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Repression and popular collective action: Evidence from the West Bank

M Khawaja - Sociological Forum, 1993 - Springer
This article examines the connection between state repression and the dynamics of popular
collective action in the Palestinian West Bank from 1976 to 1985. Unlike traditional social …

Health status and health services in the occupied Palestinian territory

…, A Ramlawi, B Sabri, G Sabatinelli, M Khawaja… - The lancet, 2009 - thelancet.com
We describe the demographic characteristics, health status, and health services of the
Palestinian population living in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory, and the way they have been …

Attitudes of men and women towards wife beating: Findings from Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan

M Khawaja, N Linos, Z El-Roueiheb - Journal of family Violence, 2008 - Springer
The aim of this study is to investigate the factors associated with the acceptance of wife
beating among currently married men and women living in disadvantaged Palestinian refugee …

Involving the health care system in domestic violence: what women want

…, J Antoun, B Ambuel, M Khawaja - The Annals of Family …, 2012 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE Domestic violence is prevalent among women using primary health care services
in Lebanon and has a negative effect on their health, yet physicians are not inquiring about …

Maternal and child health in the occupied Palestinian territory

…, S Hassan-Bitar, H Chekir, G Watt, M Khawaja - The Lancet, 2009 - thelancet.com
The Countdown to 2015 intervention coverage indicators in the occupied Palestinian
territory are similar to those of other Arab countries, although there are gaps in continuity and …

Consanguinity trends and correlates in the Palestinian Territories

S Assaf, M Khawaja - Journal of Biosocial Science, 2009 - cambridge.org
Secondary analysis of the trends and correlates of consanguinity in the Palestinian Territories
was conducted using data from two separate surveys in 1995 and 2004. The analysis was …

The organizational dynamics of the US environmental movement: Legitimation, resource mobilization, and political opportunity

P McLaughlin, M Khawaja - Rural sociology, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
We analyze the relationship between legitimation, resource mobilization, and political opportunity
and the founding rate of national environmental organizations between 1895 and 1994…

Caesarean section rates in the Arab region: a cross-national study

R Jurdi, M Khawaja - Health policy and planning, 2004 - academic.oup.com
This study had a dual purpose of estimating population- and hospital-based caesarean
section rates in 18 Arab countries and examining the association between these rates and …

Domestic violence against women in Jordan: evidence from health clinics

M Al-Nsour, M Khawaja, G Al-Kayyali - Journal of family violence, 2009 - Springer
To explore women’s attitudes toward intimate partner violence (IPV) and their determinants,
as well as to document the prevalence of various types of violence among women attending …

Resource mobilization, hardship, and popular collective action in the West Bank

M Khawaja - Social Forces, 1994 - academic.oup.com
Though empirical support for resource mobilization explanations of collective action in the
US is strong, it is still uncertain whether the theory offers adequate explanations for collective …