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Citrus, belonging to the family of Rutaceae is a genus of the flowering plants and shrubs. They originated in the tropical and subtropical regions of Southeast Asia. Citrus fruits are highly produced in China, Brazil, USA, India, Mexico, and Spain. Among Citrus species, sweet oranges (Citrus sinensis) are the most widely spread and valued throughou

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Background: The construct of satisfaction with life has been studied across various cultures through the Satisfaction with Life Scale. The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) has been validated across several populations and languages. There are no published psychometric properties of its Urdu version. Hence, the aim of this study was to ascertain

The Sunni ‘ulama of Syria did not respond to the 2011 revolution in a unified fashion. Whereas top scholars gave full support to initial protests, others aligned themselves with the regime. Quietism was the preferred choice of a third group. Taking the Fatih Institute as a case study, this paper presents the differing positions of the Faith schol

A phytochemical investigation of the stem bark of Calophyllum canum resulted in the isolation of a new xanthone dimer identified as biscaloxanthone (1), together with four compounds; trapezifoliaxanthone (2), trapezifolixanthone A (3), taraxerone (4) and taraxerol (5). The structures of these compounds were determined via spectroscopic methods of I

Although Syria, since the 1960s, has been dominated by a decidedly secular-nationalist regime, the 2011 uprising has demonstrated that the role of Islam in the country’s social and religious scene cannot be underestimated. The uprising, which turned into a revolution and a civil war, created a deep schism among Sunni Muslim ulema who played an in

إن التفكير، بما يتضمنه من نشاطات ذهنية و عمليات عقلية، من أهم ما يتميز به الإنسان، وقد شبهه بعض الكتّاب بعملية التنفس؛ إذ لا غنى لأحد عنه. فبالتفكير يكتشف الإنسان وجود الخالق عز وجل، ويفهم سننَ

The Portuguese missions to Southeast Asia and China beginning in the sixteenth century was mainly inspired by one man. That man was their reigning King, Dom Manuel I1 (reign: 1495-1521) known in Portuguese history as the Fortunate and the Great. To understand and appreciate the motives of these missions, it is necessary to discuss Manuel’s imperi

Syed Ahmad Khan Bahadur (1817-1898) was a controversial Muslim figure in nineteenth-century India. In the first half of his life (pre-1857 Mutiny), he appeared to be an advocate of Hindu-Muslim unity in India, but in the second half of it he was more concerned with Muslim religious and educational reforms and the promotion of Indian Muslim unity. H