Assessment of Translation of Kalilah and Dimʼna based on Skopos Theory (Case Study: Translation by Marashipour) [PDF]
Translation is a purposeful activity in which the translator attempts to replace a written message in one language with the same message in another. In this regard, the translator pays close attention to the intercultural relationship between the source ...
Reza Bayat +3 more
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Orientalisms in the interpretation of Islamic philosophy [PDF]
In this paper, I argue that Edward Said’s central thesis in Orientalism has a direct explanatory role to play in our understanding of the work produced in at least one area of scholarship about the Arab and Islamic worlds, namely Arab-Islamic philosophy ...
Khalidi, Muhammad Ali
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“I Paid A Bribe”—Lessons and Insights From Crowdsourced Corruption Reporting in India
ABSTRACT Preventing and reducing corruption has proven to be an enormous challenge. An important step in this process is to produce and use good metrics to identify where anti‐corruption resources would be most beneficial. Most measures of corruption, however, rely on surveys of perceptions or bribery incidence.
Ina Kubbe +2 more
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Equivocation in Vassaf’s History [PDF]
Undoubtedly, seventh and eighth Islamic centuries were an era of prosper for Persian poetry and literature in linguistic, intellectual, and rhetorical respects.
Yahya Kardgar
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Forbidding the reading of the Kashshāf: clarifying the Mamluk era reception of Zamakhsharī's Qur'ān commentary. [PDF]
Ally S.
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Worlding geographies: A question of languages
Abstract This intervention responds to the ‘Geography in the World’ series, addressing the question from two angles. Firstly, it shifts the focus from geography in the world to worlding geographies. Drawing on Deleuze and Guattari's concept of ‘becoming‐minority’, it encourages reflection on the current geography of knowledge production as a historical,
Anne‐Laure Amilhat Szary +9 more
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Contested heritage landscapes for Arabic language learning in a postcolonial France
Abstract This article analyzes the contested and multiple meanings of “heritage” that emerge for advanced Arabic language learners in a postcolonial France. A linguistic life histories approach reveals a fraught duality of privileged access and exclusionary adversity for heritage students of Arabic.
Chantal Tetreault +2 more
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Language barriers between nurses and patients: A scoping review. [PDF]
Gerchow L, Burka LR, Miner S, Squires A.
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ABSTRACT Within cultural‐historical activity theory, pretend play is considered crucial for the development of young children's social competence. However, the existing empirical evidence does not support such strong causal claims. Given the importance of social competence for children's development, the current study aimed to contribute to a better ...
Mireille Smits‐van der Nat +3 more
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Sanctifying Minority Status in the Himalayan \u3ci\u3eUmmah\u3c/i\u3e: Eid al-Ghadeer Commemorations among the Shia in Leh, Ladakh [PDF]
Drawing on ethnographic data, this article argues that the Shia in Leh, Ladakh employ religious ceremonies such as Eid al-Ghadeer to construct a sense of sacred community and a sanctified minority status within the Himalayan ummah.
Singh, Rohit
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