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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
Changthangi Goats: A rich source of pashmina production in Ladakh
No full textSummaryPashmina, internationally known as “cashmere”, a fine luxury fibre, is being produced from Changthangi goats bred in the Ladakh region of India. The Leh district of Greater Ladakh produces around 30 000 kg of pashmina fibre which is harvested from about 0.15 million Changthangi goats reared by the Changpa nomads in Changthang region of Greater Ladakh. Changthangi goats are sometimes also called Changra goats. Pashmina producing goats are of great importance for revitalising the economy of the poverty stricken region of Changthang and the Leh district of Ladakh. The information on Changthangi goats was collected from both small and large-scale farmers in Ladakh, and 337 animals were included in the study.The body colour of Changthangi goats varies from white to light brown and nearly whole body is covered with pashmina and long hairs. The average birth weights of male and female kids were estimated as 2.11 ± 0.3 and 2.06 ± 0.2 kg, respectively while weight at 300 days was found to be 20.0 ± 2.1 and 18.7 ± 1.9 kg in male and females respectively.The pashmina yields of bucks, does, male hoggets and female hoggets were estimated as 402 ± 19 g, 248 ± 14 g, 255 ± 12 and 280 ± 16 g, respectively. The length of pashmina fibre was found to be 4.25 ± 1.2 cm in males and 4.02 ± 1.5 cm in females while fibre diameter in male and female goats was estimated as 12.9 ± 2.6 μ and 13.0 ± 3.0 μ, respectively.The twining rate was found to be very low, nearly 0.3%. A preliminary study at DNA level with PCR-RFLP indicated monomorphism at the growth hormone gene. The occurrence of disease was quite low although some genetic deformities in this breed were not uncommon.</jats:p
<i style="">Pashmina shawl</i> - A traditional way of making in Kashmir
No full text329-333Since centuries, the handicraft industry is
running successfully in beautiful valley
of Kashmir. Among
handicrafts, shawl industry has
gained popularity all over the world for the way these shawls are being prepared. Shawl
making in Kashmir is an age old practice over
which the artisans have expertise themselves over generations. The shawls prepared from Pashmina fibre are liked by all
irrespective of their age, sex and nation. From ages, Pashmina shawls are being prepared in the valley by traditional
methods. The objective of the study was to ascertain the processing methodology
adapted by local artisans in Kashmir
Valley for shawl
preparation. In this paper, the
processing of Pashmina from fibre to
the final product (shawl) right from
harvesting up to finishing is presented in detail
Comparative study on quality of shawls made from hand-and machine-spun pashmina yarns
No full text224-230An attempt has been made to compare the quality of pashmina shawls
developed on traditional and woollen handlooms using both hand-spun and
machine-spun yarns for various physico-mechanical parameters. The experimental
plan includes preparation of both hand-spun and machine-spun yarns followed by
the preparation of pashmina shawls from these yarns on both traditional and
woollen handlooms, and their quality evaluation. Number of
fibres/cross-section, count, elongation percentage, tenacity and coefficient of
friction show significant difference between hand-spun and machine-spun yarns.
The quality evaluation tests of fabrics reveal that weight/m2,
thickness, picks/inch, extension percentage, bending rigidity, frictional
properties and total hand value show significant difference, whereas ends/inch,
breaking load, tenacity, bending length, abrasion loss and shrinkage loss do
not show significant difference. The study reveals that the overall quality of
pashmina shawls developed on traditional loom using hand-spun yarn is better
than the other types of shawls developed and studied
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
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"
Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals the genetic basis of coat color variation in Pashmina goat
No full textAbstract The genetics of coat color variation remains a classic area. Earlier studies have focused on a limited number of genes involved in color determination; however, the complete set of trait determinants are still not well known. In this study, we used high-throughput sequencing technology to identify and characterize intricate interactions between genes that cause complex coat color variation in Changthangi Pashmina goats, producer of finest and costly commercial animal fiber. We systematically identified differentially expressed mRNAs and lncRNAs from black, brown and white Pashmina goat skin samples by using RNA-sequencing technique. A pairwise comparison of black, white and brown skin samples yielded 2479 significantly dysregulated genes (2422 mRNA and 57 lncRNAs). Differentially expressed genes were enriched in melanin biosynthesis, melanocyte differentiation, developmental pigmentation, melanosome transport activities GO terms. Our analysis suggested the potential role of lncRNAs on color coding mRNAs in cis and trans configuration. We have also developed online data repository as a component of the study to provide a central location for data access, visualization and interpretation accessible through http://pcd.skuastk.org/
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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