Measuring the Level of Intercultural Competence (IC) among Muslim Religious Leaders in Sri Lanka

As far as the religious leaders are influential in Sri Lankan society, their intercultural competence (IC) level matters for social harmony in the country. The existing literature found a lack of IC among religious leaders and highlighted their damaging role in a long history of ethnic violence in S...

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Authors: Ramzy, Mohammad Ismath (Author) ; Alshighaybi, Mohammed Salem (Author) ; Rislan, Mohamed (Author)
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Published: MDPI 2022
In: Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 9
Further subjects:B Sri Lankan muslims
B Intercultural competence
B madrasa education in Sri Lanka
B Religious Education
B the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS)
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