Mohamad Abdalla
Biographic Data
| ID | 3838526 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mohamad Abdalla |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mohamad |
| FAMILY NAME | Abdalla |
| SIGNATURE | ABDALLA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Australia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9539-6949 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Faith, Birth, and Belonging
Muslim women in Western healthcare often experience maternity care that does not adequately address their religious, cultural, and spiritual needs, potentially impacting their sense of safety, dignity, and mental well-being. Despite increased focus on cultural safety and person-centred approaches, research on Muslim women’s maternity experiences in Australia remains limited. This study aimed to explore their lived experiences with maternity care …
Dehumanisation of ‘Outgroups’ on Facebook and Twitter
Child Protection With Muslim Communities
The care and protection of children are a concern that crosses ethnic, religious and national boundaries. How communities act on these concerns are informed by cultural and religious understandings of childhood and protection. Islam has specific teachings that relate to the care and guardianship of children and are interpreted in diverse ways across the Muslim world. Islamic teachings on child-care mostly overlap with Western understandings of ch…
Children in Brunei Darussalam
The past two decades of academic work, have cemented the idea that childhood is a social construction. As such, how children are conceptualized, educated, protected and interacted with differs from society to society, given the values inherent in each social construction. Culture, history and geography all influence the daily lives of children, and the inherent protections that children are offered in each society. This paper examines child prote…
I bn K haldun (1332–1406)
Ibn Khaldun was concerned with the study of history and society. In his attempt to study the history of the world, he postulated a scientific method of enquiry to verify the authenticity and reliability of historical narratives. His monumental works Muqaddimah and Ibar led some scholars to acknowledge him as the father of sociology and the forerunner to renowned sociologists Comte, Durkheim, Marx, and Weber. Ibn Khaldun's background and significa…
Religious Perspectives on the Use of Psychopharmaceuticals as an Enhancement Technology
Sacred Law In a Secular Land
Muslims are obliged to follow the Sharī'a law wherever they live. However, in Australia – as in other Western, secular countries – the extent to which Sharī'a should be followed is debatable. In these countries, some Muslims appeal for partial application of Sharī'a in personal, financial and family matters; others hope for full Sharī'a implementation. The sentiment among the wider non-Muslim community is typically pejorative, leading to outright…
Towards understanding what Australia's Muslims really think
Over the past decade, issues concerning Islam and Muslims have featured prominently in public and media discourse. Much of this discourse is stereotypical, anecdotal and often unsubstantiated. Indeed, relative to the extent of comment on Islam and Muslims, few factual data exist on what Muslims really think. This article presents the views and opinions of the Queensland Muslim community based on the findings of a survey conducted at the 2009 Musl…
Towards understanding what Australia's Muslims really think
Over the past decade, issues concerning Islam and Muslims have featured prominently in public and media discourse. Much of this discourse is stereotypical, anecdotal and often unsubstantiated. Indeed, relative to the extent of comment on Islam and Muslims, few factual data exist on what Muslims really think. This article presents the views and opinions of the Queensland Muslim community based on the findings of a survey conducted at the 2009 Musl…
Child Protection With Muslim Communities
The care and protection of children are a concern that crosses ethnic, religious and national boundaries. How communities act on these concerns are informed by cultural and religious understandings of childhood and protection. Islam has specific teachings that relate to the care and guardianship of children and are interpreted in diverse ways across the Muslim world. Islamic teachings on child-care mostly overlap with Western understandings of ch…
Towards understanding what Australia's Muslims really think
Over the past decade, issues concerning Islam and Muslims have featured prominently in public and media discourse. Much of this discourse is stereotypical, anecdotal and often unsubstantiated. Indeed, relative to the extent of comment on Islam and Muslims, few factual data exist on what Muslims really think. This article presents the views and opinions of the Queensland Muslim community based on the findings of a survey conducted at the 2009 Musl…
Sacred Law In a Secular Land
Muslims are obliged to follow the Sharī'a law wherever they live. However, in Australia – as in other Western, secular countries – the extent to which Sharī'a should be followed is debatable. In these countries, some Muslims appeal for partial application of Sharī'a in personal, financial and family matters; others hope for full Sharī'a implementation. The sentiment among the wider non-Muslim community is typically pejorative, leading to outright…
Religious Perspectives on the Use of Psychopharmaceuticals as an Enhancement Technology
I bn K haldun (1332–1406)
Ibn Khaldun was concerned with the study of history and society. In his attempt to study the history of the world, he postulated a scientific method of enquiry to verify the authenticity and reliability of historical narratives. His monumental works Muqaddimah and Ibar led some scholars to acknowledge him as the father of sociology and the forerunner to renowned sociologists Comte, Durkheim, Marx, and Weber. Ibn Khaldun's background and significa…
Children in Brunei Darussalam
The past two decades of academic work, have cemented the idea that childhood is a social construction. As such, how children are conceptualized, educated, protected and interacted with differs from society to society, given the values inherent in each social construction. Culture, history and geography all influence the daily lives of children, and the inherent protections that children are offered in each society. This paper examines child prote…
Child Protection With Muslim Communities
The care and protection of children are a concern that crosses ethnic, religious and national boundaries. How communities act on these concerns are informed by cultural and religious understandings of childhood and protection. Islam has specific teachings that relate to the care and guardianship of children and are interpreted in diverse ways across the Muslim world. Islamic teachings on child-care mostly overlap with Western understandings of ch…
Dehumanisation of ‘Outgroups’ on Facebook and Twitter
Faith, Birth, and Belonging
Muslim women in Western healthcare often experience maternity care that does not adequately address their religious, cultural, and spiritual needs, potentially impacting their sense of safety, dignity, and mental well-being. Despite increased focus on cultural safety and person-centred approaches, research on Muslim women’s maternity experiences in Australia remains limited. This study aimed to explore their lived experiences with maternity care …
Sociology (7 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Islam (3 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (2 works) · Social science (2 works)