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The Thought Of Tareq Al-Bishri Between The New Islamic Intellectual Discourse And The Contemporary Modernist Discourse, Mariam Yaseen Abdel Ghaffar Jun 2004

The Thought Of Tareq Al-Bishri Between The New Islamic Intellectual Discourse And The Contemporary Modernist Discourse, Mariam Yaseen Abdel Ghaffar

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Controversy Over Jihad, Hazem Khaled Khalil Kandil Jun 2004

Controversy Over Jihad, Hazem Khaled Khalil Kandil

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No abstract provided.


Building In Egypt Between Craft And Industry, Ola Salah Said Jun 2003

Building In Egypt Between Craft And Industry, Ola Salah Said

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No abstract provided.


Islamic Banking And Socio-Economic Development, Nabila Fattouh Feb 2003

Islamic Banking And Socio-Economic Development, Nabila Fattouh

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Health Education For Urban Refugees In Cairo : A Pilot Project With Young Men From Sierra Leone And Liberia, Elizabeth Coker, Alison Bichard, Andrea Nannipieri, James Wani Jan 2003

Health Education For Urban Refugees In Cairo : A Pilot Project With Young Men From Sierra Leone And Liberia, Elizabeth Coker, Alison Bichard, Andrea Nannipieri, James Wani

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This pilot project, conducted under the auspices of the Forced Migration and Refugees Studies Program (FMRS) at the American University in Cairo, arose as part of a continued commitment to outreach projects of direct benefit to the refugee community. Maintaining healthy behaviors and accessing adequate health care are particular challenges for refugees living in large urban areas such as Cairo. Young refugees are at risk for unplanned pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and other health-related problems such as nutritional deficits and stress-related disorders. Education in their country of origin may have been disrupted, and in Cairo they may be separated from …


The Terms Of Empowerment: Islamic Women Activists In Egypt, Sherine Hafez Feb 2002

The Terms Of Empowerment: Islamic Women Activists In Egypt, Sherine Hafez

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Islamic Design Influences On Spanish Architecture In The Twentieth Century, M Tarek Amin El-Akkad Feb 2002

Islamic Design Influences On Spanish Architecture In The Twentieth Century, M Tarek Amin El-Akkad

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Moderate Political Islamism As A Possible New Social Movement, Joshua Alan Stacher Feb 2002

Moderate Political Islamism As A Possible New Social Movement, Joshua Alan Stacher

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The Exoteric Vicegerency (Khilafat Al-Zahir) In The Thought Of Shaykh Muhyi 'L-Din Ibn Al-Arabi, Maha Abdel Megid Maamoun Jan 2002

The Exoteric Vicegerency (Khilafat Al-Zahir) In The Thought Of Shaykh Muhyi 'L-Din Ibn Al-Arabi, Maha Abdel Megid Maamoun

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Bahri Mamluk Wooden Ceilings, Jasmin Wardani Jun 2001

Bahri Mamluk Wooden Ceilings, Jasmin Wardani

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The Celestial Element, Loai Omran Jun 2001

The Celestial Element, Loai Omran

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Borges The Sufi, Dalia Mohamed Eltayeb May 2001

Borges The Sufi, Dalia Mohamed Eltayeb

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Monumental Quranic Inscriptions On Cairene Religious Monuments, Dina Mahmoud Hamdi Montasser Jan 2001

Monumental Quranic Inscriptions On Cairene Religious Monuments, Dina Mahmoud Hamdi Montasser

Archived Theses and Dissertations

Since Quranic inscriptions dominate the epigraphic decoration of Cairene Islamic religious monuments, the target of this thesis has been to investigate the Quranic inscriptions of some selected religious monuments of each main era of the Islamic history of Cairo: Fatimid, Mamluk and Ottoman. The questions examined are the following: what was the frequency of utilizing Quranic inscriptions compared to other types of inscriptions? What are the common architectural locations of Quranic quotations compared to other types of inscriptions? Regardless of the form of the script, whether naskhi or kufic, what were the common stylistic visual forms of inscriptions on religious …


Islamic Law And Gender: Revisiting The Tradition, Judith E. Tucker Jul 2000

Islamic Law And Gender: Revisiting The Tradition, Judith E. Tucker

Faculty Book Chapters

The second of four issues, this volume covers social history in the Middle East. Contributors include: Khaled Fahmy, Peter gran, Joseph Massad, Martina Rieker, Judith E. Tucker, Horst Unbehaum


The Contemporary Intellectual Debate Between The Islamists And The Librals On The Imposition Of "Shari'a" Laws In Egypt, Nadia Tewfik Jun 1999

The Contemporary Intellectual Debate Between The Islamists And The Librals On The Imposition Of "Shari'a" Laws In Egypt, Nadia Tewfik

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Tanwir And Islamization: Rethinking The Struggle Over Intellectual Inclusion In Egypt, Mona Abaza Jan 1999

Tanwir And Islamization: Rethinking The Struggle Over Intellectual Inclusion In Egypt, Mona Abaza

Faculty Book Chapters

The fourth of four volumes, this volume covers contemporary political and social issues in Egypt. The contributors include: Mona Abaza, Nadje Sadeg al-Ali, Iman Hamdy, Noha el-Mikawy, Reem Saad.


The Manzara: Its Form And Function In Fatimid Egypt, Jehan Ismail Reda Jan 1999

The Manzara: Its Form And Function In Fatimid Egypt, Jehan Ismail Reda

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Stylistic Differences Between The Makkan And Madinan SūRas Of The Qur'āN, Maha Galal El-Borie Jun 1998

Stylistic Differences Between The Makkan And Madinan SūRas Of The Qur'āN, Maha Galal El-Borie

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No abstract provided.


Medating Education: The Emergence And Divergence Of Islamic Private Schools In Egypt, Linda Herrera Jan 1998

Medating Education: The Emergence And Divergence Of Islamic Private Schools In Egypt, Linda Herrera

Faculty Book Chapters

The second of two issues, this volume covers aspects of Egyptian society. Contributors include: Donald Cole, Soraya Altorki, Asef Bayat, Eric Denis, Enid Hill, Ziad Bahaeddin, Malak Rouchdy, Linda Herrera, Jim Napoli, Hussein Amin, Mahmoud al-Lozy, Cynthia Nelson, and Shahnaz Rouse.


Islamic Cult Of Saints And Patron-Clent Relationships, Amira Ahmed Fouad Othman Jun 1997

Islamic Cult Of Saints And Patron-Clent Relationships, Amira Ahmed Fouad Othman

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No abstract provided.


Isnad In Arabic Literary Works, William J Kopycki Jun 1996

Isnad In Arabic Literary Works, William J Kopycki

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No abstract provided.


Government Response To Radical Islamic Movements In Egypt During The Mubarak Regime, Jeongmin Seo May 1996

Government Response To Radical Islamic Movements In Egypt During The Mubarak Regime, Jeongmin Seo

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Cross-Cultural Encounters: Past And Present, David R. Blanks Jan 1996

Cross-Cultural Encounters: Past And Present, David R. Blanks

Faculty Book Chapters

This collective volume is the result of the Second Annual Conference on Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Mediterranean held at the American University in Cairo, 5-7 May, 1996. The contributors, David R. Blanks, John Victor Tolan, Nabil I. Matar, John Rodenbeck, Thabit Abdullah, E.M. Sartain, Omaima Abou-Bakr, and Nadia M. El-Cheik, take an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from sociology, anthropology, political science, history, and literature, in medieval their examination of past attitudes, in particular images of the 'Other' in medieval Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, in order to trace the origins of modern stereotypes. The essays are divided into three …


Renaissance England And The Turban, Nabil I. Matar Jan 1996

Renaissance England And The Turban, Nabil I. Matar

Faculty Book Chapters

This collective volume is the result of the Second Annual Conference on Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Mediterranean held at the American University in Cairo, 5-7 May, 1996. The contributors, David R. Blanks, John Victor Tolan, Nabil I. Matar, John Rodenbeck, Thabit Abdullah, E.M. Sartain, Omaima Abou-Bakr, and Nadia M. El-Cheik, take an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from sociology, anthropology, political science, history, and literature, in medieval their examination of past attitudes, in particular images of the 'Other' in medieval Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, in order to trace the origins of modern stereotypes. The essays are divided into three …


Medieval Muslim-European Relations: Islamic Juristic Theory And Chancery Practice, E. M. Sartain Jan 1996

Medieval Muslim-European Relations: Islamic Juristic Theory And Chancery Practice, E. M. Sartain

Faculty Book Chapters

This collective volume is the result of the Second Annual Conference on Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Mediterranean held at the American University in Cairo, 5-7 May, 1996. The contributors, David R. Blanks, John Victor Tolan, Nabil I. Matar, John Rodenbeck, Thabit Abdullah, E.M. Sartain, Omaima Abou-Bakr, and Nadia M. El-Cheik, take an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from sociology, anthropology, political science, history, and literature, in medieval their examination of past attitudes, in particular images of the 'Other' in medieval Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, in order to trace the origins of modern stereotypes. The essays are divided into three …


The Religious Other: Christian Images In Sufi Poetry, Omaima Abou-Bakr Jan 1996

The Religious Other: Christian Images In Sufi Poetry, Omaima Abou-Bakr

Faculty Book Chapters

This collective volume is the result of the Second Annual Conference on Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Mediterranean held at the American University in Cairo, 5-7 May, 1996. The contributors, David R. Blanks, John Victor Tolan, Nabil I. Matar, John Rodenbeck, Thabit Abdullah, E.M. Sartain, Omaima Abou-Bakr, and Nadia M. El-Cheik, take an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from sociology, anthropology, political science, history, and literature, in medieval their examination of past attitudes, in particular images of the 'Other' in medieval Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, in order to trace the origins of modern stereotypes. The essays are divided into three …


Cervantes And Islam: Attitudes Towards Islam And Islamic Culture In Don Quixote, John Rodenbeck Jan 1996

Cervantes And Islam: Attitudes Towards Islam And Islamic Culture In Don Quixote, John Rodenbeck

Faculty Book Chapters

This collective volume is the result of the Second Annual Conference on Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Mediterranean held at the American University in Cairo, 5-7 May, 1996. The contributors, David R. Blanks, John Victor Tolan, Nabil I. Matar, John Rodenbeck, Thabit Abdullah, E.M. Sartain, Omaima Abou-Bakr, and Nadia M. El-Cheik, take an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from sociology, anthropology, political science, history, and literature, in medieval their examination of past attitudes, in particular images of the 'Other' in medieval Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, in order to trace the origins of modern stereotypes. The essays are divided into three …


Byzantium And The Muslim World, David R. Blanks Jan 1996

Byzantium And The Muslim World, David R. Blanks

Faculty Book Chapters

This collective volume is the result of the Second Annual Conference on Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Mediterranean held at the American University in Cairo, 5-7 May, 1996. The contributors, David R. Blanks, John Victor Tolan, Nabil I. Matar, John Rodenbeck, Thabit Abdullah, E.M. Sartain, Omaima Abou-Bakr, and Nadia M. El-Cheik, take an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from sociology, anthropology, political science, history, and literature, in medieval their examination of past attitudes, in particular images of the 'Other' in medieval Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, in order to trace the origins of modern stereotypes. The essays are divided into three …


Islam And Human Rights A Case Study Of The National Islamic Front (Nif) In The Sudan, Mohamed Osman Obeid El-Faki Jan 1995

Islam And Human Rights A Case Study Of The National Islamic Front (Nif) In The Sudan, Mohamed Osman Obeid El-Faki

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Islamic Movements In Kuwait Since Independence, Nasra Abdulla Hasan May 1994

The Islamic Movements In Kuwait Since Independence, Nasra Abdulla Hasan

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.