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The Kafa’a in Oman: Social Foundations, Practices and Prospects
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Pages: 43-55+119
Year: Issue:  1
Journal: Arab World Studies

Keyword:  OmanSocial ChangesKafa’a;
Abstract: With the introduction of freedom and equality and other modern concepts of the West,people in the Middle Eastern countries came to realize the inequality of kafa’a. Based on historical evolution of kafa’a,this paper examines the basis of kafa’a in Omani society from aspects of tribal structure,Islam,patriarchy and demographic composition,and analyzes the challenges and prospects of kafa’a in the modern social transformation of Oman,aimed at providing a new perspective for understanding the modernization process and social changes in Oman.
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