azza Karam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Azza |
| FAMILY NAME | Karam |
| SIGNATURE | KARAM A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy and Applied Care |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4673-7414 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Interreligious Engagement as an Enabler of Gender Justice through the Common Good
The article begins by explaining some of the terminology used and proceeds to share highlights of work undertaken under the auspices of the United Nations and at an international multireligious organization over the last 25 years. The key argument is that working to bring together different religious organizations in service to the common good, which also includes gender equality and women's empowerment, creates the space for genuine collaboratio…
Transformative spiritualities
The Churches of the World Council of Churches have been on a "Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace"- together with people of goodwill—since they met for their assembly in Busan in 2013. Building peace with justice has been at the heart of the ecumenical movement since its beginnings. It reflects the call of the churches in a wounded world caused by systemic injustice - racism, sexism, xenophobia, economic exploitation, and violence among humans and ag…
The Usaid Strategic Religious Engagement Summit
This essay reflects on the 2020 USAID Evidence Summit on Strategic Religious Engagement and the field of “religions and development” from the perspective of a practitioner and scholar working in intergovernmental and inter-/multi-religious organizations and spaces for over three decades. Reviewing the papers presented at the Summit, this essay raises some criticisms about perceived gaps in the discussions which also reflect gaps in scholarly work…
The cross-national epidemiology of social anxiety disorder
BACKGROUND: There is evidence that social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a prevalent and disabling disorder. However, most of the available data on the epidemiology of this condition originate from high income countries in the West. The World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative provides an opportunity to investigate the prevalence, course, impairment, socio-demographic correlates, comorbidity, and treatment of this condition across a range of high, …
Positions on sexual and reproductive rights in Muslim-majority countries and institutions
This article provides a policy analysis of Muslim-majority countries’ positions on sexual and reproductive rights (SRR). First-hand observations, interviews, and reports are used to review how statements around various intergovernmental moments continue to be formulated since the International Conference on Population and Development in 1994. The analysis outlines both the similarity and diversity between and among Muslim-majority countries on a …
The Role of Religious Actors in Implementing the UN's Sustainable Development Goals
Religion, Human Rights, and Development
A World Bank Group–World Health Organization (WHO) study released in June 2015 reported that 400 million people worldwide lack access to essential health services (WHO and World Bank Group 2016). W
High-Level Collaboration between the Public Sector and Religious and Faith-Based Organizations
Progress towards shared Global Goals—the Millennium Development Goals, and now the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—calls for an inclusive “all hands on deck” approach. The holistic approach of the SDGs offers a common framework for harnessing the distinctive assets of religious and faith-based organizations (RFBO) in national plans and global collaborations towards their achievement. Despite the challenges associated with forging collaborati…
Controversies in faith and health care
Faith-Inspired Initiatives to Tackle the Social Determinants of Child Marriage
A recent UNFPA (2012) report presents data on child marriage, including the correlates of the practice and its consequences. The report comments on the general situation of child marriage and provi
Cross-national epidemiology of DSM-IV major depressive episode
BACKGROUND: Major depression is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, yet epidemiologic data are not available for many countries, particularly low- to middle-income countries. In this paper, we present data on the prevalence, impairment and demographic correlates of depression from 18 high and low- to middle-income countries in the World Mental Health Survey Initiative. METHODS: Major depressive episodes (MDE) as defined by the Diag…
The United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA’s) Legacy of Engaging Faith-Based Organizations as Cultural Agents of Change
Toward a Global View of Alcohol, Tobacco, Cannabis, and Cocaine Use
BACKGROUND: Alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drug use cause considerable morbidity and mortality, but good cross-national epidemiological data are limited. This paper describes such data from the first 17 countries participating in the World Health Organization's (WHO's) World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Household surveys with a combined sample size of 85,052 were carried out in the Americas (Colombia, Mexico, United…
Women in War and Peace-building
This article overviews the status of women and/in war and conflict literature and posits that the majority of it tends to view women as victims rather than as active actors, largely as a result of patriarchal structures. It is argued here that women in fact occupy a number of roles and create different fates for themselves, as war is also a site of potential change. The article presents the diverse situations and conditions of women in war, while…
Women in War and Peace-building
This article overviews the status of women and/in war and conflict literature and posits that the majority of it tends to view women as victims rather than as active actors, largely as a result of patriarchal structures. It is argued here that women in fact occupy a number of roles and create different fates for themselves, as war is also a site of potential change. The article presents the diverse situations and conditions of women in war, while…
High-Level Collaboration between the Public Sector and Religious and Faith-Based Organizations
Progress towards shared Global Goals—the Millennium Development Goals, and now the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—calls for an inclusive “all hands on deck” approach. The holistic approach of the SDGs offers a common framework for harnessing the distinctive assets of religious and faith-based organizations (RFBO) in national plans and global collaborations towards their achievement. Despite the challenges associated with forging collaborati…
Faith-Inspired Initiatives to Tackle the Social Determinants of Child Marriage
A recent UNFPA (2012) report presents data on child marriage, including the correlates of the practice and its consequences. The report comments on the general situation of child marriage and provi
Positions on sexual and reproductive rights in Muslim-majority countries and institutions
This article provides a policy analysis of Muslim-majority countries’ positions on sexual and reproductive rights (SRR). First-hand observations, interviews, and reports are used to review how statements around various intergovernmental moments continue to be formulated since the International Conference on Population and Development in 1994. The analysis outlines both the similarity and diversity between and among Muslim-majority countries on a …
Religion, Human Rights, and Development
A World Bank Group–World Health Organization (WHO) study released in June 2015 reported that 400 million people worldwide lack access to essential health services (WHO and World Bank Group 2016). W
Women in War and Peace-building
This article overviews the status of women and/in war and conflict literature and posits that the majority of it tends to view women as victims rather than as active actors, largely as a result of patriarchal structures. It is argued here that women in fact occupy a number of roles and create different fates for themselves, as war is also a site of potential change. The article presents the diverse situations and conditions of women in war, while…
Toward a Global View of Alcohol, Tobacco, Cannabis, and Cocaine Use
BACKGROUND: Alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drug use cause considerable morbidity and mortality, but good cross-national epidemiological data are limited. This paper describes such data from the first 17 countries participating in the World Health Organization's (WHO's) World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Household surveys with a combined sample size of 85,052 were carried out in the Americas (Colombia, Mexico, United…
The United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA’s) Legacy of Engaging Faith-Based Organizations as Cultural Agents of Change
Cross-national epidemiology of DSM-IV major depressive episode
BACKGROUND: Major depression is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, yet epidemiologic data are not available for many countries, particularly low- to middle-income countries. In this paper, we present data on the prevalence, impairment and demographic correlates of depression from 18 high and low- to middle-income countries in the World Mental Health Survey Initiative. METHODS: Major depressive episodes (MDE) as defined by the Diag…
Controversies in faith and health care
Faith-Inspired Initiatives to Tackle the Social Determinants of Child Marriage
A recent UNFPA (2012) report presents data on child marriage, including the correlates of the practice and its consequences. The report comments on the general situation of child marriage and provi
The Role of Religious Actors in Implementing the UN's Sustainable Development Goals
Religion, Human Rights, and Development
A World Bank Group–World Health Organization (WHO) study released in June 2015 reported that 400 million people worldwide lack access to essential health services (WHO and World Bank Group 2016). W
High-Level Collaboration between the Public Sector and Religious and Faith-Based Organizations
Progress towards shared Global Goals—the Millennium Development Goals, and now the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—calls for an inclusive “all hands on deck” approach. The holistic approach of the SDGs offers a common framework for harnessing the distinctive assets of religious and faith-based organizations (RFBO) in national plans and global collaborations towards their achievement. Despite the challenges associated with forging collaborati…
The cross-national epidemiology of social anxiety disorder
BACKGROUND: There is evidence that social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a prevalent and disabling disorder. However, most of the available data on the epidemiology of this condition originate from high income countries in the West. The World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative provides an opportunity to investigate the prevalence, course, impairment, socio-demographic correlates, comorbidity, and treatment of this condition across a range of high, …
Positions on sexual and reproductive rights in Muslim-majority countries and institutions
This article provides a policy analysis of Muslim-majority countries’ positions on sexual and reproductive rights (SRR). First-hand observations, interviews, and reports are used to review how statements around various intergovernmental moments continue to be formulated since the International Conference on Population and Development in 1994. The analysis outlines both the similarity and diversity between and among Muslim-majority countries on a …
The Usaid Strategic Religious Engagement Summit
This essay reflects on the 2020 USAID Evidence Summit on Strategic Religious Engagement and the field of “religions and development” from the perspective of a practitioner and scholar working in intergovernmental and inter-/multi-religious organizations and spaces for over three decades. Reviewing the papers presented at the Summit, this essay raises some criticisms about perceived gaps in the discussions which also reflect gaps in scholarly work…
Transformative spiritualities
The Churches of the World Council of Churches have been on a "Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace"- together with people of goodwill—since they met for their assembly in Busan in 2013. Building peace with justice has been at the heart of the ecumenical movement since its beginnings. It reflects the call of the churches in a wounded world caused by systemic injustice - racism, sexism, xenophobia, economic exploitation, and violence among humans and ag…
Interreligious Engagement as an Enabler of Gender Justice through the Common Good
The article begins by explaining some of the terminology used and proceeds to share highlights of work undertaken under the auspices of the United Nations and at an international multireligious organization over the last 25 years. The key argument is that working to bring together different religious organizations in service to the common good, which also includes gender equality and women's empowerment, creates the space for genuine collaboratio…
Political science (11 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Demography (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Faith (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Population (4 works)