Magicians often rely on misdirection to fool their audience. A common way to achieve this is for the magician to provide a plausible and intuitive (but false) account of how an effect is performed in order to prevent spectators from uncovering the truth. We hypothesized that analytical thinkers would be more likely than intuitive thinkers to seek alternative explanations when observing a mental...

R ecent years have witnessed a rapid proliferation of radical Islamist activity in western Europe, from MI5’s claim in 2006 of 30 incipient “terror plots” and 1,600 individuals under surveillance, to actual terrorist atrocities in European cities, the most infamous and deadly of which included the transport network bombings in Madrid in 2003 and in London in 2005. Concomitantly, both the media ...

as one of the most important and fundamental concepts in the divine religions, eternity and immortality after death has always been paid too much attention by religious thinkers mainly muslim scholars and mystics from philosophical, mystical ,theological, and quranic approaches. since mulla sadra's transcendent theosophy is not far from islamic mysticism and even some parts of its general ...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE To document the premenstrual and menstrual symptoms of Muslim women, with a view to providing adequate and sensitive care. METHODS Two hundred Muslim women were interviewed at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital and Muslim Specialist Hospital, both in Zaria between August and October 2003. RESULTS Premenstrual symptoms were present in 23.8% of the women and breast...

OBJECTIVES Although ethnic and gender differences in adolescent smoking have been well documented, factors influencing susceptibility to smoking and experimentation among the ethnic group of Muslim Arab-American youth have received little research attention. This study examines the smoking prevalence, the associations of known smoking risk factors, religious and cultural influences with adolesc...

Perceived discrimination, a subjective appraisal of disadvantageous treatment on the grounds identity, is negatively associated with wellbeing. We explored this association among British Muslim students, sampled online, by questions about perceived and experienced visibility as Muslim, symptoms depression anxiety, positivity. Results from 457 respondents showed greater discrimination was those ...

The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of non-Muslim nurses caring for Muslim patients in Saudi Arabia. The study sought to understand from the perspective of nonMuslim nurses what it is like to care for Muslim patients in a religiously and culturally conservative society. The study is positioned within a framework of theories about transcultural nursing care and is primarily ...