Editorial Vol8 no1 by Laura Steckley

“…Now I have the opposite problem; there is so much more being written that it is impossible to read everything, and difficult to know where to start or how to prioritise ! To help this situation, the journal has been offering reviews of books relevant to our field. …”

THE STORY OF SLAUGHTERING COWS IN SURAH AL-BAQARAH by Nur Afiyah

“…The study results are the story of the slaughter of a cow, starting from verses 72 and continuing with verses 67 to 71. …”
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Power Struggle between China and the United States: Lessons of History by L. Estachy

“…«Just as a country at the center of a world-economy can hardly be expected to give up its privileges at international level, how can one hope that the dominant groups who combine capital and state power, and who are assured of international support, will agree to play the game and hand over to someone else?» In other words, the ruling circles in the United States, the hegemonic power of today, want to keep their leadership, China, the rising and challenging power, would like to replace the USA as the hegemonic country: the trade war starting in 2018 should be analysed in this context . …”
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