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Finding A Voice: Literacy Use Among Siraiki Women
Get PDFThis paper looks at the uses and conceptions of literacy among women from a rural Siraiki community in Pakistan. Literacy is a heavily gendered phenomenon in this community as women’s access to literacy was traditionally limited to Arabic literacy. However, a gradual change is evident in women’s uses of various literacies in Arabic, Urdu and English. The paper particularly draws attention to uses of literacy for self-expression among younger women such as writing diaries and reading women’s magazines; excerpts from women’s interviews and diaries are quoted to argue that contrary to popular perceptions, these uses of literacies are significant in that they reflect women’s subjugated position in the social set-up and a desire to find a voice through literacy. It has been argued that the uses of literacy are very closely associated not only to women’s social roles but also to their inner feelings and emotions: the uses of literacy described in this paper suggest that these literacy practices are reflective of a search for a new identity
القرآن الکریم وأثرہ علی الشعر العربي
No full textIn this article, the introduction, purpose and signification of the Holy Quran has been described. The literary persons and poets of Arabia were so impressed by the words and meanings of the Quran and its ways that we see a sublime impact of the Holy Quran on their language, diction, ways, art and literature. This deeply effected the poetry and prose in Arabic literature. In this paper only one genre i.e. poetry has been analyzed: those couplets have been documented in which Quranic words, ways of description, Quranic themes and events have been highlighted
Reviews
Get PDFThis paper presents a review of three books i.e first publications in a new series, Literacies, edited by David Barton. Details are as given below:
Situated Literacies. Reading and Writing in Context, By David Barton, Mary Hamilton and Roz Ivanic (eds.) London: Routledge, 2000. ISBN 0-415-20671-5. £17.99 paperback.City Literacies. Learning to Read across Generations and Cultures. By Eve Gregory and Ann Williams. London: Routledge, 2000. ISBN 0-415-19116-5. £15.99 paperback.Global Literacies and the World-Wide Web. By Gail E. Hawisher and Cynthia L. Se1fe (eds.) London: Routledge, 2000. ISBN 0-415-18942-X. £16.99 paperback
بابائے اردو مولوی عبدالحق کی تدوینی خدمات
No full textThis paper points out the achievements of textual criticism of Baba-e-Urdu. Baba-e-Urdu Maulvi Abdul Haq was the first to set the trend of "textual criticism" in the research arena of Urdu Language and literature. He published ancient poetical and prose texts with "Muqadama", critical apparatus, references and Farhang. The importance of his edited texts does not only depend on the sequence of texts, but also lay in the process of their discovery which, in turn, has enriched the history of Urdu language and literature
الأدبُ المقارِنُ : نشأتُہ و تطوُّرُہ
No full textThis research paper is about the origin and development of comparative literature. In comparative literature the civilizations and cultures of different nations are studied. Hence they become a source of mutual exchange of art and knowledge across languages and cultures. This paper is partly a study of pioneering works in the field of Poetry literature with reference to the Orientalists in general, focusing in particular on Goetheþs comparison of German and Chinese poerty. This study is introduced by surveying at first comparative studies undertaken in various Western and Arabic universities where comparative literature is recognized as an important branch of Knowledge
ایمرسن کالج ملتان کی علمی و ادبی خدمات(مجلہ نخلستان کے حوالے سے)
No full textThe first intermediate college in Multan was established in 1926 with its name as "Multan College". Mr. Tomlinson was appointed as its first principal. In 1923 (under the governorship of Sir Herbert Emerson) the status of the College was raised to degree level and it was renamed as Emerson College Multan. In 1932 the first literary journal of the college started its publication under the title of Nakhlistan. Initially this magazine used to be published in 3 languages i.e. (English, Urdu and Hindi). Since the partition, it is being published in two languages i.e. English and Urdu. Nakhlistan used to inspire the promising students to take interest in the Fine Arts, who contributed to the magazine their compositions in the form of prose, poetry, short story and essays. Undoubtedly there has been a great deal of contribution of Emerson College Multan in the promotion of all the creative arts. Hence the services of the journal Nakhlistan shall remain unforgettable in the history of the college and also in the history of our beloved city Multan. This article with briefly examine the contents of the available issues of Nakhlistan and its contribution towards educational and literary ethos of the regio
ترقی کا اسلامی تصور
No full textIslam is a progressive religion: progress in both spiritual and material aspects of life is part and parcel of the spirit of Islam. Islam favours material development and progress and discourages asceticism. Asceticism, in fact, is against the spirit of Islam. Koran quotes examples of the participation of prophets in material progress: Noah founded marine industry and Solomon played a positive role in the arts of architecture and ceramics
Scott and Sharar: A study of Common Aspects of Historical Themes
Get PDFScott and Sharar hold a unique position in the literatures of their nations due to their great contribution in originating and developing the art of historical novels. This paper is an endeavuor to explore the intricate similarities in the themes of their novels. A critical analysis of the themes in the novels of Scott and Sharar reveals that there are comparatively fewer similarities and more dissimilarities in the subjects that they select for artistic representation. Their greatness as historical novelists is evident from their modes of dealing with popular periods of history by imparting to them a tinge of romance. Both of them wrote profusely. Despite the fact that they lived in two different centuries, they dwelled in the similar political conditions as both India and Scottland were occupied by the British rulers in their life times. Both Scott and Sharar approached historical fiction in terms of a story to be told and of a theme to be worked out. The crusades is a common theme between them. Both Scott and Sharar can be paid equal tribute as they are the great initiators of historical novel in their respective cultures and literatures and have established this genre for the forthcoming generations
What We Actually Need Grammar For: An Introduction To A Functional Perspective On Grammar
Get PDFThis paper is an account of an attempt to raise awareness of the experiential function of grammar amongst first year students at a highly reputed British university, and to promote an approach that highlights meaning in grammar rather than form. An explanation is offered of the Hallidayan meta-functions ‘experiential’, ‘interpersonal’ and ‘textual’ in general, and of the components (processes, participants, circumstances) of the ‘experiential’ in particular. The study is couched in pedagogical terms as a report of the success of an actual programme. Success is shown by an analysis of student scores in a task of process analysis, which indicates in general terms that the content of the programme appealed to a large group of students with mixed A level backgrounds and mixed academic ambitions
اردو میں نسائی مکتوب نگاری کی روایت
No full textTraditionally, women's participation in literature was looked down upon. However with the changing world, this outlook also underwent a gradual change as a group of men took up cudgels to fight for women's rights. Women also started contributing to literature in their own names and this led to a free vent of women's feelings and thoughts in fictitious letters. Society gradually accepted this development, until a time came when some literary men's letters were published which were addressed to women. Now when women have entered the field of literature, they are actively contributing to the genre of novel, short story, poetry and criticism. It is high time that women's correspondence should be published along with their literary references