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Warfare And Welcome: Practicality And Qur’Ānic Hierarchy In Ibāḍī Muslims’ Jurisprudential Rulings On Music, Bradford J. Garvey

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

While much ink has been spilled by musicologists on the legal standing of music in Islamic jurisprudential scholarship, few scholars have offered as comprehensive a view as Lois Ibsen Al-Faruqi. Thirty-five years after her major works on this issue, this article seeks to reassess her model of musical legitimacy within Muslim scholarship. Al-Faruqi places Qur’ānic recitation at the apex of a unidirectional continuum of sound art, with genres less similar to the recitation of the Qur’ān located progressively further away from it. Based on fieldwork in the Sultanate of Oman in 2015-17 and engaging with recent reinvigorations on the anthropological …

The Effect Of Teaching Using Suchman Investigative Model And Systematic Cognitive Comprehensive Model On The Acquisition Of Scientific Concepts And Developing Critical Thinking Skills Among Female Eighth Graders, Yazan Alsaadneh, Sinaria Abdel Jabbar

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed to investigate the effect of teaching using Suchman Investigative Model and Systematic Cognitive Comprehensive Model on the Acquisition of scientific concepts among female eighth graders. In orderto achieve the purposes of the study the researchers developeda test to acquire scientific concepts.The validity and reliability of the test were verified.The purposivesample consistedof (74) femaleeighth graders,selected fromkhadiga Bint Khuwaylid School in Maan Governorate for the Academic Year 2016/2017.Theparticipants wereassigned randomly to the two experimental groups: the first groupof the participants consisting of (37) studentswere taughtusing Suchman Investigative Model, and the second group of the participants consisting of (37) students …

Validityand Reliability Of The Cognitive Styles Test (Tcs) – A Psychometric Study On Jordanian Universities' Students, Ferial Abu Awwad

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aims at investigating validity and reliability indicatorsof the cognitive stylestest amongstundergraduatedstudentsat Jordanianuniversities. The scalewas translated to Arabic language, and edited to the Jordanian environment. It was applied to a random sample of (313)Jordanian university students through which validity and reliabilitywere investigated.It was verified using logical validity and construct validity through factor analysis, reliability was investigated using Cronbach Alpha, and standard error of measurement.The results of the studyrevealed four factors which explain (45.671%)of variance; itshowed also a difference in the factorial structureof the Jordanianscale compared with the original one. Positive self-oriented style was the most dominant styleamong the sample, …

Obstacles To The Implementation Of Quality Management At The Jordanian Private Universities, Bassam Aldaibat, Murad Aldaibat

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The study aimed to identify the impact of total quality management (TQM) implementation obstacles on (TQM) level implementation at Jordanian private universities, through identifying the level of (TQM) constraints and identifying the level of total quality management implementation from the standpoint of academic deans and department chairs. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher developed a questionnaire for identifying obstacles of (TQM) implementation (top management obstacles, human resources obstacles, financial resources obstacles, educational technology obstacles, relation with society obstacles, and organizational culture obstacles) and the level of total quality management. The sample consisted of (234) academic deans and …

Health Behavior Among Gifted And Normal Students At Ajloun District, And Its Relationship With Their Academic Achievements, Faisal Al Nawasreh, Bothenh Awas, Safa Al Horany

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed to unveilthehealthy behavioramong a sample of talented and ordinary students from schools at Ajloun city /Jordan, and its relationship to some demographic variables (gender, class)andeconomic levelof the family and academic achievement. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher usedHealthy BehaviorTest which wasprepareddepending on Smadi & Smadi scale(2011).To ensure thevalidity and reliability of the study, the sample consisted of 92talented and 138ordinary students who were randomlystratified selectedfrom class of supreme basic and secondary schools. The researcher came up with the findings using up the arithmetic averages,standard deviations andvalue of (T),the multi variance analysis correlation …

The Level Of Job Satisfaction And The Ability To Psychosocial Adjustment For Workers Special Needs In The Irbid Governorate In View Of Some Variables, Mahdi Rababa'h, Seiaeh Alshamaly

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed to detect the level of job satisfaction and psychological and social adjustment among a sample of workers special needs in the Irbid governorate, the sample consisted of 236 male and female. The results indicated that level of job satisfaction and its dimensions were in come moderately except the relationship with co-worker’s dimension came highly. The psychosocial adjustment level and its dimensions in come moderately with the exception of the social dimension came highly. The results showed a statistically significant due to the variable-gender job satisfaction and psychosocial adjustment scales differences in favor of females, and there were …

The Level Of Emotional Intelligence Among The Jordanian National Boxing Team And Its Relation To The Level Of Their Aggression, Ayed Zureigat, Osma Abdel Fattah

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The aim of this study was to identify the level of emotional intelligence andaggression in the Jordanian team of players, as well as the relationship of emotional intelligence level of aggressive behavior in the study sample. To achieve this, the researchers used the descriptive method on a sample consisting of (30) boxers representing the Jordanian team. The sample of the study constituted 85.7% of the study population. In order to obtain the study data, the researchers used a questionnaire designed by Al-Sayed and Abdel-Samiea (2002) to measure the level of emotional intelligence and a questionnaire designed by Allawi (1998) to …

Self-Esteem And Its Relation To The Emotional Innovation Among Basic Elementary School Teachers' In Gaza Strip, Khaled Mowanes

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The study aims at identifying the level of self-esteem and,the emotional innovation and the relationship between the former and the latter of the Basic Elementary School Teachers in Gaza Strip. The study also aims to identify the variance of the level of self-esteem and the emotional innovation of sample individuals due to certain variables (school type, sex and salary). To achieve such thing, the self-esteem scale and the emotional innovation scale were applied on a sample consisting of (399) male and female teachers who were chosen randomly from the study population. The researcher adopted and used descriptive analytical method for …

The Impact Of A Program Based On Sq3r Strategy To Improving Reading Comprehension Skills Among Students With Learning Disabilities In The Sixth Grade, Ahmad Almakahleh, Abellateef Alramamneh

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The effect of aprogram based on (SQ3R) strategy to improving reading comprehension skills among students with learning disabilities in grade 6. The current study aimed to understand the impact of Robinson's strategy (SQ3R) on improving understanding and reading comprehension of students with learning difficulties at the level of the sixth grade. To achieve the main goals of the study, an achievement test was constructed to measure the reading comprehension levels (literal, deductive, applied and creative). The reliability and the validity of the measure were verified. The sample of the study consisted of (40) studentswith learning difficulties at the level of …

Perceptions Of The University Of Jordan’S Students Toward The Effectiveness Of Using Electronic Learning Platforms In Developing Their Self-Learning Skills In National Culture Course, Mamon Alzboun, Hamzah Khawaldah, Nidal Alzboun

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

this study aims to identify the perceptions of the University of Jordan’s students toward the effectiveness of using electronic learning platforms (Edraak) in developing their self-learning skills in national culture course. The sample of the study included 745 students of those who studied national culture course during the 2nd semester 2017/2018. The statistical descriptive approach was used. The results showed that the perceptions of students toward the benefits of using electronic learning (Edraak) platforms in teaching national culture course were in high degree and the obstacles of using Edraak were limited. The respondents indicated that electronic learning platforms are effective …

The Effectiveness Of Response To Intervention (Rti)’S Model For Devel-Oping Basic Math Operations Among Math Learning Disability Students, Mohammad Abualrub

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed to identify the effectiveness of response to inter-vention (RTI)’s model in developing basic math operations among math learning disabilities’ students. The Sample of the study consisted of (30) randomly chosen students from Irbid schools. The findings revealed that the use of RTI’s model has decreased the percentage of learning disabil-ity students by (63.33%). After applying RTI’s model, (23) students had responded, which indicates the high forecasted value of RTI’s model based on qualitative analysis. Only (19) students benefited from RTI’s model where 4 students were dropped, interference methods’ reliability percentage was (82.6). The researcher provided a set …

The Impact Of Employing The (Formulate - Share - Listen - Create) Strategy On The Development Of Conceptual And Procedural Knowledge Among Fourth Grade Students, Mohammed Abusakran

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This research aimed at investigating the employment of theimpact of using Strategy (F.S.L.C) on the conceptual and procedural knowledge of fourth-grade students in Math in Gaza. The study sample consisted of (60) fourth-grade students in one UNRWA schools in Gaza, distributed on experimental group (30) and control group (30). The subjects have been divided randomly into two groups (experimental and control). A test including (30) items was used in this study. The results of the study showed statistical significance differences between the two groups, in favor of the Strategy (F.S.L.C), and that the Strategy (F.S.L.C) has the effectiveness of developing …

International Conflict Resolution Methods Between The Western And Islamic Models: A Comparative Study, Fatima Kassab Al-Khalidi

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aims to reveal the major international conflict resolutions in Islamcompared to international law while highlighting the practical aspect of these resolutions. The study proceeds from the premise that “Islamic jurisprudence has formulated structured mechanisms for the peaceful resolution of disputes governed by the general rules on which Islam was founded, and have been applied early in the era of the Prophet”. Accordingly, the questions of the study were formulated, namely: “What are the mechanisms for international conflict resolutions in the Islamic model compared to the western model? And what are the most prominent early applications?”. The study was …

Optimism, Pessimism And Their Relation To Self-Esteem Among Palestinian Authority Employees Referred To Retirement In Gaza Strip-Palestine, Khaled Mowanes, Bassem Abu Kwaik

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The study aims to identify the level of optimism and pessimism and the level of self-esteem, and the relationship between them, and find out their level varies according to the variables (type of job, monthly salary) of the employees of the Palestinian Authority referred to retire in Gaza Strip. To achieve such thing, the two tools of the study were applied: the measure of optimism and pessimism, and the self-assessment scale (prepared by the researchers) on a sample of (197) male and female employees whom selected by random stratified method. The researchers used the descriptive analytical approach. After analyzing the …

The Effect Of An Educational Program Based On The Webquest On The Development Of Critical Thinking Amongst First Secondary Students In Jordan, Yousef Abo-Alkail, Basma Abu Mathana

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The study aimed at finding out the effect of an educational program based on the Web Quest on the development of creative thinking skills (originality, fluency, flexibility) amongst first secondary students at the Computer Science Subject in Jordan. The two researchers followed the semi experimental approach in this study. The study consisted of (50) students of the first secondary grade students in Madaba secondary school for Boys – one of Madaba Directorate of Education schools in the academic year 2017/2018. The school was chosen because of being close to the researchers and suitable to the study conditions. The experimental and …

Scholars And Sense

DePaul Magazine

Four DePaul alumni who were the recipients of McNair scholarships have gone on to careers of servies. Pedro Serrano is a public health researcher who most recently has been working on how COVID-19 is affecting people's emotional, physical and mental health. Pascale Ife Williams, a human ecologist, engages is culture and arts initiatives that lift up communities oppressed by institutional inequity. Peter Dziedzic explores interfaith dialogue and religious pluralism as a PhD candidate at Harvard University. Robert Vargas, a tenured sociology professor at the University of Chicago, is using geographic information system mapping software to help governments anticipate and reduce …

Women In Palestinian Folk Tale, Mohammed Dawabsheh

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

This paper examines the wemen are portrayed in the Palestinian folktales. Of special interest are the so-cial spiritual, psychological and sexual portrayal of women in the roles they assume: mother, sister, wife, daughter, daughter-in-law and fellow wife. It also investigates both the negative and positive mythical depictions of women in Palestinian folk tales. Later, the paper draws a comparison between this portrayal and the way women are featured in modern social and psychological science. Inspired by the relevant approaches, particularly the mythical ap-proach, the paper used the descriptive analytical approach.

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 …

Palestinian - Israeli Cyber Conflict: An Analytical Study Of The Israeli Propaganda On Facebook Adraei's Page As An Example, Said Abu Mualla

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

The way social networks are used in Palestine often mirrors and incorporates the ongoing political and military conflict in the region; another episode which inflames this long-lasting conflict. The cyber battle has deepened and taken on new dimensions, especially on Facebook, the most widely used network in Palestine. Through a case study, this article explores the Israeli official propaganda on social networks, the most important cyber space platforms, by analyzing the official page of the Israeli Military Spokesman, Ofajaa Adraei. The study is descriptive studies and utilizes the Survey Method and Content Analysis Method (both quantitatively and qualitatively). The study …

The Standards Of Poetic Quotation In Grammatical Probability, Yusuf Abbood

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

Poetry is an art, which is easy in its ideology and hard in its way. Long time ago, the Arabs specified it with the most beautiful qualities. They appreciated and glorified it. Through history, periods could not limit its genius, but it could give it a sense of restricted freedom.
The following research debates the problem of poetic quotation concerning its freedom restrictions, the strict chains and disciplines the Arab scholars set for protesting with poetry. Then it alludes to the grammarians’ efforts in reviving them and making use of the quotation ability in probability issues. The first section of …

Interactive Android Based Learning Media Sebagai Inovasi Pembelajaran Membaca Bahasa Arab Di Perguruan Tinggi: Desain Pengembangan Rekursif, Reflektif, Dan Kolaboratif, Muhammad Alfan, Moh. Khasairi, Nurhidayati Nurhidayati, Laily Maziyah

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This research was motivated by the decline in student motivation and achievement in Qiraah Tsanawiyah learning due to the monotonous appearance of the material and limited media innovation and learning time in the classroom. This study aims to develop interactive android learning media. This research method is research and development with the R2D2 model. This research produces interactive android media which contains four components, namely Al-Mufradat, Al-Qiraah Al-Jahriyah, Fahm Al-Maqru ', and Al-Tadrib, which help students improve five intensive reading skills in Arabic, namely understanding vocabulary, understanding sentence patterns, understanding sentence structure, determining main ideas, and mastering text content. The …

Factors That Influence Emirati Male Achievement In Higher Education, Melvin (Jai) Jackson, Kaitlin M. Jackson

Journal of Research Initiatives

The success of Emirati male students in higher education is one filled with positive interactions between the students, faculty, and staff. The influence of faculty in the success of Emirati males is vital to the overall curricular success of this student population. The strong cultural ties to seeking out elders for guidance and influence is easily replicated on college and university campuses. In this manuscript we examine the history of education in the Middle East from its inception to the meteoric rise of higher education. Through examining the past and present education we will explore how the cultural and societal …

Re-Conceptualising Human Rights Education: From The Global To The Occupied, Mai Abu Moghli

International Journal of Human Rights Education

This article provides a critical view of Human Rights Education (HRE) within a context of colonial occupation and an authoritarian national ruling structure. It explores the reasons behind the introduction of HRE in Palestinian Authority (PA) schools in the Occupied West Bank and investigates how teachers and students make meaning of and implement HRE. Through examining the relationship between HRE and the struggles against injustice, the article problematizes the theoretical basis of HRE and highlights the importance of indigenous knowledges and strategies utilized to bring the decontextualized global to the nuanced and politicized local. This article shows that institutionalizing HRE …

Persuasive Strategies In The English Translations Of The Al-Baqarah Quranic Verses, Dalal A. S. Aldahshan

Student Works (2020-2029)

The persuasive act refers to the performance of an act with the use of a specific form of communication through language, one of the most essential factors used in influencing people's thoughts and attitudes, setting decisions and controlling values. The persuasive act can be used in many ways by influencing the thoughts and behavior of people or in advertisement which sell products or services by way of convincing people to buy certain products or services. In politics, it is also used to convince people to change their political beliefs or ideologies. On the religious side, the persuasive act is considered …

On The Basis Of Sex: Personal Status Law Reforms And Economic Growth, Kylie Bring

Honors Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to analyze how law reform toward gender equity has an impact on economic growth in Arab countries in the Middle East. Personal status law reform granting women economic, social, and personal freedoms is spreading across the region and showing substantial change. Using case studies of major PSL reforms in Tunisia and Morocco, this thesis outlines qualitative and quantitative evidence to support the case that gender equity benefits the economic growth of the given country.

A Proposed Conceptualization For Applying Legal Education At Northern Border University, Saud R. Alrwaili

International Journal for Research in Education

The purpose of this study was to identify the reality of applying legal education at Northern Border University from students’ perspectives. A related purpose was to explore the differences between the students’ according to gender and major and develop a proposed conceptualization of the application of legal education at the Northern Border University. A total of 227 male and female students responded to a questionnaire. The study concluded that the application level of legal education at Northern Border University was medium. The study also showed no statistically significant differences in the application of legal education attributed to students’ gender while …

Meeting Minutes From October 14, 2020, Rollins College Student Government Association

SGA Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

الفضيض في الميزان, Ossama Hammad

Al Jinan الجنان

No abstract provided.

المصطلح النقدي في الدراسات العربية المعاصرة بين الاصالة والتجديد: " الاسلوبية أنموذجا", خليل عوده

Hebron University Research Journal-B (Humanities) - (مجلة جامعة الخليل للبحوث- ب (العلوم الانسانيه

Critical Terminology in Contemporary Arabic Studies:
Originality and Modernism – Stylistics as an Example
This paper examines critical terminology between tradition and experimentation, and takes up stylistics as an example, in an attempt to locate modernization in this area, comparing it to terminology in the critical heritage. Such terminology in its modern contexts perhaps approximates that in the critical heritage, especially in Arabic semantics which treats language problems in text and its rhetorical implications.

الخلاف النحوي في التمييز في القرآن الكريم على رواية حفص, د. احمد سهام

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺩ ﷲ ﺭﺏ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻴﻥ، ﻭﺃﻓﻀل ﺍﻟﺼﻼﺓ ﻭﺃﺘﻡ ﺍﻟﺘﺴﻠﻴﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺴﻴﺩﻨﺎ ﻤﺤﻤﺩ ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﺁﻟﻪ ﻭﺼﺤﺒﻪ ﺃﺠﻤﻌﻴﻥ، ﻭﻤﻥ ﺘﺒﻌﻬﻡ ﺒﺈﺤﺴﺎﻥ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻴﻭﻡ ﺍﻟﺩﻴﻥ، ﺃﻤﺎ ﺒﻌﺩ:

ﻓﻘﺩ ﻗﺭﺃﺕ ﻓﻲ ﻜﺘﺏ ﺍﻟﺘﻔﺴﻴﺭ ﺒﻌﺽ ﺍﻷﻟﻔﺎﻅ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻤﻥ ﺤﻘﻬﺎ ﺃﻥ ﺘﻜﻭﻥ ﺘﻤﻴﻴﺯﺍﹰ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﻨﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﺭﺁﻨﻲ ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﻓﻕ ﻤﺎ ﺫﻜﺭﻩ ﺍﻟﻨﺤﺎﺓ، ﺇﻻ ﺃﻨﻨﻲ ﻭﺠﺩﺕ ﺒﻌﺽ ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺴﺭﻴﻥ ﻴﻌﺭﺒﻭﻨﻬﺎ ﺒﺈﻋﺭﺍﺒﺎﺕ ﻤﺨﺘﻠﻔﺔ ﻭﻗﺩ ﺫﻜﺭﺕﹸ ﻫﺫﻩ ﺍﻷﻟﻔﺎﻅ، ﻭﻤﻜﺎﻥ ﻭﺭﻭﺩﻫﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﺭﺁﻥ ﺍﻟﻜﺭﻴﻡ ﻭﺒﺄﻱ ﺴﻭﺭﺓ ﺫﻜﺭﺕ، ﻜﻤﺎ ﺫﻜﺭﺕ ﺍﻷﻭﺠﻪ ﺍﻹﻋﺭﺍﺒﻴﺔ ﻟﻬﺎ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﻨﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻴﺅﺩﻴﻬﺎ ﻜل ﺇﻋﺭﺍﺏ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﻓﻕ ﻤﺎ ﺠﺎﺀ ﻋﻨﺩ ﻴﻜﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺴﺭﻴﻥ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻌﺭﺒﻴﻥ . ﻭﻗﺩ ﺍﻗﺘﻀﺕ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺠﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺘﻘﺴﻴﻡ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺙ ﺃﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺜﻼﺜﺔ ﻤﺒﺎﺤﺙ، ﺃﻭﺭﺩﺕ ﻓﻲ ﻜل ﻤﺒﺤﺙ ﺍﻷﻟﻔﺎﻅ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺍﺨﺘﻠﻑ …