417 research outputs found
"The Slave Girl Gives Birth to Her Master": Female Slavery from the Mamluk Era (1250-1517) to the Islamic State (2014-)
No full textThis paper analyzes how the Islamic State (IS or ISIS) appropriates Islamic tradition to justify sexual slavery, most notably the eschatological prophetic report "the slave girl will give birth to her master." Contrary to the public discourse that constantly emphasizes the "medieval" nature of ISIS, I demonstrate that the movement has developed a modern interpretation of the tradition. The medieval Muslim scholars that the ISIS author quotes argue that the report should be read broadly and not be used in legal discussions or to expand slavery. In contrast, the ISIS author contends that the saying should be interpreted to mean the revival of slavery and justifies taking Yazidi women as sex slaves. The ISIS author thus presents a new understanding of the report, one that is unique within the history of Islam.Andrew W. Mellon Collaborative Undergraduate Research in the HumanitiesPublished articleThe post-print of the article is available for viewing to the public after February 1, 2019
Voice Management In The Mawlid By Mirza Safvet-Beg Bašagić
No full textMawlid is a poetic literary work about the birth and life of the Muhammad, the Messenger of God. Mawlid by Mirza Safvet-beg Bašagić is one of the most signifi cant mawlids written in the Bosnian language. The text of the Mawlid is analyzed from the perspective of literary pragmatics. The paper takes into consideration the relationship between the author and narrator in the text and voice management in the Bašagić’s Mawlid
Vocabulary of Mirza Fath Ali Akhundzade in comedy
Full text linkYüksek Lisans TeziSöz varlığı çalışmaları, bir toplumun kültürünü anlamak, kelime zenginliğini,
dil servetini göstermek açısından önemlidir. Çalışmamızda, Azerbaycan tarihi ve
edebiyatı için önemli şahsiyetlerden biri olan Mirza Feth Ali Ahundzade’nin
komedilerinde yer alan söz varlıkları üzerinde bir inceleme yapılmıştır. Araştırma,
Ahundzade’nin yaşadığı dönemin anlaşılması, bu döneme kadar varlığını sürdüren
kelimelerin ve yalnız ağızlarda kalan kelimelerin tespiti bakımından önemlidir. Bu
bağlamda, çalışmamızın ilk aşamasında Mirza Feth Ali Ahundzade’nin hayatı ve
eserleri hakkında bilgi verilmiştir. İkinci aşamada söz konusu komedilerde bulunan
öğelerin kavram alanlarına göre sınıflandırılması yapılmış, komedilerde geçen
atasözleri, deyimler, ikilemeler ve kalıp sözler tespit edilmiştir. Son aşamada ise tespit
edilen öğelerden bir sözlük oluşturulmuştur.Vocabulary studies are important to understand the language, thesaurus, and
culture of the society. This study examines the vocabulary of the comedies of Mirza
Fath Ali Akhundzade, one of the important figures in Azerbaijani history and
literature. Through this, the study aims to understand the literacy language of the
Ahundzade period and how these words survived in the modern Azerbaijani
language. For this reason, the study initially examines the life and literary properties
of the author. Then, the elements in the comedies were classified according to their
conceptual fields, and the proverbs, idioms, reduplications, and stereotypes in the
comedies were determined. In the last stage, a dictionary was created from the
identified words
Discrete Consciousness as a Paradox: A Thought Experiment in Fiction and Philosophy
Full text linkThis preprint introduces a paradox in the study of discrete consciousness: if consciousness arises from matter, why is “my” consciousness bound to this specific body rather than another? The document references a fictional dialogue between a talking dog and Richard Dawkins at Hammersmith Station, highlighting the limits of both materialist and metaphysical explanations. Serving as a timestamp, it invites open-minded inquiry into the “Harder Problem” of consciousness assignment.
For the complete fictional conversation, see The Funny Little Doggy’s Riposte to Richard Dawkins.
Authored by Ed Mirza.
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Discrete Consciousness as a Paradox: A Thought Experiment in Fiction and Philosophy
Full text linkThis preprint introduces a paradox in the study of discrete consciousness: if consciousness arises from matter, why is “my” consciousness bound to this specific body rather than another? The document references a fictional dialogue between a talking dog and Richard Dawkins at Hammersmith Station, highlighting the limits of both materialist and metaphysical explanations. Serving as a timestamp, it invites open-minded inquiry into the “Harder Problem” of consciousness assignment. For the complete fictional conversation, see The Funny Little Doggy’s Riposte to Richard Dawkins. Authored by Ed Mirza. All Rights Reserved License Notice Copyright © 2025 Ed Mirza. All Rights Reserved. Short Quotation Permission: You may quote up to 300 words of this document for non-commercial, academic, or review purposes only if proper attribution is provided (including author name, document title, and publication link or DOI). No Other Reuse: Except for these short quotations, no part of this work may be copied, modified, distributed, or used in any form without the author’s explicit written permission. For Permissions & Inquiries: Please Contact Ed Mirza via Email Blockchain Timestamp OpenTimestamps: This document was timestamped on the Bitcoin blockchain using OpenTimestamps. A.ots proof file is available upon request
Discrete Consciousness as a Paradox: A Thought Experiment in Fiction and Philosophy
No full textThis preprint introduces a paradox in the study of discrete consciousness: if consciousness arises from matter, why is “my” consciousness bound to this specific body rather than another? The document references a fictional dialogue between a talking dog and Richard Dawkins at Hammersmith Station, highlighting the limits of both materialist and metaphysical explanations. Serving as a timestamp, it invites open-minded inquiry into the “Harder Problem” of consciousness assignment. For the complete fictional conversation, see The Funny Little Doggy’s Riposte to Richard Dawkins. Authored by Ed Mirza. All Rights Reserved License Notice Copyright © 2025 Ed Mirza. All Rights Reserved. Short Quotation Permission: You may quote up to 300 words of this document for non-commercial, academic, or review purposes only if proper attribution is provided (including author name, document title, and publication link or DOI). No Other Reuse: Except for these short quotations, no part of this work may be copied, modified, distributed, or used in any form without the author’s explicit written permission. For Permissions & Inquiries: Please Contact Ed Mirza via Email Blockchain Timestamp OpenTimestamps: This document was timestamped on the Bitcoin blockchain using OpenTimestamps. A.ots proof file is available upon request
Postmodern elements in Mirza Athar Beg's novel Sifir Se Eyk Tak
No full textPostmodernizm 1960'lardan günümüze kadar olan dönemi belirtir. Postmodernizmin önemli anları arasında soğuk savaş ve sonrasındaki etkiler, çok kültürlülüğün veya etnik çeşitliliğin artan kabulü ve teknolojinin, özellikle televizyon ve bilgisayarların yükselişi yer alır. Toplumu derinden etkileyen bu olaylar edebiyat alanına da yansımıştır. Urdu edebiyatında Mirza Athar Beg; üstkurmaca, metinlerarasılık, parodi, pastiş ve ironi gibi postmodern unsurları romanlarında kullanan postmodern yazarlardan biridir. Yazar kullandığı dil oyunlarıyla Sıfır Se Eyk Tak adlı romanını postmodern roman estetiğine dahil etmiştir. Athar Beg, romanda kronolojik olmayan parçalı bir anlatım tarzıyla okurun ilgisini çekmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, postmodernizmin belirli unsurlarının Mirza Athar Beg'in Sıfır Se Eyk Tak adlı eseri üzerindeki etkilerini incelemektir. Çalışmada, ilk olarak Urdu edebiyatının gelişim süreci ve postmodernizm kavramı ile ilgili teorik bilgiler ortaya konmaya çalışılmıştır. Daha sonra postmodern edebiyatın özellikleri detaylı bir şekilde incelenmiştir. Bu bilgiler ışığında Mirza Athar Beg'in Sıfır Se Ey Tak eserinde postmodern anlatının özellikleri açıklanmaya çalışılmıştır.The 1960s to the present are referred to as postmodernism. The cold war and its aftermath, the growing embrace of multiculturalism or ethnic diversity and the development of technology, particularly television and computers, are notable examples of postmodernism. These incidents, which had a significant impact on society, were also mirrored in literature. One of the postmodern writers in Urdu literature, Mirza Athar Beg, employs metafiction, intertextuality, parody, pastiche and irony in his works. By the use of language games, the author has incorporated his book Sıfır Se Eyk Tak into postmodern novel aesthetics. In the book, Athar Beg uses a non-chronological, fragmented narrative style to play with the reader's perception. The purpose of this study is to ascertain how postmodernism has affected the chosen work by Mirza Athar Beg. Theoretical knowledge regarding the idea of postmodernism has been made available in the study. The Characteristics of postmodern literature were then thoroughly investigated. The characteristics of postmodern expression in Mirza Athar Beg's Sıfır Se Eyk Tak have been attempted to be explained in light of this information
IT skills
No full textDr. Abdulrahman A. Mirza,
Chairman,
IS Department,
King Saud University,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Email Id: [email protected] paper presents an ongoing research to determine the most popular skills of the e-commerce IT workforce based on skills requirements present in online job ads. A large number of ads for e-commerce related positions have been already identified representing different geographical areas of the United States of America. Data is being collected and analyzed regarding types of positions, desirable non-technical skills (business and personal traits), and, technical skills (knowledge, tools, and, languages).Corresponding Author:
Dr. Abdulrahman A. Mirza
Information Systems Department, CCIS
King Saud University
P.O. Box 51178, Riyadh 11543, Saudi Arabia
Email: [email protected]
Mirza Athar Baig’s novel “Ghulam Bhag” and Post Colonialism Discourse : Mirza Athar Baig’s novel “Ghulam Bhag” and Post Colonialism Discourse
No full textGhulam Bagh is an important novel created in the Post-Colonial period in which Mirza Athar Baig has presented the intellectual and mental attitudes of this era.We can say that Post-Colonial literature refers to the literary texts that are created in the former colonies of Europe. In these writings, the background of Post-Colonialism and the background of Colonialism are presented in a literary Perspective. Post-Colonial literature shows an attempt to understand, examine and describe the feelings and experiences of those belonging to the former colonies. Mirza Athar Baig\u27s novel Ghulam Bagh was published in 2006 and six editions have been published so far. Ghulam Bagh is a masterpiece novel of fictional literature created in the former British colonial Pakistan, There are also characters living in the Post-Colonial era. Each character shows change, evolution and conflict. Ghulam Bagh is an imaginary place in terms of archeology. If we examine the title of the novel in a broader context, Ghulam Bagh is a metaphor for the desire of western nations to dominate the inferior, weak and noble races of the world. Is based on desire. In this paper, the novel will be studied in the Post-Colonial context to find out how far the author has succeeded in recovering the Colonial discourse.
 
Narratives and Muslim Women’s Experiences in A Place for Us by Fatima Mirza
Full text linkThis research examines how the author presents the narrative structure of the novel A Place for Us and the depiction of feminist issues in the novel. The theories used by researchers are narrative theory and feminist theory. The method used in this research is a descriptive qualitative method with the main data source from the novel A Place for Us by Fatima Mirza. The results of this analysis are that the narrative five patterns proposed by Todorov were found in Mirza’s A Place for Us. By blending the five patterns with multi-voice storytelling, the conflicts and women’s experiences in A Place for Us are vivid and touching. I argue that what was experienced by several female characters in the novel occurred because of the rules and norms the Indian Muslim patriarchal culture they adhered to. Mirza depicts feminist messages through the female and male character's roles. Women can break patriarchal norms by having confidence and extensive knowledge
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