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American University in Cairo

2008

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Politics And The Irrevocable Land Convenant: A Theological And Practical History Of The Land In The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Ramy Makar Jun 2008

Politics And The Irrevocable Land Convenant: A Theological And Practical History Of The Land In The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Ramy Makar

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No abstract provided.


Cultural Persistence And The Bedouin Of Egypt's Sinai Penninsula, Simeon Roos-Eefsting Jun 2008

Cultural Persistence And The Bedouin Of Egypt's Sinai Penninsula, Simeon Roos-Eefsting

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No abstract provided.


An Exploratory Analysis Of The Use Of Multi-Word Units In National Secondary School Efl Textbooks In Egypt, Ahmed Abd-Allah Sallam Jun 2008

An Exploratory Analysis Of The Use Of Multi-Word Units In National Secondary School Efl Textbooks In Egypt, Ahmed Abd-Allah Sallam

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No abstract provided.


Performance Evaluation Of The Factored Model For Arabic To English Phrase Based Statistical Machine Translation, Mireille Anwar Jun 2008

Performance Evaluation Of The Factored Model For Arabic To English Phrase Based Statistical Machine Translation, Mireille Anwar

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No abstract provided.


Arabic Rhetoric Discourse: An Analysis Of Opinion Newspaper Articles, Fatma Gad Jun 2008

Arabic Rhetoric Discourse: An Analysis Of Opinion Newspaper Articles, Fatma Gad

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This study is a descriptive quantitative study which examines text superstructure patterns of opinion articles written in Arabic by native Arabic-speakers. It addresses three questions: 1) What is/are the rhetorical superstructure pattern(s) of Arabic argumentative texts represented in newspaper political/social opinion articles? And what are the frequencies of these patterns? 2) Where, in these opinion articles, do Arab writers prefer to introduce their "general thesis"? And 3) What are the argument constructions and forms used by Arab writers within opinion articles? By utilizing an adapted Problem-Solution analysis pattern to answer the study’s questions, the text superstructure of 26 opinion newspaper …


Democratic Solutions To Identity Conflict: The Case Of Lebanon, Monty Roberson Jr. Jun 2008

Democratic Solutions To Identity Conflict: The Case Of Lebanon, Monty Roberson Jr.

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No abstract provided.


Code Mixing In 'Ammiyat Al-Muthaqqafin: A Case Study On The Use Of The B-Prefix As A Tense Marker, Hanady Tawakol Jun 2008

Code Mixing In 'Ammiyat Al-Muthaqqafin: A Case Study On The Use Of The B-Prefix As A Tense Marker, Hanady Tawakol

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This study aims at investigating possible rules that govern code mixing between the two basic varieties (H and L; Ferguson, 1959) at the verbal phrase level (combining linguistic features of Fusha and ‘ammiya in spoken verbal sentences used in ‘ammiyat Al-Muthaqqafin). In this study, the feature of choice is the use of the b-prefix (an aspectual marker used as a prefix with present tense ‘ammiya verbs). In particular, this study aims at analyzing the possible rules that govern the use of the b-prefix from a linguistic perspective. Furthermore, this study attempts to determine whether morphological or syntactic factors affect its …


The Effect Of Stem Length In Multiple Choice Questions On Item Difficulty In Syllabus-Based Vocabulary Test Items, Marwa Mohamed Abd El-Mohsen Jun 2008

The Effect Of Stem Length In Multiple Choice Questions On Item Difficulty In Syllabus-Based Vocabulary Test Items, Marwa Mohamed Abd El-Mohsen

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No abstract provided.


Regional Integration, Capital Investment And The Cultural Content Of Egyptian Tv: The Case Of Mbc And Otv, Sahra Gemeinder Jun 2008

Regional Integration, Capital Investment And The Cultural Content Of Egyptian Tv: The Case Of Mbc And Otv, Sahra Gemeinder

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No abstract provided.


From Brothers To Partners: The Evolution Of China's Foreign Policy To The Middle East (1949-2008), Shuang Wen Jun 2008

From Brothers To Partners: The Evolution Of China's Foreign Policy To The Middle East (1949-2008), Shuang Wen

Archived Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines the evolution of the People's Republic of China's (PRC) foreign policy to the Middle East from 1949 to 2008. Using a historical analysis approach, it argues that in the past fifty nine years, the policy has changed from ideology orientated to economic oriented, from idealistic to pragmatic, and from reactive to pro-active. The reasons behind these changes are mainly due to the changing situations within and without the PRC. It concludes that in the near future, the PRC may not confront the US's policy in the region, but instead will actively engage with Middle East countries with …


Medical Healers In Ottoman Egypt, 1517-1798, Sherry Sayed Gad Elrab Jun 2008

Medical Healers In Ottoman Egypt, 1517-1798, Sherry Sayed Gad Elrab

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No abstract provided.


Stylistic Analysis Of The Use Of Simile In Kalila Wa Dimna By Ibn Al-Muqaffa', Cynthia Brandenburg Harlow Jun 2008

Stylistic Analysis Of The Use Of Simile In Kalila Wa Dimna By Ibn Al-Muqaffa', Cynthia Brandenburg Harlow

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No abstract provided.


Gendering Labor Contestation In Egypt, Francesca Mara Ricciardone Jun 2008

Gendering Labor Contestation In Egypt, Francesca Mara Ricciardone

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No abstract provided.


The ḤĪran School: A Canonical Controversy In Pre-Islamic Poetry, Adam Talib Jun 2008

The ḤĪran School: A Canonical Controversy In Pre-Islamic Poetry, Adam Talib

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No abstract provided.


Women's Work And The Informal Sector: Case Studies Of Egypt's Feminization Of The Textile And Garment Industries And Market Vendors, Engi Assaad El-Maghraby Jun 2008

Women's Work And The Informal Sector: Case Studies Of Egypt's Feminization Of The Textile And Garment Industries And Market Vendors, Engi Assaad El-Maghraby

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No abstract provided.


The Mut`Azilī Criteria For Evaluating Prophetic Traditions With Special Reference To Usụ̄L Al-Fiqh, Mohamed Ahmed Abdelrahman Jun 2008

The Mut`Azilī Criteria For Evaluating Prophetic Traditions With Special Reference To Usụ̄L Al-Fiqh, Mohamed Ahmed Abdelrahman

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No abstract provided.


Kurds In The Mosul Province 1918-1932, Kristen Alff Jun 2008

Kurds In The Mosul Province 1918-1932, Kristen Alff

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No abstract provided.


Narrative, Authority And The Voices Of Morality And Reason: An Intertextual Exploration Of Select Texts Of Mirror For Princes Literature & The Book Of The Thousand Nights And One Night With Select Sufi Literature, Sharon Allen Jun 2008

Narrative, Authority And The Voices Of Morality And Reason: An Intertextual Exploration Of Select Texts Of Mirror For Princes Literature & The Book Of The Thousand Nights And One Night With Select Sufi Literature, Sharon Allen

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No abstract provided.


The Role Of The Arabic Root In Guessing The Meaning Of Unfamiliar Nominals, Laila Hasan Familiar Jun 2008

The Role Of The Arabic Root In Guessing The Meaning Of Unfamiliar Nominals, Laila Hasan Familiar

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No abstract provided.


Saudi Arabia: Remodeling Authoritarianism For The 21 St Century, Kira D Jumet Jun 2008

Saudi Arabia: Remodeling Authoritarianism For The 21 St Century, Kira D Jumet

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No abstract provided.


Impact Of Fatawa El-Jihad On Users Of Islamonline.Net, Hanaa Ahmed Marie Jun 2008

Impact Of Fatawa El-Jihad On Users Of Islamonline.Net, Hanaa Ahmed Marie

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No abstract provided.


Mamluk Carpets ( Cairene And Ottoman), Hala Mohamed Sayed Jun 2008

Mamluk Carpets ( Cairene And Ottoman), Hala Mohamed Sayed

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No abstract provided.


Dialectic Of Past And Present In Eco's The Name Of The Rose And Al-Ghitani's Zayni Barakat, Martino Lovato Jun 2008

Dialectic Of Past And Present In Eco's The Name Of The Rose And Al-Ghitani's Zayni Barakat, Martino Lovato

Archived Theses and Dissertations

This thesis compares an Italian and an Egyptian novel, Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose and Gamal al-Ghitani's Zayni Barakat, paying particular attention to the way European and Arabic historiographies influence their composition. Both set at the end of the Middle Ages, the two novels are taken as representatives of the way contemporary European and Arabic literature portray the past in relation to their present. Starting with a reconstruction of the two historiographic patterns based on Salvation and Progress, and their influencing the notion of literary Medievalism, the two novels are treated separately in order to contextualize them in …


Islamic Law And Women's Rights: Questioning The Validity Of The Reservations Invoking Islamic Law To The Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women (Cedaw), Malak Khalil May 2008

Islamic Law And Women's Rights: Questioning The Validity Of The Reservations Invoking Islamic Law To The Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women (Cedaw), Malak Khalil

Archived Theses and Dissertations

This thesis will attempt to demonstrate that the reservations invoking Islamic law to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) are invalid. Reservations to human rights treaties in general are problematic, because these ones not only govern the relationship between States, but they also govern the relationship between the State and its citizens. Thus, finding a balance between state sovereignty, the pillar of international law and the rights of the people remains a challenge in the international arena. Another dimension of the argument is analyzing the validity of claiming Islamic law as a basis …


The Roman Catholic Church: A Transnational Challenge To State Sovereignity?, Ashley Regina Hudson Feb 2008

The Roman Catholic Church: A Transnational Challenge To State Sovereignity?, Ashley Regina Hudson

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[abstract not provided]


Egypt-New York: Journeys Of Migration And Desire, Yassmin Moataz Abdelhamid Ahmed Feb 2008

Egypt-New York: Journeys Of Migration And Desire, Yassmin Moataz Abdelhamid Ahmed

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No abstract provided.


Ibn 'Arabi's Primacy Of Consciousness: Finding In Being Found By The Real, Reham Elnory Feb 2008

Ibn 'Arabi's Primacy Of Consciousness: Finding In Being Found By The Real, Reham Elnory

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No abstract provided.


Subverting Hegemonic Masculinity In Contemporary Arabic Literature: A Comparative Study Of Sonallah Ibrahim's Al-Lajna, Mourid Barghuti's Ra'aytu Ramallah, Hoda Barakat's Hajar Al-Dahik And Ahlam Mosteghanemi's Dhakirat Al-Jasad, Nesrin Helmy Allam Feb 2008

Subverting Hegemonic Masculinity In Contemporary Arabic Literature: A Comparative Study Of Sonallah Ibrahim's Al-Lajna, Mourid Barghuti's Ra'aytu Ramallah, Hoda Barakat's Hajar Al-Dahik And Ahlam Mosteghanemi's Dhakirat Al-Jasad, Nesrin Helmy Allam

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Corporate Re-Colonisation Of The Americas: Indigenous Extinction Through The Trade-Off Of The Individual Against The Collective Right To Property, Kate Burton Feb 2008

Corporate Re-Colonisation Of The Americas: Indigenous Extinction Through The Trade-Off Of The Individual Against The Collective Right To Property, Kate Burton

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No abstract provided.


Hija' In The Early Islamic Period, Elsa Birgitta Elmahdy Feb 2008

Hija' In The Early Islamic Period, Elsa Birgitta Elmahdy

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.