115 research outputs found
Erotismo e intimismo nell'opera Rāʼiḥat al-qirfa di Samar Yazbik
No full textThis article deals with the last novel Ra'ihat al-qirfa (Smell of cinnamon, 2008) by Samar Yazbik, a prolific author of the new generation of Syrian writers. In this novel, Samar Yazbik relates the story of two women of different ages and belonging to different social classes in contemporary Damascus, who fall in love with each other. The article focuses on words and figures relating to the senses of smell and of touch, used by the author to represent an erotic and intimist dimension in the text. This particular choice of words and images enables the direct expression of the inner emotions and feelings of the main characters who, through their lesbian relationship, try to oppose the oppressive society in which they live
Erotismo e intimismo nell'opera Rāʼiḥat al-qirfa di Samar Yazbik
No full textThis article deals with the last novel Ra'ihat al-qirfa (Smell of cinnamon, 2008) by Samar Yazbik, a prolific author of the new generation of Syrian writers. In this novel, Samar Yazbik relates the story of two women of different ages and belonging to different social classes in contemporary Damascus, who fall in love with each other. The article focuses on words and figures relating to the senses of smell and of touch, used by the author to represent an erotic and intimist dimension in the text. This particular choice of words and images enables the direct expression of the inner emotions and feelings of the main characters who, through their lesbian relationship, try to oppose the oppressive society in which they live
‘Regressive re-writing’ and the self-translation process: Līnā lawḥat fatāt dimashqiyyah by Samar al-‘Aṭṭār and its English version
No full textEl propósito del presente artículo es demostrar que el proceso de autotraducción
llevado a cabo por la novelista siria Samar al-‘Aṭṭār es más un proceso de interpretación
del original árabe que un proceso de auto-traducción propiamente dicho gracias a
la técnica de la re-escritura realizado por la autora-traductora al trasvasar el original árabe
a la lengua inglesa.Tries to show that the self-translation process carried out by the Syrian novelist
Samar al-‘Aṭṭār exhibits an interpretative process from the original Arabic text, rather than
a self-translation process thanks to the re-writing technique used by the author-translator
when rendering the original Arabic text into English language
‘Reescritura regresiva’ y proceso de auto-traducción: Līnā:lawḥat fatāt dimašqiyyah de Samar al-‘Aṭṭār y su versión inglesa
No full textTries to show that the self-translation process carried out by the Syrian novelist Samar al-‘Aṭṭār exhibits an interpretative process from the original Arabic text, rather than a self-translation process thanks to the re-writing technique used by the author-translator when rendering the original Arabic text into English language.El propósito del presente artículo es demostrar que el proceso de auto-traducción llevado a cabo por la novelista siria Samar al-‘Aṭṭār es más un proceso de interpretación del original árabe que un proceso de auto-traducción propiamente dicho gracias a la técnica de la re-escritura realizado por la autora-traductora al trasvasar el original árabe a la lengua inglesa
Impact of Spondyloarthritis on Pregnancy Outcome: A Descriptive Analysis from a Specialized Center in Qatar
No full textSamar Al Emadi,1 Nawal Nouman Hadwan,1 Rawan Saleh,1 Eman Satti,1 Rajvir Singh2 1Department of Rheumatology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar; 2Medical Research Center, Statistics, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QatarCorrespondence: Samar Al Emadi, Department of Rheumatology, Hamad General Hospital, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar, Tel +974 55550087, Email [email protected]: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) most commonly presents at childbearing age; thus, pregnancy is of concern. However, data on pregnancy outcomes in these patients are limited.Purpose: This study aimed to retrospectively describe pregnancy outcomes in patients with SpA from the Middle East.Patients and Methods: We reviewed the electronic health records of all pregnant women attending a specialized pregnancy and rheumatic disease clinic between 2016 and 2022. All pregnant patients diagnosed with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and peripheral SpA were included. Data on adverse maternal and fetal outcomes were collected.Results: Fifty-seven eligible pregnancies were identified from hospital records: 10 pregnancies ended in early miscarriage. Forty-seven pregnancies resulted in live singleton births, 25 in patients with peripheral SpA and 22 with axSpA. Human leukocyte antigen B27 was positive in 7 (15%) patients and only in women with axSpA. Twenty-nine (64%) patients received treatment throughout pregnancy. Consistent biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD) use was high, in eight (32%) patients with peripheral SpA and in nine (41%) with axSpA. A conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (csDMARD) was used as treatment in 11 (50%) patients with peripheral SpA and two (8%) with axSpA. Twenty-two (53%) neonates were delivered by cesarean section, 19 (40%) by normal vaginal delivery and three (6%) by assisted delivery. Additionally, 44 (94%) deliveries were at term, and 42 (91%) neonates had a normal birth weight. Exploration of a subgroup showed no difference in reported outcomes between patients treated with bDMARD and those treated with csDMARD.Conclusion: This descriptive study reports a high rate of favorable pregnancy outcomes in patients with SpA. There was no evidence to suggest a difference in pregnancy outcomes between women with axSpA and those with peripheral SpA. This study was one of the first reports from the Middle East. Further studies with larger sample size are warranted.Keywords: axial spondyloarthritis, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, neonatal health, maternal healt
Sexual Behaviour as a Power Strategy in Rā’iḥat al-qirfah by Samar Yazbik
No full textThis article discusses the connection between power and sexual activity as seen in the novel Rā’iḥat al-qirfah (The Scent of Cinnamon) by the Syrian author Samar Yazbik. It addresses how the fictional society constructed in the novel sees sexual prowess as an instrument of power and how the author uses this connection to analyse and critique the power structures found in Syrian society. This is done through all the characters but in particular through the development of ‘Alyā, who transgresses gender norms and adopts what is coded male sexual behaviour in an attempt to obtain power. The article argues that her actions at the same time validate and violate the gender order since not only do they show that male sexual performance is linked to power, but also that a female can perform the same actions. Alyā’s conduct further illustrates the mechanisms of power structures built on fear and violence as found in the novel
Sexual Behaviour as a Power Strategy in Rā’iḥat al-qirfah by Samar Yazbik
No full textThis article discusses the connection between power and sexual activity as seen in the novel Rā’iḥat al-qirfah (The Scent of Cinnamon) by the Syrian author Samar Yazbik. It addresses how the fictional society constructed in the novel sees sexual prowess as an instrument of power and how the author uses this connection to analyse and critique the power structures found in Syrian society. This is done through all the characters but in particular through the development of ‘Alyā, who transgresses gender norms and adopts what is coded male sexual behaviour in an attempt to obtain power. The article argues that her actions at the same time validate and violate the gender order since not only do they show that male sexual performance is linked to power, but also that a female can perform the same actions. Alyā’s conduct further illustrates the mechanisms of power structures built on fear and violence as found in the novel
Sexual Behaviour as a Power Strategy in Rā’iḥat al-qirfah by Samar Yazbik [Elektronisk resurs]
No full textThis article discusses the connection between power and sexual activity as seen in the novel Rā’iḥat al-qirfah (The Scent of Cinnamon) by the Syrian author Samar Yazbik. It addresses how the fictional society constructed in the novel sees sexual prowess as an instrument of power and how the author uses this connection to analyse and critique the power structures found in Syrian society. This is done through all the characters but in particular through the development of ‘Alyā, who transgresses gender norms and adopts what is coded male sexual behaviour in an attempt to obtain power. The article argues that her actions at the same time validate and violate the gender order since not only do they show that male sexual performance is linked to power, but also that a female can perform the same actions. Alyā’s conduct further illustrates the mechanisms of power structures built on fear and violence as found in the novel.</p
Pregnancy outcome in 69 pregnancies of multinational population in Qatar with systemic lupus erythematosus
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