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The Dome Of The Rock: The Historical, Political And Religious Motivations Behind Its Construction., Greg Clark 1962-

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis provides a hypothesis as to why the Dome of the Rock was built. I examine various scholarly theories concerning the construction of the first notable work of Islamic architecture, which was built in Jerusalem during the last decade of the 7th century CE. I argue that historic events and individuals, beginning in pre-Islamic Arabia and running through the establishment of the Umayyad caliphate at Damascus, acted as catalysts for the building's creation. It is my thesis that the construction of the Dome of the Rock was a potent weapon in the war of propaganda between rival Islamic factions, …

Hidden Voices Of Hermaphrodites, Zohra Asif Jetha, Nasreen Sulaiman Lalani, Gulnar Akber Ali

School of Nursing & Midwifery

Gender is a psychological component which is given by the society to a person, while sex is a biological component which is awarded by the God. However, there are certain conditions in which the biological aspects are put to challenge with the social and psychological aspects of gender. Hermaphrodites are a third gender role, who is neither male or female man nor woman but contains the element of both. One may question that if they are neither male nor female then who they are and whether they are equally treated in our society. Looking at the challenges faced by hermaphrodites, …

The Best Of Stories: Yusuf As Joseph In Hebrew Translations Of The Qur'an, Eve Woogen

Classical Mediterranean and Middle East Honors Projects

The Qur'an, the sacred book of Islam, has been translated from Arabic into Hebrew four times. These works are influenced not only by the usual concerns of cross-cultural translation, particularly the translation of sacred texts, but also by the dynamic between Islam and Judaism. This dynamic is especially apparent in the case of narratives present in both the Qur'an and the Hebrew Bible, such as the story of Yusuf. By examining this story as it appears in these Hebrew translations of the Qur'an, I demonstrate how all four translators acknowledge and incorporate information from the parallel Biblical narrative of Joseph.

Amazon Is Eating Half.Com's Lunch, Robert P. Holley

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.

The Discourse Of Friday Sermon In Surakarta; A Socio-Pragmatic Study, Kundharu Saddhono

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

This research aims to explain the Friday sermon by analysing the structure of its discourse, the selection and composition of its topics, the form and functions of its codes and code switching, the form of its speech acts, and the characteristics of its language and specific terms. The method used is descriptive and qualitative. This research considers the speech components of the sermon and approaches it contextually. The analysis of the speech acts is based on Kreidler's theory (1998), while that of the characteristics of the language is based on the Dell Hymes's theory. The data were collected in Surakarta …

Negotiating Islam With Cinema; A Theoretical Discussion On Indonesian Islamic Films, Ahmad Nuril Huda

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

This paper aims at exploring certain negotiations that justify Muslim's cinematic texts and practices. It focuses on the questions about what is Islamic and un-Islamic about film, who and what decides certain films as Islamic, and what are the meanings of cinematic practices of Islam for Muslim society. Furthermore, this paper tries to investigate these questions from a theoretical basis using concepts of Islamic modernity, Islamic Ummah and Public, in order to shed some light on the idea of how a production of an Islamic film may trigger the creation of a political and religious identity.

American Jihad: Understanding The Social Backlash Against Muslim Americans Through The Context Of Ethnotheatre, Sameehan Patel

Honors Projects

I am a brown person. The color of my skin dictates much of how American society has and will interact with me. Whether it is to my advantage or my disadvantage, the cultural fabric of America will isolate who I am because of the color that I am. American culture has racial assumptions embedded within its grain, lending to the alienation and eventual discrimination of certain races. The idea of a marginalized race is no foreign concept in the Anglo American hegemony, but the ever morphing idea of the “other” is my point of inquiry. On September 11^th 2001, …

Nota Bene: News From The Yale Library, Yale University Library

Nota Bene

Nota Bene is published during the academic year to acquaint the Yale community and others with the resources of the Yale Library.

Csusb Magazine (Spring 2012), Csusb

CSUSB Magazine

Features:

The sculptor......Page 4
The presidency of Albert Karnig aimed to create new and innovative ways to learn, form partnerships and build on a campus atmosphere that made anyone connected to the university feel they were a part of something big.

To serve a community......Page 8
A university looks at the needs of its region and matches them with resources.

The joy in knowledge......Page 10
Near, far and wide:Bringing brain power to CSUSB.

The right home......Page 11
Marilyn Karnig was a study in doing.

Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Spring 2012, Musselman Library

Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter

Table of contents:From the Director: 30 Treasures (Robin Wagner); Focus on Philanthropy: Ron and Diane Werley Smith Create Summer Internship (Ron Smith ’72, Diane Werley Smith ’73); Pages from the Past: Fun Snippets from Ron Couchman; Middle East Series Successful (Janelle Wertzberger, Amy Young Evrard, Matt Sienkiewicz); Save the Date: Thaddeus Stevens; Friends Help Purchase Rare Maps (Middle and Far East); Librarian Helps Build Middle East Collection (Jeremy Garskof, Abdulkareem Ramadan, Karen Pinto); Gee Whiz: G in Harner Window (Lina Terjesen ’06, Kayla Lenkner ’08, Miranda Wisor ’12); Spring Exhibits (Jenny Carrington ’12); ALA Lincoln Exhibit Coming; Young Women’s Leadership …

Islamization As Part Of Globalization: Some Southeast Asian Examples, Ron Lukens-Bull, Amanda Pandich, John P. Woods

Journal of International and Global Studies

In both popular and academic imagination, Islamization and globalization are the opposing processes, representing ”the clash of civilizations” (Huntington, 1993,1996). In Southeast Asia, specifically, globalization is imagined as something distinctly Western and, hence, inherently at odds with Islam, while Islam, meanwhile, is seen as the natural enemy of globalization. This paper instead sees Muslims as active participants in globalization. Further, it explores the concept of “Muslim globalization” to suggest that Islam has long been a globalizing force alongside Western-based capitalism and other forces. It explores this general model by using examples primarily from Southeast Asia

Analisis Gender Dalam Budaya Konsumerisme Semasa Menurut Perspektif Hukum Islam, M.A. Jamaludin, M.A. Ramli

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

No abstract provided.

Hak Pewarisan Wanita: Antara Ketetapan Syariat Dengan Tuntutan Perubahan Sosial, M.A. Ramli, M.A. Jamaludin, M.I. Rosele

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

No abstract provided.

Goals, Challenges, And Successes Of A Girls Development Organization In Kenya : A Case Study Of Moving The Goal Post (Kilifi, Kenya), Madeline Boston

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Girls and Women in Kilifi District, Kenya are some of the world’s poorest and most disadvantaged people. Low retention rates in school, early and unintended pregnancies, and vulnerability to HIV/AIDS trap them in a cycle of intense poverty. Moving the Goalpost (MTG) in Kilifi uses football to empower girls and young women, helping them to fulfill their potential by engaging them in sport and educational development projects. This report analyzes the goals, challenges, and successes of MTG through understanding its organization capacity, and offers recommendations for improvement.

Symbols Of Religious Identity In Jordanian Society, Piotr Narel

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Upon noticing a trend of religious symbolism within Jordan, I began wondering as to why it was so common. Knowing that the majority of Jordan adhered to Sunni Islam, I was surprised that many Jordanians felt that it was necessary to indicate their religion through objects that identify to which religion an individual adhered.

I developed the hypothesis that the uses of religious symbolism within the country are due not to inherently religious reasons, but that they do serve individuals in other ways. The aim of my research was to discover what the reasons for this use of religious symbolism …

The Missouri Miner, March 8, 2012

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.

Ilirjan Asllani V. Atty Gen Usa

2012 Decisions

Agency

Modernist Islamic Political Thought And The Tunisian And Egyptian Revolutions Of 2011

Legal Philosophy between State and Transnationalism Seminar Series

time:2.30-4.30pm
room: Osgoode Hall – IKB 4034
speaker: Mohammad Fadel (Toronto)
respondent: Timothy J. Gianotti (Noor Fellow in Islamic Studies, York University)

From Betamax To Youtube: How Sony Corporation Of America V. Universal City Studios, Inc. Could Still Be A Standard For New Technology, Veronica Corsaro

Federal Communications Law Journal

Internet technological innovations, particularly the development of Peer-to-Peer ("P2P") networks and the proliferation of user-generated content sites, have introduced considerable challenges for the application of copyright law and infringement liability. The response from the courts and Congress has been mixed, with severe legal curtails being applied to P2P technology while usergenerated content sites have been afforded a level of protection against infringement claims as part of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's section 512 "safe harbor" provisions. However, these provisions have raised concerns about the issue of secondary copyright liability, a matter that has still been left undefined. This Note will …

Kenyon Collegian - February 16, 2012

The Kenyon Collegian

No abstract provided.

Prism #60, February 2012, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Aplikasi Elemen Saintifik Dalam Tafsir Al-Quran: Satu Pengamatan Awal Terhadap Manhaj Zaghlul Al-Najjar Dalam Tafsir Al-Ayah Al-Kawniyyah Fi Al-Quran Al-Karim, Selamat Amir, Monika @ Munirah Abd Razzak, Mohd Yakub @ Zulkifli Mohd Yusoff

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Perkembangan sains dan teknologi kini sejajar dengan urbanisasi keilmuan menuntut telahan analitis umat Islam untuk lebih memahami maqasid al-Quran dalam multi dimensi selaras dengan fraksi syar’i. Justeru manhaj yang telah diperkenalkan oleh Prof Dr. Zaghlul al-Najjar melalui teknik penafsiran saintifik dalam karyanya Tafsir Al-Ayah Al-Kawniyyah Fi Al-Quran Al-Karim telah memberikan impak yang positif dalam memahami bait tauhidik selaras dengan konteks semasa. Melalui metode analisis data-data saintifik, beliau cuba membahaskan ayat al-Quran khasnya ayat-ayat al-Kawniyyah yang meliputi aspek penciptaan alam semesta (astronomi, astrologi, geologi dan fenomena alam), kesihatan dan penciptaan makhluk (embriologi, arkeologi, fisiologi). Walaupun argumentasi saintifik lebih menonjol dalam penulisan …

Fakih: A Method To Teach Deaf People ‘Reading’ Quran, N.A. Mohd Daud, N. Jomhari, N.I. Abdull Zubi

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Allah revealed the Quran to be practiced by all human beings irrespective of whether the humans are normal, or mentally or physically challenged. According to the Department of Malaysian Special Education, in 2002, there were 663 blind students and 3649 deaf students, all over Malaysia. However, in terms of Quran education, deaf students are far behind compared to blind students. This is because they could not hear and therefore posed a difficult situation for the teachers to teach them. Based on this initiative, Fakih methods have been introduced to eight deaf students to learn Quran in within two months. The …

Medical Identifier Technology For Pilgrims During The Hajj Season, N.J. Ibrahim, N.M. Mohd Yakub, Mohd Yakub @ Zulkifli Mohd Yusoff, M. Husin, Mohd Yamani Idna Idris, N.N. Abdul Rahman

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Hajj is known as one of the Muslim’s ritual duties as described in the Five Pillar of Islam. Since many people gather in one place, it tends to create many problems, especially in crowded environment, such as flood, fire and stampedes. It is not included with died pilgrims that always happen every year, because of age factor and unfortunate incident, as well as lost pilgrims that always been reported each hour during Hajj. Without papers that showing their exact location as well as contact number, yet with the problems of communication (language barriers), always puts a tremendous pressure on the …

Mobile Application Of Quran And Arabic Language For Interactive And Self Learning Assistant: A Review, Noor Jamaliah Ibrahim, Mohd Yakub @ Zulkifli Mohd Yusoff, Zaidi Razak, R.J. Raja Yusof

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Mobile technology in learning process is quite demanding, nowadays. It has a huge potential as a learning tool and also can be used as distance learning environment. This kind of technology is believed able to solve the current problem in j-QAF learning, especially the Arabic and Quran learning process. It is because, the current method of Arabic and Quran learning method, become less effective and unattractive to be implemented, especially towards the young Muslim generation. Moreover, today’s busy lifestyle needs a modern and technological approach that able to optimize the study time and improve the learning process. This paper seeks …

Quranic Views On Industrialization Sector, M.K.N. Zainan Nazri, M. Ahmad, N.J. Zainan Nazri, M. Mat Ishak

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

This study looks at the Quranic teaching, which are the Quran is not against industrialization. It is undeniable that Islam is a perfect way of life, it encourages industrialization and sets its pristine teachings as enshrined in the Qur’an and Sunnah of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) as the guiding principles and values for Muslims to create a kind of industrialization that shall bring about not only economic prosperity and sustainable development to the nation, but also one that is in harmony with the environment. The main objectives of this research are to deliberately aim at focusing an Islamic point of view …

The Effect Of Qur’Anic Recitation Competition To The Contemporary Muslim Women In Northern Nigeria, A. Muhammad Gusau

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

The importance of the Qur’an to the life of a Muslim cannot be over emphasised. It suffices to mention that it is a book of guidance that is responsible for the tremendous success recorded by the early Muslims. Indeed, its recitation provides the heart with the utmost tranquillity and protection from the satanic temptation. Women could be said to be more exposed to the treacherous activities of the Satan (devil), perhaps because of their nature of creation that is attractive or for the heedless attitude of most females to the injunctions of Shari’ah. Therefore, the introduction of Qur'anic competition that …

Achieving Virtues And Perfections Of The Human Potential Of Women In The Quran, Sadat Moosavi Zohreh, Wan Zailan Kamaruddin Wan Ali

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Religious schools and communities have different opinions about the real perfection of women. Obviously, identifying the women's ultimate perfection has essential role to determine their fate and the fate of the human society. Among these schools, comprehensive Islamic law, which is originated from Divine revelation, has bestowed enormous status for women by paying great attention to women traits. According to the holy Quran, women are equal to men in terms of humanity. Certainly, there are a lot of wise genesis differences between men and women, but Divine revelations stresses that human truth and gender has no role in awarding guidance. …

Muslim Minorities In The West: Between Fiqh Of Minorities And Integration, Dina M. Taha

Theses and Dissertations

Fiqh of minorities is a specific framework/perspective of the general Fiqh that looks with one eye at the objectives and principles of Sharîâ a, and the other eye to consider the reality of Muslim minorities in cases that will, usually, only arise in the situation where Muslims constitute a minority. Fiqh of minority is, arguably, based on the premises that Muslim existence in non-Muslim communities, should promote a civilizational dialogue between the Islamic culture and other cultures. This paper argues that Fiqh of minorities' scholars attempt to provide legal opinions and solutions for Muslim minorities in the West in order …

International Update (No. 2) November 2011

International Update archive (2010-2012)

Table of contents for this issue: (a) Beginning teacher standards in Saudi Arabia; (b) National assessment reports on health of UAE school system; (c) AHELO moves ahead; (d) ACER and CBSE conduct international assessment conference; (e) ACER India expands operations; (f) Measuring adult skills in New Zealand; (g) ACER and UNESCO Beirut collaborate in Arab States; (h) Reading literacy reform in Portugal; (i) Assessing generic skills; (j) Testing basic mathematics in Norway.