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Desiring the east: a comparative study of Middle English romance and modern popular sheikh romance
No full textThis thesis comparatively examines a selection of twenty-first century sheikh romances and Middle English romances from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries that imagine an erotic relationship occurring between east and west. They do so against a background of conflict, articulated in military confrontation and binary religious and ethnic division. The thesis explores the strategies used to facilitate the cross-cultural relationship across such a gulf of difference and considers what a comparison of medieval and modern romance can reveal about attitudes towards otherness in popular romance.
In Chapter 1, I analyse the construction of the east in each genre, investigating how the homogenisation of the romance east in sheikh romance distances it from the geopolitical reality of those parts of the Middle East seen, by the west, to be "other". Chapter 2 examines the articulation of gender identity and the ways in which these romances subvert and reassert binary gender difference to uphold normative heterosexual relations. Chapter 3 considers how ethnic and religious difference is nuanced, in particular through the use of fabric, breaking down the disjunction between east and west. Chapter 4 investigates the way ethnicity, religion and gender affect hierarchies of power in the abduction motif, enabling undesirable aspects of the east to be recast.
The key finding of this thesis is that both romance genres facilitate the cross-cultural erotic relationship by rewriting apparently binary differences of religion and ethnicity to create sameness. While the east is figured differently in Middle English and modern sheikh romance, the strategies they use to facilitate the cross-cultural erotic relationship are similar. The thesis concludes that the constancy of certain attitudes towards the east in both medieval and modern romance reveals a persistence of conservative values in representations of the east in romance
Stimulation day-six serum estradiol: a predictive indicator for the probability of embryo cryopreservation in IVF/ICSI cycles
No full textObjective: To evaluate the predictive value of stimulation day six serum estradiol (E2) for the probability of embryo cryopreservation after fresh embryo transfer in intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles. Subjects and Methods: The study included 282 ICSI cycles for different causes of infertility, provided that the age of the female partner was 900. The mean number of oocytes retrieved was 6.3, 8.9, and 12.4; the mean number of obtained embryos was 3.3, 4.8, and 6.7; and pregnancy rates were 18.1, 36.2, and 44.7% in the three groups, respectively. Rate of embryo cryopreservation, after transfer of three good-quality embryos was 70.7% in Group III, and 26.5% in Group I. (P = 0.01). The negative predictive value of day-six E2 900 pg/mL has a sensitivity of 55%, specificity of 72% and positive predictive value of 50% for embryo freezing. Conclusion: Higher stimulation day-six estradiol was associated with a higher probability of cryopreservation, and a higher pregnancy rate
Parody in the Tradition of Farzand-Nameh-Newisi with Emphasis on Sheikh Al-Maqamerin’s Nasihat-Nameh
No full textFarzand-nameh is one of the most important and ancient genres of didactic literature that parents have written with the aim of teaching science and religious and moral education to their children. Advice is the most important part of this Literary genre. Because the audience of this literary genre is mostly young people - and young nature tends to be rebellious and disobedient- they may not like it. Hence, there are always Rhetorical restrictions in front of them. Hence, authors and composers of these works are looking for rhetorical tools to solve these problems. Parody can be a rhetorical tool that has a deep effect on the audience by breaking the norms of the traditions of Farzand-nameh. In this paper, the contradictory functions of this literary genre are examined by studying the case of the manuscript of the Sheikh al-Maqamerin's advice book. This manuscript is a parody of Qaboos Nameh written by Ibrahim Khorasani for his son. Sheikh al-Maqamerin criticizes the two age-old traditions in Farzand-nameh: Pay attention to the personal benefit and people's judgment. In addition, the author has used parody to describe the turmoil and corruption of his time with his son in order to turn him away from moral vices by turning him upside down
Biopolymeric sustainable materials and their emerging applications
No full textAdvancements in polymer science and engineering have helped the scientific community to shift its attention towards the use of environmentally benign materials for reducing the environmental impact of conventional synthetic plastics. Biopolymers are environmentally benign, chemically versatile, sustainable, biocompatible, biodegradable, inherently functional, and ecofriendly materials that exhibit tremendous potential for a wide range of applications including food, electronics, agriculture, textile, biomedical, and cosmetics. This review also inspires the researchers toward more consumption of biopolymer-based composite materials as an alternative to synthetic composite materials. Herein, an overview of the latest knowledge of different natural- and synthetic-based biodegradable polymers and their fiber-reinforced composites is presented. The review discusses different degradation mechanisms of biopolymer-based composites as well as their sustainability aspects. This review also elucidates current challenges, future opportunities, and emerging applications of biopolymeric sustainable composites in numerous engineering fields. Finally, this review proposes biopolymeric sustainable materials as a propitious solution to the contemporary environmental crisis
THE CONCEPT OF HONESTY AND JUSTICE IN THE DOCTRINE OF SHEIKH KHUDOYDOD VALI
No full textThis article provides a methodological analysis of the views of Highness Sheikh Khudoydod Vali on honesty and justice. In the article, the author tries to substantiate the essence of Sheikh Khudoydod Vali’s views on honesty and justice. In the views of Sheikh Khudoydod Vali, he encourages his interlocutors and murids to do the same, to live with honest and pure food, pure faith and strong faith, and to fight against injustice
The image of Arabs in mainstream cinema on the basis of the film figure of sheikh
No full textThe main task of this article is a brief presentation of the evolution of the sheikh figure in Hollywood, mainstream cinema. From silent cinema and creations of Rudolf Valentino as an oriental lover, the author analyzes changes and transformation of the sheikh character in western cinematography and specifically focuses on the perception of Arabs and Muslims in a frame of desert romance movies. The paper examines characteristic features of sheikh film figure and presents a typology of
his various attributes
“Sheikh Abdurrauf Kang Abangsa Syekh Hamzah Fansuri”: Examining the Relationship Between Two
No full textThe phrase "Sheikh Abdurrauf is in the same tribe as Hamzah Fansuri" in the Cirebon tripe manuscript sparked debate among researchers regarding the relationship between Sheikh Abdurrauf and Hamzah Fansuri. This debate became interesting because a collective memory was found among the people of Singkil Aceh, who believed that there was a nephew-uncle and student-teacher relationship between them. Collective memory is strengthened by two sites, which are the graves of Sheikh Ali Al Fanshuri (father of Sheikh Abdurrauf) and his younger brother, Sheikh Hamzah Fansuri, in two areas in Singkil. Through critical analysis of literature and in-depth exploration of collective memory and sites, the author concludes that the two of them had a familial relationship as nephew and uncle, and they even had a student and teacher relationship at the beginning of Sheikh Abdurrauf\u27s educatio
Sheikh Muhammad Mahdi Shams al-Din and the issues of renewal and reform
No full textAfter his return to Lebanon in 1969, due to the threats of Al-Ba`th party in an attempt to tighten the grip on the Hawza, he joined the Islamic Supreme She`ai Council in Lebanon in 1975 when he was elected as the vice-chairman when the chairman was Sayid Musa Al-Sader who was lost in 1978 in ambiguous conditions during his visit to the Republic of Libya, so Sheikh ShamsulDean became the chairman of the Supreme Council, as he was the vice-chairman, in the most difficult period that the civil war ploughed with the country (1975-1990), hence Sheikh ShamsulDean faced the political and social status of Lebanon whose distinguished feature is (Pluralism), and, as one of the quelling parties in Lebanon, he had to find more flexible resolutions for the aggravated political problems which the society suffer, in addition to the dialogue among all the national, regional and international parties save Israel that he considered it as an absolute danger, by that he became one of the distinguished characters of the She`ai reformation and renewal in the contemporary Lebanon.
Video interview with author and manuscript owner Sheik Abdurrahman Aboki
No full textVideo interview with author and manuscript owner Sheikh Alhaji Abdurrahman Aboki. Sheikh Aboki is the Chief Imam of Central Mosque of the Federal Polytechnic, Bida—Niger State (Middle Belt of Nigeria) and the author of the manuscript in this collection titled "Ishriniyyah"
Challenges and steps forward for public services reforms in Libya
No full textauthors: Mohamed Elmagbri - lead author, Heba Al-Sheikh, Lamis Ben Aiyad, Rima Hamida
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