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It can be said that societies today know little of how gender, sexuality and love interconnect in dissimilar contexts, and how they are collectively shaped by social structures. Underpinned by the theoretical writings of Michel Foucault, Masculinities, Sexualities and Love examines a range of empirical data, including interviews with gay and bisexual men, to understand the ways in which love is constructed and conceptualized. Clearly written, the book is grounded in personal narratives and intimate stories of love, hurt, pain and heartbreak, including the author's own experiences; and analysed using theoretical frameworks such as hegemonic masculinity, heteronormativity, and post-structuralism. Furthermore, the reader will also find insightful discourse analysis of popular films, such as Fifty Shades of Grey and The Girl on the Train, to examine the construction of love through film. Forming a timely intervention, Masculinities, Sexualities and Love offers a fresh perspective on the sociology of love and will appeal to students and researchers interested in fields such as Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cultural Studies and Sociology.

The sources of Shari'a and the ethos of an 'Islamic' identity -- The Shari'a and siyar in the development of the law of nations -- Conceptualising terrorism in the international legal order -- Hostage-taking in international law and terrorism against 'internationally protected persons' -- Aerial and maritime terrorism -- Financing of international terrorism -- The OIC [Organization of Islamic Conference] and approaches to international terrorism -- Concluding observations.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Abbreviations -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter One: Introduction -- Problem of the protection of minorities in international law -- Scope and objectives of the study -- International law, minority rights and the case of Pakistan -- Chapter Two: Conceptual Analysis of the Rights of Ethnic, Linguistic and Religious Minorities -- Introduction -- Meaning and nature of rights -- The Hohfeldian Paradigm of Rights -- Hohfeldian Analysis and International Human Rights Law -- Attempts at defining the term 'minority' in international law -- Meaning of 'ethnicity', 'religion' and 'language' in the context of minority rights -- Conclusions -- Part II: Minorities and International Law - from Past to Present -- Chapter Three: Historical Evolution of the Concept of Protection of Minorities in International Law -- Introduction -- The protection of minorities in international law - the evolutionary phase -- Europe and the Christian West -- The Rights of Minorities and the Islamic Tradition -- The protection of minorities and international law - the modern phase -- The Minorities Treaties after the First World War -- Post Second World War developments and a shift away from minority protection -- Conclusions -- Part III: Established Rights under International Law -- Chapter Four: Minorities and the Right to Physical Existence in International Law -- Introduction -- The right to physical existence and the emergence of the term 'genocide' -- The establishment of the right of physical existence for minorities in international law -- The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 1948 -- Features of the Convention -- International customary law and the scope of the prohibition of genocide.

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The model of circular economy, inspired from the circular nature of the ecosystem, has emerged as an environmentally sustainable alternative against the contemporary environmentally destructive model of organizing the economy. However practical progress toward a circular economy is perhaps obstructed by the ideals and values of capitalism which encourage accumulation and competition for self-interest. So in contrast to the values and ideals of capitalism, this research paper takes the position that Islamic beliefs and values – where the Muslims are expected to view themselves as stewards toward nature, where wastage is a sin, where sharing and cooperating are highly encouraged – may act as facilitators in transition toward circularization and subsequent conservation of the natural environment. Keeping in view the criticality of the environmental crisis, it is perhaps urgently necessary to highlight the shortcomings of the capitalist values and ideals in contrast with the advantages of Islamic beliefs and values for the purpose of bringing the sociocultural and economic transformation necessary to avert the collapse of the ecosystem. Policy makers concerned with the preservation of the ecosystem can therefore engage the religious scholarship to convince the business community and the general public to consider economic circularization as a religious responsibility in the light of the analysis and recommendations put forward in this paper.
Keywords: Circular-economy, Social Embeddedness, Gift Economy, Environmental Crisis, Environmental Sustainability
JEL Classifications: A13, D91, E71, Q54, M14, Z1, Z12

There is no denying of the fact that Islam lays a great thrust on education but the duality in the education system has created a huge gulf between the secular and the sacred. Generally speaking religious educational institutions have been cut off from the scientific knowledge and hence from the world altogether, and the secular educational institutions are cut off from the Wahi (the Divine guidance), hence cut off from the other world. Under the prevailing setup, both systems are inadequate to produce the desired man-the Khalifa. Therefore, integration of both streams of knowledge is accepted as the only solution not only for the progress and development of the Muslim world but also for curbing and eliminating fundamentalism and religious intolerance. The paper aims to find solutions to this dualism in the views of Syed Maududi and Said Nursi. Both, Maududi and Nursi have advocated an integrated system of education where the worldly and the other-worldly knowledge can be clubbed together. However, it is to be admitted that Maududi's educational approach is more ideology centric while as Said Nursi's approach is faith based. The study aims to understand comparatively and critically the educational thoughts of Sayyed Maududi and Said Nursi.