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Women in Pre-Islamic Arabia:Nabataea
No full textThe first centuries BC-AD see a huge increase in Nabatean depictions of women, and using inscriptions, coins and archaeological studies this book looks at the reasons for this trend, which represents a clear rise in women's status at that time - with women becoming involved in business, and enjoying a certain amount of legal independence. al-Fassi argues that a crucial factor in the creation of this social structure was the development of full time long distance trade, which entailed long periods of male absence
Kamkam the Nabataean Priestess: Priesthood and Society in Ancient Arabia
No full textTo explore the role that priests and priestesses played in ancient Arabia, we will first move forward in time to the pre-Islamic era, and a 5 th century CE reference to the priestess of al Hijr or Hegra (Madāʾin Ṣāli ). This paper venture into the matrilineal significance of Kamkam's funerary inscription of Hegra and its connection with the history of priestesses in Arabia and especially in north western Arabia. In this research the author is arguing for the special status of Kamak d. of Wa'lu d. of Harmu and that she was a possible representation of a Nabataean priestess of the goddess Manat
Public and private food procurement and short food value chains in urban areas: a case study analysis
No full textThis chapter explores the PPP-URB (Public and Private Food Procurement and Short Food Value Chains in Urban Areas) project within the Onfoods PNRR research. It details how the project has been organized through a system design approach by the coordinator (Politecnico di Milano - Design Department) to embrace the diversity of disciplines and various points of view and approaches to the topic. It outlines the overall organization and dives deep into the first deliverable on the analysis of case studies through the different expertise lenses of the partners. The project focuses on the food ecosystems within small territorial units, specifically tailored to university campuses, to understand their role in local food systems. The first deliverable of the PPP-URB is related to the analysis of case studies useful for approaching the second deliverable, which concerns strategic approaches to the topic, and the third, related to in-field experimentation. The author describes how the partnership has been organized and how the case studies analysis has been approached, providing key insights for the following chapters that dive deep into the case studies through the expertise lenses of the partners
Saudi women and Islamic discourse, selected examples of Saudi feminisms
No full textSaudi women entered the realm of writing and language only half a century ago through the genres of both creative and journalistic prose. In this paper, I shall take the example of four Saudi female writers who represent a wide range of intellectual pluralism that runs from conservative to liberal to radical conceptions of state and society, represented in this order by, Nura al-Saad, Suhaila Zain al-Abedin Hammad, Fowziyah Abu Khalid and Wajeha al-Huwaider. This paper will try to answer how and why do gender identities change and in response to what, taking into account that the lives of these women and their literary work represent the continuous search and discovery for, and the reinventing of, themselves. It is important to mark these experiences as part of the complexity of Saudi Arabian intellectual discourse, similar to any society in this respect.Scopu
The Archaeological and Historical Park Museum. An Educational and Cultural Destination
No full textThis volume collects some female educational perspectives, with
special focus on Saudi Arabia.
The introduction is by Hatoon Al Fassi, a Saudi historian originally
from Makkah, who is specialist in women’s history at King Saud Uni-
versity (Riyadh) and at Qatar University (Doha). She published books
and articles in Arabic and in English on historical, social, economic,
educational and political issues, with special reference to women’s is-
sues, rights in Islam and reforms in her country. Hatoon Al Fassi deliv-
ers much-needed insight into the lively debate open in Saudi society on
crucial issues, such as the educational process and identity formation,
and she remarks very significantly that in Saudi Arabia the crisis of
identity is often justified by a “Saudi particularity”, which can also ex-
plain the difficulties that some local social forces are facing “in dealing
with modernity”
“Challenging the Authority of Religious Interpretation in Saudi Arabia::The Transformation of Suhaila Zain al-Abedin Hammad
No full textTaking as its starting point that a male monopoly is a problem in the recognition of Islamic religious authority, especially in matters related to women, this chapter discusses the possibilities for challenging this monopoly. The author argues that it is necessary to create alternative sources of authority from within the realm of religious scholarship through women scholars laying direct claim to the interpretation of sacred texts. Al Fassi uses the works and experiences of the Saudi scholar, Suhaila Zain al-Abedin Hammad, as a specific example for this approach. Hammad, an accomplished religious scholar, has worked tirelessly through her writing, both in books and her weekly newspaper column, to address difficult issues in Islamic law, to rethink the use of weak hadiths, and to critique Saudi legal rulings. The chapter also considers the intense backlash against her work and her impact on Saudi public opinion. © 2020 selection and editorial matter, Dina El Omari, Juliane Hammer and Mouhanad Khorchide; individual chapters, the contributors
Maktabat Al Muthanna Baghdad Feb-May 1962
No full textOn the same date, Ali Al-Mansouri issued an official financial statement confirming that the Al-Khanji Foundation owed a total of 11.375.أصدر علي المنصوري بيانًا ماليًا رسميًا بتاريخ 25 نيسان 1962 يُفيد بأن مؤسسة الخانجي مدينة بمبلغ إجمالي قدره 11,375
A Note on Meccan Women in the Fifteenth Century
No full textThe history of women in Arabia is a relatively new and unexplored area of research and the place of women in Mecca (Makkah), Islam's holiest city, is particularly shrouded in darkness. From the fifteenth century, however, there has been a stream of biographical works (tabaqat) that shed much light on the women of the city. This note turns scholarly attention on such fifteenth and sixteenth century works as Taqi al-Din al-Fassi's (d. 1429) eight volume Al-'Iqd al-Thamin fi Tarikh al-Balad al-Amin, which dedicates a volume to women, in an effort to continue the scholarly appraisal of women's lives in Muslim societies. Reading such important sources shows how women actively participated in the public life of the city, including its intellectual circles, contrary to Orientalist stereotypes. By exploring the multiple roles of Meccan women in the fifteenth century, the hope is to prompt further study of their significance and its historical implications.Scopu
Women in the Islamic Middle East
No full textThis chapter covers Middle Eastern women’s history, experiences, stories, beliefs, struggles, and challenges during the period from the eve of Islam until the Ottoman’s capture of West Asia and North Africa in the sixteenth century. The chapter approaches women’s history from eight angles: (1) “Believers and Apostles” explores some remarkable names of early Islam, Muslims, or Infidels. (2) The Umayyad Califate period was marked by its female orators, fighters, and slaves whether they were in the court of Damascus or in the holy mosques of Makkah and Madinah. (3) The Abbasids’ queens and concubines, singers, and Sufis were marked by al-Khayzaran, Zubaidah, and Rabi’ah al-Adawiyyah. (4) The Shi’i states encompassed the first Arab queens in Islam. (5) The ninth to fifteenth centuries were a period of attacks and invasions on the Muslim borders by Mongols, Crusaders, and Portugal. (6) “Hidden Corners” focuses on the unofficial history and lives of women found in biographical references as learners and endowers. (7) “Women in Literature and Popular Literature” and finally (8) “Women in Legends and Spirituality.” Throughout women’s different roles, they impacted their societies whether they were in high or low ranks, overt or concealed. This chapter argues that reporting, documenting, and narrating her-story can offer a different view and interpretation of human history
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