Sara Alnufaishan
Biographic Data
| ID | 6739750 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sara Alnufaishan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sara |
| FAMILY NAME | Alnufaishan |
| SIGNATURE | ALNUFAISHAN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kuwait University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2143-509X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Studying critique locally and pluralistically
Within the context of Western academia, critique is often presented as a universal and secular pursuit that emerged out of Enlightenment-era philosophies such as Immanuel Kant, but as Irfan Ahmad points out in his book Religion as Critique, such claims to universality and secularity are misleading and Eurocentric. Ahmad’s genealogy and comparative study of critique opens the conversation to the many ways in which critique exists in localities aro…
I am afflicted with the evil eye!” How Islamic cultural beliefs influence college students’ perceptions of their academic experience
Purpose Islamic culture believes the evil eye can cause distress, mental illness, physical illness and even death through envious glances. However, the gap was highlighted about the influence of college students’ religious beliefs, particularly those of the evil eyes, on their academic failures. Based on this notion, this study aims to explore how evil eye beliefs affect students’ academic experiences with failures in a culturally diverse educati…
A comparison of ethnocentrism and global citizenship attitudes among Kuwaiti education students
This study examined the level of and relationship between ethnocentrism and global citizenship attitudes among 346 undergraduate education students at a university in Kuwait. Ethnocentrism was measured using the General Ethnocentrism Scale (GENE) developed by (Neuliep, J. W., and J. C. McCroskey. 1998. “The Development of a U.S. and Generalized Ethnocentrism Scale.” Communication Research Reports 14 (4): 385–398; Neuliep, J. W., and J. C. McCrosk…
Between a rock and a hard place
Human rights education and Islamic education are typically presented as finished products without room for critique that do not always align with local and personal realities, resulting in a phenomenon sometimes called ‘decoupling’. To examine the ways in which decoupling might occur in one setting, this proposed article reports on the results of a quantitative study that analysed the responses of 470 education students at a university in Kuwait …
Peace education reconstructed
Peace education is an emerging and growing field of study that holds promise for the future survival of our species. In this study, I use a relational hermeneutics method to analyze the relative compatibility of elements of three major peace education approaches (i.e. integrative, critical and comprehensive) with the Kuwaiti sociocultural context. My findings reveal several compatible elements: reflection, dialogue, creative learning, and action.…
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Peace education reconstructed
Peace education is an emerging and growing field of study that holds promise for the future survival of our species. In this study, I use a relational hermeneutics method to analyze the relative compatibility of elements of three major peace education approaches (i.e. integrative, critical and comprehensive) with the Kuwaiti sociocultural context. My findings reveal several compatible elements: reflection, dialogue, creative learning, and action.…
Between a rock and a hard place
Human rights education and Islamic education are typically presented as finished products without room for critique that do not always align with local and personal realities, resulting in a phenomenon sometimes called ‘decoupling’. To examine the ways in which decoupling might occur in one setting, this proposed article reports on the results of a quantitative study that analysed the responses of 470 education students at a university in Kuwait …
A comparison of ethnocentrism and global citizenship attitudes among Kuwaiti education students
This study examined the level of and relationship between ethnocentrism and global citizenship attitudes among 346 undergraduate education students at a university in Kuwait. Ethnocentrism was measured using the General Ethnocentrism Scale (GENE) developed by (Neuliep, J. W., and J. C. McCroskey. 1998. “The Development of a U.S. and Generalized Ethnocentrism Scale.” Communication Research Reports 14 (4): 385–398; Neuliep, J. W., and J. C. McCrosk…
I am afflicted with the evil eye!” How Islamic cultural beliefs influence college students’ perceptions of their academic experience
Purpose Islamic culture believes the evil eye can cause distress, mental illness, physical illness and even death through envious glances. However, the gap was highlighted about the influence of college students’ religious beliefs, particularly those of the evil eyes, on their academic failures. Based on this notion, this study aims to explore how evil eye beliefs affect students’ academic experiences with failures in a culturally diverse educati…
Studying critique locally and pluralistically
Within the context of Western academia, critique is often presented as a universal and secular pursuit that emerged out of Enlightenment-era philosophies such as Immanuel Kant, but as Irfan Ahmad points out in his book Religion as Critique, such claims to universality and secularity are misleading and Eurocentric. Ahmad’s genealogy and comparative study of critique opens the conversation to the many ways in which critique exists in localities aro…
Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Islam (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Peace and Human Rights Education (2 works)