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Politics of Religion in Tehmina Durrani’s Blasphemy
Get PDFGenerally regarded as one of the most influential factors in the human history, religion has frequently been used as a strong political force by the ruling pundits. In the hands of retrogressive elites, religion has often been operated as an aggressive tool to subdue the voices of the common. In the recent political history of the subcontinent, the aforementioned political role of religion can hardly been
overemphasized. Made on the rhetoric of Islam, Pakistan has frequently identified herself as Islam ka Qilla (fortress of Islam) since the very inception till date. Such a monolithic approach of religion has substantially shaped the individual and collective socio-political consciousness of people in Pakistan. Driving the country’s contemporary sensitivities, the politics of religion pivots Pakistani society. The contemporary English fiction in Pakistan largely represents the cultural issues, deeply rooted in religion. Tehmina Durrani, one of the most acclaimed Pakistani novelists, frequently writes about the religiosity and the status of women in Pakistan. Setting against this socio-political preference of religion in Pakistani society, it is proposed that Tehmina Durrani’s Blasphemy can be read as a critique of the retrogressive roles of clergy and aristocracy in Pakistan. Highlighting Pakistan’s patriarchal and religious society, it is contended
that Blasphemy is a realistic representation of the wretched conditions of women. Investigating the politics of religion in Pakistan’s rural setting, the paper foregrounds Tehmina’s bold stance on issues of women in the harsh social conditions caused by the nexus of retrogressive clergy and oppressive feudal aristocracy
Quest for Self in Tehmina Durrani’s My Feudal Lord
Get PDFTehmina Durrrani’s autobiography, My Feudal Lord (1991) isthe voice of a slave breaking from her bondage. It is the story of a woman who refuses to suffer in silence for the sins committed by others. It deals with the themes of domestic violence, lust, rape, extramarital sex and betrayal which are similar to the problems that women face across cultures.The major issue in Tehmina Durrani’s My Feudal Lord is the suppression of the marginal self by repressive patriarchal society. Here Durrani exposes Mustafa Khar, a powerful feudal politician who was the chief minister of the Punjab province at the time of their affair. Durrani has succeeded in changing her position from being a victim to someone who is in control of her destiny. Her experiences are of paramount importance, as they eventually paved the way for her liberation enabling her to become a political, social and feminist activist. The present paper analyzes several factors that promote the subjugation of women and examines the numerous ways by which TehminaDurrani takes control of her own life and destiny.
 
Hunger and Satiety Mechanisms and Their Potential Exploitation in the Regulation of Food Intake
Get PDFAcknowledgments Tehmina Amin is the Project Manager and Julian Mercer is Project Coordinator for Full4Health. Both are funded by the Full4Health project (grant agreement no. 266408) under the EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007–2013). Julian Mercer is funded by the Scottish Government, Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division, Food, Land and People programme. He is also a partner in FP7 projects: NeuroFAST (grant agreement no. 245099) and SATIN (grant agreement no. 289800).Peer reviewe
Tehmina Durrani’s My Feudal Lord: An Advocate of Feminist Defiance
Get PDFThe novel My Feudal Lord explores the story of Tehmina Durrani, raised in one of the most influential families of Lahore. But her marriage to one of Pakistan’s most eminent political figures, soon turned into a nightmarish experience for her. Her violent and over-possessive husband forced her to endure in silence for fourteen long years till she broke silence through her autobiographical work ‘My feudal Lord’. Her story provides extraordinary insight into the deplorable position of Muslim women caught in the vicious circle of Muslim society.
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Unravelling the Threads of War and Displacement in Tehmina Durrani's Happy Things in Sorrow Times
No full text<p><i>This study analyses Tehmina Durrani's novel Happy Things in Sorrow Times, focusing on the intricate portrayal of war and displacement, particularly on children. The research delves into the nuanced ways armed conflict disrupts lives and reshapes identities. Through meticulous analysis, the study aims to unravel the psychological and emotional impact of war on characters. By examining Durrani's treatment of displacement and its effects on personal and cultural identities, this research contributes to understanding the lasting repercussions of conflict on the human psyche. It employs a multidisciplinary approach, integrating literature, psychology, and cultural studies to illuminate the complexities depicted in Durrani's work.</i></p>
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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