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The Incoherence Of Orientalists, Sarah Zaid Alafifi

Theses and Dissertations

Orientalism, the Western practice of fetishizing cultures, extends beyond mere misrepresentation of the “other;” it epitomizes the underlying structures of colonialism and imperialism, infiltrating everyday life and eroding the moral fabric of Islamic society.

This thesis analyzes colonial control through the exercise of political power and the production of knowledge, investigating key events related to Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign and the narratives of resistance that emerged in opposition to it.

Through the lens of this 18th-century expedition, the study examines how Western knowledge systematically contributed to the dismantling of Islamic systems of knowledge. Select phrases from Colonial-era printed proclamations are extracted …

Who Holds The Keys?, Daniel C. Peterson

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

While, for understandable reasons, Protestant Christendom tends to downplay the question, the more ancient Christian churches have historically placed considerable weight on what is often termed “apostolic succession.” The Catholic church, for instance, strongly affirms the “primacy of Peter” and the status of the Bishop of Rome, the Pope, as ancient Peter’s lineal successor. Curiously, perhaps, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, although it was founded on the American frontier in the early nineteenth century, takes a view of the matter that crucially resembles the Catholic viewpoint more than it does a western Protestant one. But the Latter-day …

Locating Socio-Legal Research In Pakistan: A Reflexive Approach, Maryam S Khan

Socio-Legal Review

This article presents a detailed survey of the sites of emergence and development of socio-legal research in Pakistan, locating it on a historical arc extending from the decolonisation era to contemporary times, and organically tracing its trajectory through contextual shifts in knowledge production more broadly. As such, the article takes a reflexive approach to identifying and classifying the socio-legal that eschews pre-existing benchmarks of what constitutes the field globally. In so doing, it makes the central argument that the meaning and evolution of “socio” in socio-legal is contingent on social and historical context. The article begins with a broad Pakistan-India …

Teachers' Perspectives On The Impact Of Interactive Read Aloud Strategies For Comprehension Skills Of Saudi Kindergarten Students: A Mixed Method Study, Riham Alsultan

All ETDs from UAB

Reading comprehension is a very integral element of encouraging lifelong learning amongst kindergarten students. The main objective of this research is to investigate teachers’ perspectives on the effectiveness of interactive read-aloud (IRA) in improving reading comprehension skills amongst kindergarten students in Saudi Arabia. The study's overarching aim was to determine how interactive reading-aloud strategies employed by Saudi kindergarten teachers during interactive read-aloud time impact Saudi kindergarten students' overall comprehension skills through the perceptions of teachers regarding the effectiveness of these strategies. To achieve this objective, the researcher employed a mixed-method research design, a combination of both quantitative and qualitative strategies. …

17th Century Ecumenical Activities Between Ecumenical Patriarchate And The Early Protestant Churches, Svetoslav Ribolov

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

The ecumenical activities and contacts between the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Protestant churches in the 17th century were largely shaped by two remarkable figures of the Orthodox Church–the Patriarch of Constantinople Cyril Lucaris and Metrophanes Kritopoulos, who later became the Patriarch of Alexandria. Their sincere desire for contact with Protestant theologians, along with their commitment to open dialogue and cooperation was the most important factor in Orthodox-Protestant relations in that era. However, while the political climate in Europe initially allowed for some rapprochement between Christians in the Ottoman Empire and those who had embraced the Reformation, things eventually changed after …

Aku Libraries Annual Report - 2024, Office Of The University Librarian

Office of the University Librarian Reports

- Message by Peter Gatiti Associate Vice Provost & University Librarian

- Celebrating AKU Scholars

- AKU Author’s Day – 2024

- ISMC – London UK Writing People's Histories

- Author’s Day – Other events in Karachi

- Psychoanalytic Sociology: A New Theory of the Social Bond

- Secret Santa Book Exchange!

- IED’s Baatein Kitab Ki – In conversation with Senator (r) Javed Jabbar

- Conversation with Dr. Iftikhar Salahuddin

- Recent Best Practices in Publishing

- Library news from around our Campuses

- RFID Technology in AKU Libraries

- Information Literacy

- Conferences & Workshops

- Book Launches …

Spousal Competence From The Perspective Of Islamic Sharia And It's Impact On Achieving The Ideal Family, Dr. Shamseldin Mohammed Eltakina

Faculty Peer-Reviewed Papers | بحوث هيئة التدريس المحكمة

No abstract provided.

On International Law And Gaza: Critical Reflections | Humanity Law Redux And Its Rule Of Law, Ruti G. Teitel

Articles & Chapters

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The Information Age For Education Via Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning: A Bibliometric And Systematic Literature Analysis, Hassan Abuhassna, Fareed Awae, Mohamad A.B.M. Adnan, Mahyudin Daud, Abdulla S.B. Almheiri

All Works

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in education is a rapidly evolving field, yet the long-term implications and actual impacts on student learning outcomes require more in-depth study. Address this gap, our study offers a novel approach combining bibliometric analysis and a Systematic Literature Review (SLR), guided by the PRISMA methodology. The first phase, a comprehensive bibliometric analysis, identified key nations, educational institutions, journals, keywords, and influential authors in the realm of AI/ML in educational settings. This phase provided a macro-level understanding of the field’s landscape, showcasing the global and interdisciplinary nature of AI/ML research in …

Xenophobia, The Global War On Terror, And Refugee Policy In The United States, Canada, And Western Europe, Chloe Lopez

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Xenophobia has oscillated in intensity in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe since the late eighteenth century. This pattern of fear of immigrants and refugees being harbingers of violence and criminal activity establishes itself throughout the modern history of the United States, Canada, and Western Europe despite much evidence to the contrary. In the twentieth century, the prevailing argument surrounding the creation of xenophobia centered around economics. This divergence from twenty-first century patterns can be attributed to the Global War on Terror increasing alienation of refugees and immigrants through mythmaking and the structural securitization of immigration in the United …

Review Of The Myth Of Middle East Exceptionalism: Unfinished Social Movements Movements, Shahrzad Khosrowpour

Library Articles and Research

A review of The Myth of Middle East exceptionalism: Unfinished Social Movements by Mojtaba Mahdavi.

แนวทางการส่งเสริมคุณภาพครูประถมศึกษาในยุคดิจิทัล, นวพร อัจฉริยะเกียรติ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

คุณภาพของครูประถมศึกษาในยุคดิจิทัลซึ่งเป็นยุคที่เทคโนโลยีได้เข้ามามีบทบาทในการปฏิบัติงานให้เกิดคุณภาพและประสิทธิผลของการจัดการเรียนรู้ของครูประถมศึกษา งานวิจัยนี้จึงมีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อ1) ศึกษาความต้องการจำเป็นเกี่ยวกับคุณภาพครูประถมศึกษาในยุคดิจิทัล และ 2) นำเสนอแนวทางส่งเสริมคุณภาพครูประถมศึกษาในยุคดิจิทัล ใช้ระเบียบวิธีวิจัยแบบผสานวิธีโดยการวิจัยนี้ดำเนินการใน 2 ระยะ ได้แก่ ระยะที่ 1 การสำรวจความต้องการจำเป็นเกี่ยวกับคุณภาพครูประถมศึกษาในยุคดิจิทัล ตัวอย่างวิจัยเป็นครูผู้สอนระดับประถมศึกษาจากการสุ่มแบบแบ่งชั้น (stratified random sampling) ได้กลุ่มตัวอย่างจำนวน 486 คน วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลด้วยการวิเคราะห์ความต้องการจำเป็น และระยะที่ 2 การสังเคราะห์แนวทางการพัฒนาครูประถมศึกษาในยุคดิจิทัล ใช้การสนทนากลุ่มผู้เชี่ยวชาญจำนวน 6 คน วิเคราะห์เนื้อหาและสร้างแนวทางฯ ผลการวิจัยพบว่า 1. ผลการศึกษาความต้องการจำเป็นในการพัฒนาคุณภาพครูประถมศึกษาในยุคดิจิทัล มีความต้องการจำเป็นในการพัฒนาคุณภาพครูประถมศึกษาในยุคดิจิทัล ทั้ง 7 องค์ประกอบและ 2. ผลการนำเสนอแนวทางส่งเสริมคุณภาพครูประถมศึกษาในยุคดิจิทัล พบว่า ผู้เชี่ยวชาญได้ให้ข้อเสนอแนะในการส่งเสริมและพัฒนาองค์ความรู้ในการจัดการเรียนรู้ของครูผู้สอน สร้างความร่วมมือกับทุกภาคส่วนทั้งผู้ปกครองและหน่วยงานอื่น ๆ มุ่งเน้นการวิเคราะห์ผู้เรียนรายบุคคลก่อนออกแบบการจัดการเรียนรู้ ส่งเสริมการใช้สื่อเทคโนโลยีและการเฝ้าระวังอันตรายที่จะเกิดขึ้นจากการใช้เทคโนโลยี นำกระบวนการชุมชนแห่งการเรียนรู้ทางวิชาชีพในรูปแบบดิจิทัลมาใช้เพื่อส่งเสริมให้ครูมีกรอบคิดแบบเติบโตโดยผู้บริหารและหน่วยงานต้นสังกัดควรมีการประกาศเกียรติคุณ ยกย่องและให้รางวัลแก่ครูที่มีผลงานปฏิบัติที่เป็นเลิศและเป็นที่ประจักษ์

Consensus On The Sunnah Of Aligning The Shoulders And Necks In Prayer Rows, Rather Than Joining The Feet To The Legs, Dr. Issa Abdulla Mohammed Bin Mana

Faculty Peer-Reviewed Papers | بحوث هيئة التدريس المحكمة

No abstract provided.

Foreign In Two Homelands, Michelle Lynn Kahn

Bookshelf

What happens when migrants are rejected by the host society that first invited them? How do they return to a homeland that considers them outsiders? Foreign in Two Homelands explores the transnational history of Turkish migrants, Germany’s largest ethnic minority, who arrived as “guest workers” (Gastarbeiter) between 1961 and 1973. By the 1980s, amid rising racism, neo-Nazis and ordinary Germans blamed Turks for unemployment, criticized their Muslim faith, and argued they could never integrate. In 1983, policymakers enacted a controversial law: paying Turks to leave. Thus commenced one of modern Europe’s largest and fastest waves of remigration: within one year, …

Film As A Mass Communication Media: Analysis Of Moral Messages Through Omar Hana's Film, M. Ali Sibram Malisi, Surawan Surawan, Sayyidatul Hasanah, Siti Zaida Hanum

Informasi

Morals are a very important element in a person's life because someone who has character means having a benchmark for the quality of his personality. Moral education can be instilled in various ways, one of which is through technological sophistication. Technology that can be said to be not new and growing rapidly is film. One of the films that entertain and educate today is the animated film, Omar and Hana. The purpose of this research is to analyze what are the values of moral education in the animated film Omar and Hana. This study uses a qualitative research approach with …

The Effectiveness Of Flipbook-Based E-Modules In Increasing Student Creativity In Nail Art Subject In Higher Education, Rahmiati Rahmiati, Mutia Putri, Engkizar Engkizar, Marzni Mohamed Mokhtar

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

Incorporating technology into the learning process has resulted in the development of various new media for lecturers to use in delivering subject matter. Furthermore, the material presented is intended to enable students to develop creative and innovative ideas in higher education vocational majors in makeup and beauty. The purpose of this study is to determine how effective the flipbook-based module is in increasing student creativity in nail art subject at the Department of Beauty and Cosmetology at Universitas Negeri Padang. This study employs a quantitative and experimental approach (Group Pretest-Posttest Design). Data were collected from thirty respondents using a Likert …

Civic Values: Thematic Studies On Citizenship In Islam, Moh. Muchtarom, Abu Zarrin Bin Selamat

Jurnal Civics: Media Kajian Kewarganegaraan

Indonesia's diverse religious, tribal, cultural, and linguistic background has resulted in frequent disputes between different groups due to the lack of firmly established civic values. As the majority population, Islamic ummah holds a vital role in establishing and managing a peaceful, fair, and prosperous society. The Qur'an, being the primary source of Islamic law, contains principles and meanings of social values that laid the foundation of the first Islamic country in Medina. Therefore, it is essential for followers of Islam to explore civic values in the Qur'an that can be integrated into Indonesian civic values. However, previous research on the …

The Development Of Measurement Instruments Of Sharia Students' Perceptions About Khilafah, Joko Subando, Muhammad Kurniawan Budi Wibowo, Farkhani Farkhani

REID (Research and Evaluation in Education)

This study aims to develop an instrument to measure Sharia students' perception of the Khilafah. The research applied the ADDIE development research approach. The activity began with reviewing Taqiyuddin An-Nabhani's books and articles about Khilafah to get the instrument construct (analysis). The next stage was to compile the grid and assemble the instrument items (design). The items of the assembled instrument were then assessed by 11 experts (development). The validated Instruments were then carried out with limi­ted and expanded trials. The limited trial was conducted on 26 students at Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Salatiga, and the expanded trial was …

Developing An Instrument For Measuring Views On Muhammadiyah Ideology, Joko Subando, Muh Samsuri, Edy Muslimin

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

This research aims at developing an instrument for measuring views on Muhammadiyah ideology that is valid and reliable. This study adapted Borg and Gall's development model through initial research, planning, initial product development, limited testing, product revision, expanded testing, and product revision. The steps started with initial research to obtain the ideology construct of books related to Muhammadiyah. The ideology construct obtained was used as the basis to arrange instrument items which were then validated by five experts in the fields of measurement, Muhammadiyah ideology, practitioners, and Muhammadiyah cadres by filling the sheet of variable appropriateness with indicators and indicators …

Educating Good Moral Values Through Video Game: Harvest Moon Back To Nature Perspectives, Fikry Prastya Syahputra, Mahmud Arief Albar

Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya

Globalization makes cultural absorption faster, but this also has a negative effect if the culture exposed is unsuitable. This will also affect the morale of a generation. One media that can spread culture and moral values is video games. For example, in a role-playing game genre which makes the players act like it is their real life, they can grasp many valuable experiences. Therefore, this study aims to identify the moral values in a video game called Harvest Moon: Back to Nature. Harvest Moon: Back to Nature or HM BTN is a role-playing game in which the player acts as …

Urgensi Pemanfaatan Open Source Intelligent (Osint) Dalam Upaya Pencegahan Aksi Terorisme Di Indonesia, Nia Lavinia, Puspitasari Puspitasari

Jurnal Sosial Humaniora Terapan

The invention of increasingly sophisticated technology and an increasingly connected world has changed the nature of terror groups from "traditional terrorism" to "sophisticated terrorism". This change complicates the task of security forces because to be able to fight them, the authorities are required to be sophisticated as well. Starting from the concept of the "ring of security" information, which reveals that successful intelligence gathering will help prevent terrorism attacks. This research aims to illustrate the importance of utilizing Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) to raise the level of sophistication of the apparatus in intelligence gathering in countering terrorism. This research is …

Collection-Based Research On A Kampilan Sword In Jambi People’S Struggle Museum, Irsyad Leihitu, Ujang Hariadi

Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya

This article discusses the kampilan sword in Jambi People’s Struggle Museum. Kampilan is a traditional weapon originating from the Philippines but has spread to several regions in Indonesia, including Jambi. The kampilan sword collection is often overlooked, and there is not much information regarding these objects, despite the museum’s primary function is research and communication. Therefore, we conducted a study of a collection of kampilan swords to explore information related to these objects, allowing the museum to utilize and develop them in the future. The research model was based on the material culture study, using the social life of things …

The School Of SharīʿA Judges: SharīʿA Courts’ Reform And Legal Modernization In Egypt (1907-1927), Yamen Nouh

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis studied the history of the school of sharīʿa judges (1907-1927) as an essential episode of the reform of Sharīʿa courts in Egypt in the early 20th century. The thesis studied the school in connection with the broader context of legal modernization of the Egyptian legal system. The study explored the institutional, pedagogical, and legal aspects of the reform that the school advocated. The study analyzed the impact of the school’s pedagogy on the practice of the Islamic judiciary and the theoretical conception of Sharīʿa. The study used a significant yet understudied historical source: the judicial press. A comparative …

Kesultanan Buton Dalam Bingkai Ketatanegaraan Dan Budaya Indonesia, Rahmadhona Rahmadhona

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Buton is a region located in Bau-Bau City, Southeast Sulawesi. The Sultanate of Buton began to show its existence since the beginning of the 15th century after previously running a government system with royal government. The Buton Sultanate, based on Islam, ran a democratic system of government. The state administration of the Buton Sultanate is interesting to discuss because its power structure is controlled by two groups, but all of its people have the same position in voice and politics. This paper is compiled using the literature study method and presents the results descriptively.

Why I Say "Merry Christmas": A Dei Perspective, Essraa Nawar

Library Articles and Research

"A few weeks ago, Dr. Daniele Struppa, our Chapman University President approached me with a cultural protocol question regarding sending holiday cards to his international collaborators oversees. Dr. Struppa who currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the American University of Sharjah has become professionally and personally acquainted with some members of the Royal family of the United Arab Emirates, some Social Entrepreneurs, Businessmen, Professors, Scholars and others through this academic engagement. Dr. Struppa was wondering whether or not it is appropriate to send a Chapman University Christmas Card during the Holidays even though December is technically not a …

Self-Compassion As Moderator Of Istiqomah Learning And Perfectionism In High School Students, Adhitia Wardani Fauzyyah, Lydia Freyani Hawadi, Mulawarman Hannase

Journal of Middle East and Islamic Studies

Abstract

The stages of adolescent development are generally at the age of high school students who are equipped with developmental tasks to have a good self-identity. Previous research mentioned that there was a public opinion that one form of achieving successful students' self-identity is that they succeed in becoming students at the State Higher Education Universities (PTN). In order to meet these perfect expectations, some students try to be istiqomah in learning by following tutoring program outside of school. By using quantitative research and data collection using purposive random sampling, this research tries to see how the relationship between …

Tadayyun: Development Of Religiosity Scale In Islamic Perspective, Scientia Afifah Taibah, Lydia Freyani Hawadi, Thobib Al-Asyhar

Journal of Middle East and Islamic Studies

This study aims to develop a religiosity scale called tadayyun, based on an Islamic approach rooted in the Qur'an, hadith, and the opinions of scholars. The research sample consisted of 269 participants residing throughout Indonesia, ranging in age from 18 to 40 years old. Data were collected using the tadayyun scale, which comprised 27 items derived from literature studies. The reliability test results, measured using Cronbach's Alpha, yielded a value of 0.839, indicating good internal consistency. All items demonstrated satisfactory discrimination abilities (p>0.138). Validation was conducted through Exploratory Factor Analysis, identifying three factors. Three items did not meet the …

The Impact Of Covid-19 Outbreaks On The Profits Of Islamic Banks In Indonesia, Sabri Rahman Siregar

Journal of Middle East and Islamic Studies

Abstract

The Covid-19 outbreaks hit various business lines in Indonesia. The banking sector has yet to escape the impact of this outbreak. The emergence of the Coci-19 outbreaks in Indonesia can result in the emergence of risks to the performance of Islamic Commercial Banks. This study aims to analyze what factors influenced the level of profitability of Islamic Commercial Banks in the 2020-2022 period when the Covid-19 outbreaks took place in Indonesia. The method used in this research is quantitative by using panel data regression analysis. In this study, there are three categories of variables used. The first category is …

Reigniting The Flame Of Change: The Resurgence Of Iran’S Radical Feminist Movement In The Aftermath Of Mahsa Ahmini’S Death, Putri Hergianasari, Tunjung Wijanarka

Journal of Middle East and Islamic Studies

This article explores the significant impact of the radical feminist movement in Iran following the tragic death of Mahsa Ahmini. This incident sparked widespread international protests and shed light on the unjust treatment of women in Iran. The study employs a qualitative research method with descriptive analysis, and the authors use library research for the collection of data. The findings of this research reveal that the radical feminist movement in Iran has gained strength since Mahsa Ahmini’s passing, marked by numerous demonstrations led by feminist activists advocating for justice and reforms in the discriminatory legal framework. This movement fights for …

درجة امتالك الكفايات الرقمية لدى مديري المدارس من وجهة نظر المعلمين في لواء ناعور, Lina Ghalib Al.Nahar, Ayat Mohammad Al-Mughrabi

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدف المقال استقصاء درجة امتالك الكفايات الرقمية لدى مديري المدارس من وجهة نظر المعلمين في لواء ناعور، وتكونت عينة الدراسة من )322( معلما ومعلمة، اعتمدت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي المسحي، واستخدمت إستبانة تكونت من أربعة مجاالت فرعية ؛ الكفايات الحاسوبية العامة وكفايات استخدام شبكة اإلنترنت وكفايات توظيف الوسائط اإللكترونية والتقنيات الحديثة في العملية التعليمية والكفايات المتعلقة بمهام المدير إلكترونيا، وخلصت الدراسة إلى أن درجة امتالك المديرين للكفايات الرقمية جاءت متوسطة ،حيث جاء مجال الكفايات الحاسوبية العامة في المرتبة األولى بينما جاء مجال كفايات توظيف الوسائط اإللكترونية والتقنيات الحديثة في المرتبة األخيرة. كما أظهرت عدم وجود فروق دالة إحصائيا تعزى للجنس على …