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Open AccessPublished: 13 January 2026

Cultural Conflicts and the Politics of Identity: A Case of Ismaili Ethnic Struggles in Chitral

Rishma Karim, Rooh Ullah, Siraj Hussain

Cultural Conflict and Integration · 33-43 · 10.55121/cci.v3i1.953

The Ismaili community in Chitral, Pakistan, faces significant and multifaceted challenges related to cultural preservation, ethnic identity formation, and political marginalization. As a religious and cultural minority within the broader socio-political landscape of Chitral, the Ismailis constantly navigate pressures of assimila

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Open AccessPublished: 16 June 2025

Cultural Identity, Diversity Management Policies and Conflicts in Sudan

Jorge Carlos Naranjo Alcaid

Cultural Conflict and Integration · 1–13 · 10.55121/cci.v1i1.180

The ongoing war in Sudan has been qualified as the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world. Unfortunately, this conflict is the last one of a long and cruel series of civil wars. Among the several factors behind these conflicts, a very relevant one is the mismanagement of the cultural diversity of the country. While some schola

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Open AccessPublished: 20 July 2026

Reviving Traditional Institutional Systems as a Strategy for Women’s Empowerment, Mental Health, and Cultural Continuity

Moakumla Longkumer

Cultural Conflict and Integration · 16–34 · 10.55121/cci.v3i2.102422

This article examines the revival of Tsuki, the traditional women-centred dormitory institution of the Ao-Naga community, as a culturally grounded framework for women’s empowerment, psychosocial well-being, and cultural continuity. Historically, Tsuki functioned as an Indigenous pedagogical and relational institution through whi

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Open AccessPublished: 24 June 2026

Reframing ‘Scum’ (Çapulcu): A Frame Analysis of the Gezi Park Movement in Türkiye

Aytul Kasapoglu

Cultural Conflict and Integration · 131–141 · 10.55121/cci.v3i1.102401

This article examines the Gezi Park protests in Türkiye by focusing on how the term "scum" (çapulcu), initially used by government representatives as a derogatory label, was reinterpreted and transformed into a collective identity by protesters. The study aims to analyze how competing sociological interpretations of the Gezi Par

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Open AccessPublished: 24 March 2026

Audience Responses and Gendered Paratexts in Film Title Translation: Evidence from Chinese Social Media

Xiaoming Tian, Xuduo Gao, Fei Wu

Cultural Conflict and Integration · 72-86 · 10.55121/cci.v3i1.1090

This study investigates translated film titles as ideological sites in contemporary Chinese media discourse, where gender identities are erased, objectified, misrepresented, or reclaimed. It examines how such paratextual choices trigger cultural conflict and negotiation during cross-cultural circulation. Guided by paratext theor

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Open AccessPublished: 16 February 2026

A Comparative Analysis of Daily Life Customs: Similarities and Differences between Afghan and Turkish Cultures

Sabghatullah Ghorzang

Cultural Conflict and Integration · 55-71 · 10.55121/cci.v3i1.979

This study comparatively examines daily rituals in Afghan and Turkish cultures in order to identify both shared patterns and meaningful divergences that shape everyday social life in these two historically and culturally connected societies. Drawing on qualitative data from in-depth interviews, supported by relevant academic lit

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Open AccessPublished: 13 January 2026

Post-Colonial Spiritual Adaptation in Macau: A Case Study on the Mechanisms of Intergenerational Coupling Selection

Zimeng Li, Yuntao Zou

Cultural Conflict and Integration · 19–32 · 10.55121/cci.v3i1.944

This study develops an evolutionary model of post-colonial spiritual adaptation to explain the dynamic resilience of Macau's faith systems under its unique governance framework. Employing collective case study methodology, three multi-layered cases are selected: the Procession of Our Lord of the Passion as a macro-level public r

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Open AccessPublished: 19 December 2025

Social Justice Activism and the Question of Politics: The Case of the Struggle over Mathematics Teaching

Torben Bech Dyrberg, Peter Triantafillou

Cultural Conflict and Integration · 1-18 · 10.55121/cci.v3i1.785

Over the last few decades, the fight for social justice has increasingly been couched in terms of combating what is referred to as the systemic oppression of marginalized group identities, typically defined in terms of gender, sexuality, religion, or race. According to left-wing social justice educators, these identities are vic

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Open AccessPublished: 10 September 2025

Rescripting Psychic Pathologies: CRISPR-Cas9’s Biochemical Reconfiguration of Mental Health in Cultural and Bioethical Contexts of Post-2000 Speculative Fiction and Autobiographical Narratives

Hamed Jamalpour, Manzar Feiz, Zahra Jamalpour, Golbarg Darvishian Kermanshahi, Fateme Yari

Cultural Conflict and Integration · 18–35 · 10.55121/cci.v2i2.532

CRISPR-Cas9’s potential to reconfigure the neurogenomic underpinnings of mental health disorders, such as depression, schizophrenia, and PTSD, heralds a biochemical revolution in psychic pathology, yet it unfolds amid profound cultural conflicts and aspirations for integration. This descriptive study explores how post-2000 specu

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Open AccessPublished: 12 June 2025

Neurocognitive Narratives and Cultural Conflicts: A Transdisciplinary Analysis of Socioeconomic and Cultural Intersections in Contemporary American Literature

Manzar Feiz, HAMED JAMALPOUR, Zahra Jamalpour, Elham Habibi, Aref Habibi, Nasim Hosseinzadeh, Soheilasadat Khozoee

Cultural Conflict and Integration · 63-78 · 10.55121/cci.v2i1.612

This descriptive study examines how contemporary American literary texts intertwine neuroscience, psychiatry, economics, and cultural studies to explore cognitive, emotional, socioeconomic, and cultural dimensions of human consciousness. Analyzing narrative structures in works like Ocean Vuong’s Night Sky with Exit Wounds, Colso

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