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Melodramatic Joy In Ibrahim Nasrallah’S Trilogy Of The Bells, Adam V. Spanos

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

This essay argues that absurdist humor, so often theorized as a challenge to metaphysical and identitarian claims, in fact supports such claims within the context of anticolonial nationalist melodrama. In his Trilogy of the Bells [2019], Palestinian writer Ibrahim Nasrallah uses the conventions of melodrama to make an epistemological claim specific to Palestinian experience. Confronting a regime that has been largely successful in determining the internationally accepted common sense about the conflict, Nasrallah aims to present the external world with a narrative of Palestinian history, experience, and aspirations. The Manichean distinctions, spectacular displays of pathos, and manifestations of suppressed secrets …

The Communal Lyric: Poetry In Devotional And Oppressed Communities, Michael N. Yacoub

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis investigates the interaction between lyric and community; it asks what a communal lyric is, how it functions, and to what ends. In Chapter One, I compare Jonathan Culler’s performative model of lyric with the theory of Takhyīl as expounded by Arab philosopher-critics al-Farabi, Ibn Sina, and al-Qartajanni to argue that a communal lyric is a form of audience-oriented public discourse distinguished by formal features that prompt the poem’s (re-)iteration and establish an interpersonal relationship with the audience in order to influence them and make shareable value claims about the world. In Chapters Two and Three I provide close-reading …

Karakteristik Kaligrafi Arab Pada Masjid Asmaul Husna Gading Serpong, Aura Shifa Aprilyza, Suranta Abdul Rahman

Multikultura

Asmaul Husna Mosque in Gading Serpong uses the Asmaul Husna calligraphy design that decorates every outer wall of the mosque using Arabic calligraphy. This study aims to analyze the characteristics of the calligraphy used and the aesthetics and symbolic meanings contained in the calligraphy at the Asmaul Husna Mosque in Gading Serpong. This study uses a descriptive qualitative approach from data through printed and digital books, journals, newspapers, video documentation of the Asmaul Husna Mosque in Gading Serpong on certain platforms, as well as interviews with mosque administrators directly or indirectly as sources to maximize the results of research observations. …

The Principles Of Islamic Moral Philosophy And The Possibility Of Re-Conceptualizing Classical Islamic Aesthetics Of Architecture, Muhammad Feteha

Theses and Dissertations

This study is primarily concerned with the intersection of the moral and aesthetic theories of Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī (d. 1111). Al-Ghazālī’s theory of aesthetics has been the subject of thorough scholarly investigations and diverse interpretations in the field of Islamic art history since the 1940s. This thesis critiques the premises upon which the use of al-Ghazālī’s writings in studies of Islamic art and architecture were built. It suggests that they lead to what could be described as “the contradiction of unethical beauty.” To overcome this contradiction, it offers a comprehensive interpretation of al-Ghazālī’s aesthetics through analyzing the concept ḥusn in …

Analisis Tekstual Dan Kontekstual Hadis Tentang Mengubah Kemungkaran Dalam Hadis Arba’In Karya Imam An-Nawawi, Muhammad Syafiq Rozi, Basuni Imamuddin

Multikultura

Islam, as a comprehensive religion, regulates all aspects of human life including social and community aspects. Hence, one will find the Hadith about amending misdeeds in the Hadith of Arba'in. In understanding the hadith as a whole, there are two typologies of understanding tendencies, namely textual and contextual. This study aims to analyze the textual and contextual meanings of the Hadith about amending misdeeds in Hadith Arba'in by Imam An-Nawawi. The research method used is descriptive analytical method with qualitative approach. The theory used in this research is the three types of meaning according to Fayiz (in Matsna, 2016) and …

Nothing Gets In The Way Of A Good Argument, Kai Fine

CMC Senior Theses

For much of Western history, the prevailing process of creating a proof for the existence of a thing (often suggested to be God) outside the causal chain was done by following that very causal chain. One of the most well known of these theories was created by Avicenna. Through following his classification of objects, one was thought to be able to “prove” the necessity for a thing that was necessary in and of itself, and separate from all other things. In this paper I outline the strongest section of Avicenna’s argument, illustrating his classifications. I then turn to Graham Priest’s …

Modernisasi Budaya Minum Kopi Gahwa Di Uni Emirat Arab, Nurmalitasari Rahadian, Ade Solihat

Multikultura

Penelitian ini membahas tentang budaya gahwa, yaitu tradisi minum kopi di Uni Emirat Arab. Tradisi ini telah menjadi sarana interaksi sosial masyarakat Emirati sejak abad ke-15 Masehi dan masih bertahan hingga era modern ini. Bukan sekadar bertahan, tradisi gahwa di Uni Emirat Arab sejalan dengan modernisasi yang tengah berlangsung. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan bagaimana budaya gahwa dipertahankan oleh masyarakat Emirati dan dapat selaras dengan modernisasi. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan mengambil informasi dari buku, artikel jurnal elektronik, video yang termuat di Youtube dan artikel di situs web. Teori yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah …

Pesantren Tradisional Dan Masyarakat Perkotaan: Kebertahanan Pesantren Daarul Ishlah, Jakarta Selatan, Ahmad Fairus, Suranta Abdul Rahman

Multikultura

Pondok Pesantren Daarul Ishlah adalah salah satu lembaga pendidikan Islam yang mengikuti tradisi salafiyah. Pesantren ini berfokus pada pengajaran al-Qur’an dan ilmu-ilmu agama Islam serta mengacu pada sumber-sumber klasik seperti kitab-kitab kuning sebagai pokok materi pembelajarannya. Penelitian ini membahas tentang faktor-faktor apa yang melatarbelakangi kebertahanan Pondok Pesantren Daarul Ishlah di tengah era modernisasi pendidikan Islam saat ini. Dalam penelitian ini, digunakan pendekatan observasi serta wawancara sebagai metode penelitian kualitatif. Teori yang diadopsi melibatkan teori “Tradisi Santri” yang dikembangkan oleh Zamakhsyari Dhofier dalam bukunya yang berjudul “Tradisi Pesantren: Studi Tentang Pandangan Hidup Kyai” yang dapat memberikan pemahaman mendalam tentang kebertahanan dan …

The Role Of Salimah Mass Organization In Build The Family Resilience (Case Study In Cimanggis Sub-District, West Java, 2019-2022), Izzah Asy Syahidah, Basuni Imamuddin

International Review of Humanities Studies

Weak family resilience can cause various problems for family or society. Ideally, building family resilience is also needed society support. It will be more efficient if there is a place where people work together, such as a mass organization. One of the organizations that has contributed in building family resilience is Salimah (Muslimah Association). It is a mass organization of Indonesian Muslim women that focuses on providing solutions to improve the quality of women, children, and families. Salimah has many programs aimed at building family resilience. This study aims to examine Salimah’s role in building family resilience in Cimanggis sub-district, …

"Because They Recognized Us": Triangulated Perspectives Of Syrian Mothers' Resettlement Experiences In The Eastern United States., Kayte Thomas

Journal of Applied Disciplines

Research indicates that post-resettlement experiences can be particularly challenging for people with refugee status. Despite finding safety in and adjusting to their new home, former refugees have indicated that this time can be stressful and even traumatic. The current Syrian crisis has created the largest wave of refugees ever known, and Syrian women are amongst the most vulnerable. However, women’s needs and preferences are often not taken into consideration during the resettlement journey and when they are, there is no distinction between mothers and their childless counterparts. As social workers strive to empower the individual person within their environment, it …

Aksesori Sebagai Identitas Etnik Suku Berber Di Maroko, Muhammad Khairul Febriyanto, Suranta Suranta

Multikultura

Artikel ini membahas mengenai aksesori sebagai identitas etnik. Suku Berber mempunyai berbagai macam jenis akseoris yang menjadi identitas etnik mereka yakni permadani, perhiasan, pakaian, dan tato. Artikel ini hanya membahas tentang permadani dan perhiasan suku Berber. Suku Berber mempunyai permadani yang khas. Permadani suku Berber memiliki banyak kegunaan yaitu sebagai selimut, alas untuk berkuda, alas untuk shalat dan berbagai hal lainnya. Selain itu, permadani dapat dijadikan sebagai hadiah karena permadani dianggap sebagai identitas etnik yang mampu menunjukkan jati diri suku Berber. Suku Berber mempunyai berbagai macam perhiasan yang mereka pakai. Macam-macam perhiasan penting suku Berber terdiri dari kalung, ikat kepala, …

Historical Interpretations And Their Legacies: Dialectical Materialism And The Umayyad Conquest Of Morocco, Grayson Shaw

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

The death of the Prophet in the 7th century paved the way for the Umayyad Caliphate, one of the largest empires by land to exist in human history. Most notably, the Umayyads controlled a territory that spanned from India across North Africa into Spain. Along this expansionary route, the Arab Umayyads interacted with, integrated, and fought local indigenous Amazigh people all along Northern Africa into Morocco. Historical records about the Umayyad influence in Morocco are widely varied, ranging from later Abbasaid records to 20th century European interpretations. At its core, the Umayyad conquest of Morocco has fallen victim to interpretations …

Kebijakan Israel Dan Dampaknya Terhadap Cara Hidup Suku Badui Di Negev, Irena Arifa Khairunnisa, Suranta Abdul Rahman

Multikultura

Perubahan budaya nomaden Suku Badui Negev dipengaruh oleh beberapa faktor eksternal. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi fenomena tersebut, seperti adanya kebijakan Israel terhadap cara hidup Badui di Negev, yang pada awalnya dapat berkelana dengan bebas di padang gurun yang luas, sejak pembangunan Negara Israel pada 1948, semuanya berubah drastis. Transisi ini bahkan dibersamai dengan sengketa kepemilikan lahan yang terjadi antara Badui Negev dan pemerintah Israel. Suku Badui di Negev tidak lagi bisa berpindah-pindah seperti sebelumnya. Mereka mulai mengalami perubahan mulai dari pranata kehidupan, peran kaum laki-laki dan perempuan dalam ruang domestik, serta bentuk tempat tinggal mereka.

Akulturasi Budaya Belanda Dan Indonesia Di Restoran H.E.M.A. Tis Square Tebet, Khalisya Zahwa Rachmadina, Fajar Muhammad Nugraha

Multikultura

Indonesia dan Belanda dikenal memiliki banyak keterkaitan karena adanya kontak secara terus-menerus pada masa lampau sehingga terdapat berbagai dampak dalam berbagai aspek. Salah satu aspek yang terdampak hingga saat ini adalah budaya, seperti pada restoran-restoran Belanda di Indonesia yang melakukan akulturasi budaya. Penelitian ini dibuat dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui upaya penyesuaian budaya dalam bentuk akulturasi apa yang telah dilakukan oleh Restoran H.E.M.A. TIS Square Tebet dan bagaimana respon dari para pengunjung terhadap akulturasi yang dilakukan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan teori akulturasi oleh Redfield, Linton, dan Herskovits melalui pendekatan studi kasus yaitu mengumpulkan data dengan mengobservasi objek yang diteliti …

Discovering Dune: Essays On Frank Herbert’S Epic Saga., Edited By Dominic J. Nardi And N. Trevor Brierly, G. Connor Salter

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

G. Connor Salter reviews Discovering Dune: Essays on Frank Herbert’s Epic Saga, edited by Dominic J. Nardi and N. Trevor Brierly, considering its new contributions to studies of Frank Herbert's work. Essays included fit into four categories (Politics and Power, History and Religion, Biology and Ecology, and Philosophy, Choice and Ethics) and range from Herbert's use of ecology in Dune to how game theory may help explain certain characters' apparent ability to see the future. Discovering Dune also includes an appendix which contains the only up-to-date bibliography of Herbert's work (primary and secondary sources).

Market Feminism In Morocco, Claire Madsen

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Despite widespread views of “Moroccan Exceptionalism,” Morocco continues to rank poorly on international evaluations of gender equality. This project seeks to understand the extent of the influence neoliberal economic forces in Morocco have had on the feminist landscape. Analysis of Moroccan political history, Foucauldian theories of power relations, and relevant literature on state feminism set the groundwork for the evaluation of the extent state feminism in Morocco can be understood as market-based, in accordance with the definition from From State Feminism to Market Feminsim (2012) by Kantola and Squires. Through interviews of three experts, three meetings with women’s empowerment NGOs, …

Knowledge Through Divine Light: Ghazali’S Notions Of Mystical Cognition, Maisara Maasoum Marzouk

The Undergraduate Research Journal

Illumination, or knowledge through divine light, is a type of mystical cognition that Abu Hamid Ghazali regarded to be the cause of his rescue from his famous skeptical crisis. According to him, this type of divine knowledge is the apex of knowledge, to which all other sciences are subordinate. The receptive organ of this knowledge is the heart, a divine and cognitive subtlety that is distinct though related to the physical heart. Such is done by removing the veils that obstruct divine light from reaching it by means of the science of unveiling. The disclosure of knowledge that occurs once …

Philosophy In The Narrative Mode: Alexander The Great As An Ethical Character From Roman To Medieval Islamicate Literature, Anna Ayşe Akasoy

Publications and Research

Histories of Arabic and Islamic philosophy tend to focus on texts which are systematic in nature and conventionally classified as philosophy or related scholarly disciplines. Philosophical principles, however, are also defining features of texts associated with other genres. Within the larger field of philosophy, this might be especially true of ethics and within the larger body of literature this might be especially the case for stories. Indeed, it is sometimes argued that the very purpose of storytelling is to reinforce and disseminate moral conventions. Likewise, the moral philosopher can be conceptualized as a homo narrans.

The aim of this …

Madness And Sanity: Wisdom Of Madmen And The Wise Men Madness In The 19th Century, Norah Roudhan

Undergraduate Research Symposium

This research is based on a careful examination of the concept of insanity and reason. In addition to mentioning some examples from the nineteenth century in the literature to illustrate how each of them used the concept of insanity. Despite the different reason for describing each of the above names and personalities as insane, through analyzes and questions posed it becomes clear that insanity in the end may have a different meaning from what today’s concept represent. The research concludes with the main reason behind the presentation of literature to some famous figures of insanity in a manner that reflects …

Damnatio Memoriae: On Deleting The East From Western History, Koert Debeuf

New England Journal of Public Policy

The story we read in books about the Renaissance tells us that Petrarch and Poggio rediscovered the books of antiquity that had been copied for centuries in medieval abbeys. The re-introduction of Greek science and philosophy, however, began in the twelfth century but occurred mainly in the thirteenth century. These works were first translated into Syriac and Arabic in the eighth and ninth centuries and stored in the House of Wisdom in Baghdad. There they were read, used, and commented on by Arab philosophers, of whom the most famous was Averroes (1126–1198), who lived in Cordoba. The translation of his …

Dialogue Between Islam And Environtmental Ethics Through The Seyyed Hossein Nasr Thought, Aulia Rahman Nugraha, Naupal Asnawi

International Review of Humanities Studies

Islam is often regarded as a religion that teaches anthropocentrism through the concept of the caliph in which humans occupy a central position on earth. However, the concept of the caliph itself is a complex concept where the special status of humans always implies a moral obligation. Through alternative explanatory methods and critical reflection, the authors try to clarify the concept of the caliph and show the teachings of Islam that are environmentally friendly through the thought of Seyyed Hossein Nasr. Philosophy and environmental ethics of Nasr have two major projects, namely the resacralization of nature and the clarification of …