Madrasa Ideologies of English in Bangladesh: Questioning ELT‐Aid and Post‐9/11 De‐Islamization
Abstract External donors increasingly promote English as a notionally value‐neutral language of socioeconomic advancements in the Muslim South, overlooking local ideological diversities. Furthermore, national and Western forces deploy English as a tool to de‐Islamize madrasas (Islamic educational institutes) in the post‐9/11 world for global peace ...
Qumrul Hasan Chowdhury
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Aspects of the problems of translating metaphor, with special reference to modern Arabic poetry [PDF]
This thesis examines a crucial area in the translation of poetic discourse, the translatability of modern Arabic metaphor into English. Two main questions are addressed. Firstly, what makes a particular metaphor easy to translate? Secondly, what makes
Obeidat, Hisham T. B.
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Cornwall Contemporary Poetry Festival 2016 (Programme) [PDF]
The second Cornwall Contemporary Poetry Festival brought together leading contemporary poets for three days of readings, workshops, discussions and symposia.
Scott, Tom +2 more
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The Challenges of Translating Poetry from Arabic into Persian: Investigating the Poems by Nizar Qabbani, Badr Shakir al-Sayyab, and Nazik al-Malaika [PDF]
Translating poetry has always been a significant subject in translation studies. Mixture of the language of poetry with the poet’s feelings and its benefit from ambiguity and complexity as well as presence of elements such as rhythm, sentiments, and ...
Abdol Ali Alebooyeh
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Based on ethnographic research at Rūm Orthodox Christian monasteries in Lebanon, the article studies scenes of Islam at the monastery as they intersect with anxious public debates on, and anthropological theorizations of, sectarianism and ‘Muslim–Christian’ relations in the Mashriq.
Aaron F. Eldridge
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The Transformation of Jewish Identity in the Poetry of "Hayyim Nehman Bialek" and "Mahmoud Darvish" [PDF]
Jewish identity is based on the historical, cultural, and religious heritage of the Jews, and the poetic elements which draws the poet's attention to particular events and inspires him to record those events.
karim keshavarzi, Mohamed Ali Salmani
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This essay argues that the Rocío hallazgo legend employs divine self‐placement to turn territorial uncertainty into sacred stewardship. The Virgin's miraculous refusal to move establishes the marshlands of Las Rocinas as a communal religious site, transforming a marginal and legally ambiguous area.
Adriano Duque
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Hunting in the Ghaznavid State: Courtly Culture, Military Practices and Political Power
Abstract Hunting occupied an important place in the royal court culture of the Ghaznavid state (963–1186 CE). Ghaznavid hunting culture developed through the interaction of Turkic‐Islamic political traditions, Persianate models of kingship and local ecological settings. Rather than constituting a fully formalized institution, Ghaznavid hunting practice
Arslan Durdu
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The Poeticism of Syntactic Deviation in the Collection "... wa Siraajan Muneeran" by Omar Jalaluddin Hazaa [PDF]
: This study aimed to highlight the aesthetics of syntactic deviation in the poetry collection "Wa Siraajan Muneeran" by Omar Jalaluddin Hazaa, one of the most prominent contemporary Arab poets associated with the Prophet's biography. Syntactic deviation
Ali MAACHE
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The Issue of Pre‐Islamic Arabic Christian Poetry Revisited
ABSTRACT Is only very little Arabic Christian poetry extant from pre‐Islamic times? While distancing myself from Louis Cheikho's (1859–1927) view that almost all pre‐Islamic poets were Christians, I contend in this article that some of them indeed were.
Ilkka Lindstedt
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