Examining Religious Leaders’ Engagement in Child Protection in Dzemeni, Volta Region, Ghana by Ebenezer Tetteh Kpalam, Emmanuel Nyarko-Tetteh, Eva Ahiataku

“…This study aims to explore the perspectives of religious leaders on child abuse and analyse efforts by religious leaders, including inter-religious engagements for child protection in Dzemeni. …”
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Symposium on the role of religious leaders in peacemaking and social change in Africa: Zambia's case by F.D. Sakala

“…This paper looks at the role of religious leaders in peacemaking and social change in Zambia. …”
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Exploring trust in religious leaders and institutions as a mechanism for improving retention in child malnutrition interventions in the Philippines: a retrospective cohort study by Lincoln Leehang Lau, Warren Dodd, Han Lily Qu, Donald C Cole

“…Various measures of social capital, including trust in religious and public institutions, were not associated with WHZ at the end of the programme.Conclusions Leveraging pre-existing trust in religious leaders and institutions among households experiencing extreme poverty is one way that ICM, and potentially other FBOs, can promote retention in child nutrition interventions among vulnerable populations.…”
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Community Compliance Model in Paying Zakat: An Empirical Approach by Widiyanto bin Mislan Cokrohadisumarto, Zaenudin

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Pentecostal church leaders’ support to children in need of care and protection by Andrew Spaumer, Azwihangwisi H. Mavhandu-Mudzusi

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Pathways to care for psychosis in rural Uganda: Mixed-methods study of individuals with psychosis, family members, and local leaders by Yang Jae Lee, Kayera Sumaya Nakaziba, Sophie Waimon, Grace Agwang, Kailash Menon, Sam Samuel, Aaron Damon Dyas, Travor Nkolo, Haba Ingabire, Jason Wykoff, Olivia Hobbs, Rauben Kazungu, Job Basiimwa, Robert Rosenheck, Scholastic Ashaba, Alexander C. Tsai

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Cosmopolitisme au pluriel by Alessandra Siqueira Barreto, Rogéria Campos de Almeida Dutra

“…This article considers the question of cosmopolitanism in the contemporary world, stressing the anthropological perspective and situating forms and practices of coexistence relations between people from different backgrounds through the cultural and political mediation developed by a Brazilian religious leader on European soil. This immigrant’s trajectory serves as a basis for considering important questions like migratory processes, the relation between individual and collective projects, and the ambiguity between asserting world citizenship by constructing a transnational political project and maintaining local connections that in some cases underpin exclusion rhetoric. …”
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Interrogating the Role of Language in Clergy Sexual Abuse of Women and Girls in Zimbabwe by Nhlanhla Landan, Sindiso Zhou, Baba Tshotsho

“…We used Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis to explore the language of religious leaders in the narrative of women and abuse as reflected in the media. …”
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THE CONSEQUENCES OF KIDNAPPING ON THE COMMUNITY: A CASE STUDY OF ZURMI, ZAMFARA STATE by FAISAL MUHAMMAD

“…This study adopted a mixed method, administering structured questionnaires, in-depth and key informant interviews were conducted with Traditional Rulers, Religious leader, Zamfara State Community Protection Guard (ZSCPG) personnel, Military and police officers, and Victim of Kidnapping in Zurmi, Zamfara state. …”
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Evaluation of a pilot family planning educational seminar and subsequent attitudes towards family planning among Muslim communities in Tanzania. by Alexandra A Cordeiro, Hajirah Gumanneh, Aneth Nzali, Valencia J Lambert, Amina Yussuph, Albert Kihunrwa, Yassin Mchondo, Ramadhan Mtita, Hidaya Yahaya, Samuel E Kalluvya, Joyce Wamoyi, Mehrunisha Suleman, Jennifer A Downs, Agrey H Mwakisole

“…The seminar was provided to Muslim religious leaders from two mosques in northwest Tanzania in April 2022. …”
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The Role of Religious Organizations in Child Marriage Prevention and Handling during Pandemic by Siti Rofiah, Moh. Fauzi, Fakih Muqoddam

“…In Indonesia, religious leaders are in a strategic position. Their existence can affect people's lives in various aspects, not least in the context of marriage. …”
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THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OF NAHDLATUL ULAMA AND MUHAMMADIYYAH LEADERS IN FACING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC by Ahmad Munjin Nasih, Nur Faizin, Achmad Sultoni, Titis Thoriquttyas

“…The study on the theological perspective of religious leaders upon the Covid-19 pandemic is essential to prevent the Covid-19 transmission. …”
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The Effect of Culture on Girl Students Academic Performance in Secondary School of Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Akasansibwa, Linit C.

“…This study had the following specific objectives: to investigate the perception of teachers, students, parents and religious leaders on the issues of early marriage to girls, to assess the perceptions of the teachers, students, parents and religious leaders on cultural values of smart girls, to find the general perception of community s expectations of girls.A case study design was adopted. …”
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Family Support for Short-Status Pregnant Women to Prevent Gestational Stunting : Phenomenological Studies by Zuriati Muhamad, St. Surya Indah Nurdin, Asnidar Asnidar, Ilyas Abbas Ilyas Abbas, Dwi Nur Octaviani Katili

“…Conclusion: Family support needs to be increased through the participation of community leaders and religious leaders, so that pregnant women can carry out their pregnancies happily and have support from those closest to them and have an impact on the health of the fetus…”
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The Confession of King Gälawdewos (r. 1540–1559): A Sixteenth-Century Ethiopian Monophysite Document against Jesuit Proselytism by Solomon Gebreyes Beyene

“…Ibrāhīm al-Ġazī, called ‘Grañ’ by Christians, the political and religious leaders resolutely opposed Jesuit proselytism. …”
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Outpatients’ Perspectives on Problems and Needs Related to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Qualitative Study from Somaliland by Sarah Fried, Amina Mahmoud Warsame, Vanja Berggren, Elisabeth Isman, Annika Johansson

“…In recent years they had learnt through religious leaders and media campaigns that infibulation was unapproved by Islam. …”
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Tolerance and Social Harmonization of The Hindu Islamic Community of The Tengger Tribe in Eid Al-Fitr And Nyepi by ali Hasan Assidiqi, Ahmad Barizi, M. Lutfi Mustofa

“…This study uses a qualitative type of anthropological approach by collecting the main data sources from interviews with three Islamic religious leaders, five Hindu religious leaders, and seven communities. …”
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De Conselheiro a Gentileza: o messianismo como ruptura das estruturas sociais do cotidiano by José Rogério Lopes

“…It also emphasizes the importance of the biographical study of religious leaders for the discussion of the concept of messianism, which is crucial for the issue of the urban context of religiosity in the present.…”
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Have we lost touch with the Prophet Amos's warning? Church leaders and blood money rituals among youths in Nigeria by F.C. Uroko

“…This article reviews the literature on how religious leaders in Nigeria have become complacent and conspire in the corrupt activities of members of their congregations. …”
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Reimagining Matthean economic ethics in postcolonial South Africa by Mphumezi Hombana

“…Furthermore, the article explores the role of churches and religious leaders in addressing economic justice issues. …”
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