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The Kafa’a in Oman: Social Foundations, Practices and Prospects
Author(s): FAN Mingfang, WU Xiaohan, School of Marxism, Northwestern Polytechnical University, School of Marxism, Northwestern Polytechnical University
Pages: 43-
55+119
Year: 2019
Issue:
1
Journal: Arab World Studies
Keyword: Oman; Social Changes; Kafa’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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