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Power Struggles: Sovereignty And The Nonhuman In South Africa, Taelin Wilford

Undergraduate Honors Theses

This thesis uses the theoretical backbone of Jacques Derrida’s The Beast and the Sovereign to look at the theme of the nonhuman in connection with sovereignty in three novels representing three major time periods in South Africa. Zakes Mda’s The Heart of Redness uses the nonhuman in the form of the supernatural to reveal the limits of sovereignty in Colonial South Africa. J.M. Coetzee’s Disgrace makes use of the nonhuman in the form of animals to talk about the transient nature of sovereignty in post-Apartheid South Africa. Lauren Beukes’ Zoo City is set in an alternate future South Africa and …

Racial Stereotypes, Respectability Politics, And Running For President: Examining Andrew Yang's And Barack Obama's Presidential Bids, Vinay Harpalani

Faculty Scholarship

In the wake of the pandemic, Andrew Yang’s response to anti-Asian American violence was criticized for placing responsibility on Asian Americans rather than those perpetrating the hate crimes. This article explores how "warring ideals for people of color can cause a lot of internal dissonance about what to say and how to act in certain situations.

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What Motivates Young African Leaders For Public Engagement? Lessons From Ghana, Tanzania, And Uganda, Richard Asante, Megan Hershey, Phoebe Kajubi, Tracy Kuperus, Colman Msoka, Amy Patterson

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

Young people constitute a disproportionate share of the population in most African countries, and as such, make up a key political demographic. The discourse on youth political participation tends to focus narrowly on disengaged, apathetic and troublesome youth. Yet, many African youth have taken on leadership positions across the continent, engaging in politics, civil society, and activism. This article seeks an understanding of what drives their public engagement. Drawing on a qualitative study of 33 leaders across Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda, we argue that a range of individual, relational, and societal factors entwine and build on each other to foster …

Life Histories Center Performance As Response To Text, Susan Browne, Marjorie Madden

College of Education Departmental Research

Based in anthropology (Cole & Knowles, 2001), life history inquiry into literature emphasizes deep understandings of literary characters that are expressed through dramatic performance. For teachers or teacher-educators, life histories offer a powerful teaching strategy. Life histories support locating readers in a particular pattern or “grammar” of events, situations, and goals while also revealing the subjective worlds of characters who are involved in such events. In an undergraduate Honors Literacies course, life histories performances in response to the young adult novel, The Skin I’m In(Flake, 1998), enabled examinations of the complex interaction of characters, their lives, and particular contexts.

Review: Fraser, David. Anti-Shechita Prosecutions In The Anglo-American World, 1855–1913: “A Major Attack On Jewish Freedoms…”, Zev Eleff

Hebrew Theological College Publications and Research

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Journeying Into The Well: An Autoethnography Of 35 Retreats Across Two Decades, E. James Baesler

The Qualitative Report

In this autoethnography I narrate the story of my retreat experiences and spiritual practices at the Well Retreat Center over a span of two decades. The Well is both a geographical place in the Isle of Wright County in Virginia, and a metaphor for a spiritual journey into the inner Well of our being. I chronicle an amalgam of 35 retreats in one 24-hour retreat, narrating stories about: leaving home and settling in, dreaming and awakening, sunrise and sunset, walking in nature and walking the narrow path, discovering life behind a cracked door, and uncovering the mystery that lies at …

Pink And Blue Lenses: Duoethnographic Reflections On Biological Sex In Conservative Christian Education, Phillip A. Olt, Linly Stowe

The Qualitative Report

In this duoethnography, we explored how experiences in conservative Christian high schools were viewed through the different lenses of our binary-constructed, biological sexes. Our perceptions varied along the axes of gendered roles, gendered responsibilities, and romance and sexuality. Through reflecting on our own experiences, we critiqued what we were taught and the lasting repercussions those teachings left on our lives. The approach of indoctrination proved counterproductive in our schools, as graduates left unprepared to enter meaningful romantic relationships or to encounter a world outside their previously sheltered environs.

Cecil Jackson-White

African American Funeral Programs

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Tendencies Of Development Of High Technology Industry In Tashkent Region, Nilufar Batirova

The Light of Islam

The article analyzes the amount of innovative products and services produced by industrial enterprises and organizations of the region. In particular, the low share of high-tech industrial products in the industrial sector and its reasons are emphasized. The process of directing the costs of marketing, technological and organizational innovations was analyzed to increase the overall proportion of the products of this sector. Also, the importance of creating innovative clusters in the region and improving the performance of small industrial zones was noted. It was mentioned that most of the costs of innovation are directed to industry, but most of these …

The Predicted 2020 Global Economic Crisis: Causes And Prospects, Muhammad Eid Balbaa

The Light of Islam

While the whole world is awaiting for the expected new economic recession 2020 that might lead to a financial crisis such as the 2008 crisis, this research paper addresses the indicators of this recession and its possible causes as well as the damages resulting from its occurrence and which countries are more affected by it, with a try to reach some recommendations to avoid this recession or dealing with it if it’s actually happens.

Creation Of Mobile Applications For The Shrines Of Al-Hakim Al-Termizi, Mavlyuda Xodjayeva, Turdali Jumayev, Alimjon Dadamuhamedov, Barno Saydakhmedova

The Light of Islam

We recognize that the sustainable development of tourism has great potential for the development of cultural and humanitarian ties around the world. We emphasize the importance of information technology in tourism, especially in the areas of advertising, marketing, differentiation and specialization of tourism products. In addition, we reaffirm our commitment to pilgrimage tourism for the individual growth of people and the strengthening of basic social norms and national values. The program uses modern programming languages such as Php, Java, C ++. Al-Hakim at-Termizi is one of the most famous places of worship in Uzbekistan, which is also known for its …

Cloud Technologies In Islamic Education Institutions, Alimjon Dadamuhamedov Irgashevich

The Light of Islam

Information and Communication Technology is making use of ICT tools to store and retrieves information. It plays an important role in growing and maintaining a country’s economic growth. One of the latest technologies prevailing nowadays is cloud computing. By sharing IT services as platform-based, software-based, and infrastructure-based in the cloud, educational institutions in Uzbekistan can now out-source non-core services and better concentrate on offering students, teachers, faculty and other staff the essential tools to help them succeed. This paper looks at how Cloud Computing can be applied in the study of ICT and focuses on the role of cloud computing …

Pedagogical Philisophy And Education In The Middle East And Central Asia (Ix-Xii Centuries), Baxrom Maxamadxodjaev

The Light of Islam

The article describes the period of the rapid development of education and culture in the Middle East and Central Asia in the IX-XII centuries. At this time, the ideas of the great thinkers Muhammad al-Khwarizmi, Ahmad al-Ferghani, Abu Nasr al-Farabi, Abu Ali Ibn Sina, Abu Rayhan al-Beruni, Ibn Iraq developed, which opened the way to a widespread of science and education in Europe.

Islamic culture has grown based on interconnected cultures of the countries of the Arab caliphate, Byzantium, India, and China. The Arab conquest did not mean a complete break with the cultural and pedagogical traditions of Hellenism and …

The Social-Political Situation In Central Asia On The Eve Of The Advent Of Islam, Ziyodilla Ziynatullayev

The Light of Islam

The article discusses the strategic importance of Central Asia in the Middle Ages, the processes of the invasion of Turkic tribes, and its inclusion in the Turkic Kaganate. The Ephthalite Empire, which ruled Central Asia for almost a century, collapsed as a result of the attack of the Turkic clans. A management system based on nomadic traditions was created in the country: new orders and positions were introduced.

Although the states of Central Asia were vassals of the West Turkic Kaganate, they possessed a certain degree of internal independence. Without a centralized authority in the region, they developed in the …

From History Of Malaysien Education System, Dilafruz Turdiyeva

The Light of Islam

The article is devoted to the reforms in the field of higher education in the countries of Southeast Asia, which allows these countries to gain a leading position in the modern world. It should be noted that domestic studies on this topic are not enough.

Particular attention is paid to the study of the education system during the period of British colonization, as well as after the Second World War and during the independence of Malaysia.

The Malaysian Government’s Vision 2020 project clearly outlines the importance of studying religion as an integral component of secondary education. An attempt was made …

Eastern Thinkers On The Pedagogical Mastery, Gavhar Fuzailova

The Light of Islam

The article analyzes the historical origin and relevance of the subject of pedagogical mastery for today, the views of Eastern thinkers on the pedagogical mastery of teachers, and also examines the genesis of the humanistic tradition in pedagogy, which goes back to ancient times. This problem was traced back by scientists from Central Asia such as Ibn Sinа (Avicenna), Abu Nasr al-Farabi, Ahmad al-Farghani, Elbek, Avloni.

Studying and understanding the historical development of the cultural and pedagogical tradition helps to understand the problems of modernity more deeply. The understanding of the unifying essence of culture in pedagogical activity was greatly …

Authentic Approach To Secularism And Religiosity: Example Of Mirza Ulugbek And Ali Kushchi, Jahongir Tohirov

The Light of Islam

In the West, in the Middle Ages, the church strongly opposed the development of science, scientists were punished by the Inquisition, and the education movement in Western Europe formed the ideas of atheism, indifference, and secularism based on the idea of separation from any religion and the complete denial of religiosity.

During the regime of aggressive atheistic ideology concerning religious values, secularism and religiosity were opposed to each other. Currently, in a developed democratic state, this point of view has completely changed. Secularism is not opposed to religion, no faith is denied, and any religious faith is regarded as a …

The Formation Of Jewish Diaspora In Central Asia And Their Social Life, Jamolitdin Karimov

The Light of Islam

It is known that Jews are one of the most ancient nationalities living in Central Asia, and Uzbekistan in particular. Most researchers are of the opinion that the first Jews in the vicinity of Turkestan and Bukhara appeared in the VI-V centuries BC, after the conquest of these territories by the Persian Empire.

The article discusses the time of the penetration of the Jewish people into Central Asia, the formation of the local diaspora, the life of Jews during the reign of Amir Temur and the post-Temurid time. Along with this, data are provided on the rights of Jews in …

Famous Sources Of Maverannahr Dedicated To The Sciences Of Tajwid And Qira’At (Reading Of The Quran), Abdumannan Tursunbaevich Ismatullaev

The Light of Islam

This article is devoted to the study of the development of Islamic sciences such as tafsir, hadith, kalam, and fiqh in Maverannahr, in addition to the development of tajvid sciences and the reading of the Qur’an (qira’at), as well as the most famous works in this field.

The sciences of tajvid and qira’at were devoted to the principles of the correct reading of the Qur’an and developed from the early days of Islam. With the development of tajvid and qira’at sciences, there appeared experts who specialized in this knowledge. They not only passed on their knowledge to the next generation, …

The Contribution Of Imam Ad-Darimi To The Development Of Hadith Science, Mahfuza Alimova

The Light of Islam

The purpose of the work is to show the contribution of Imam ad-Darimi to the development of the science of hadith based on an analysis of its scientific heritage.

The article comprehensively explores the life and scientific heritage of the 9th-century muhaddis Imam ad-Darimi from Samarqand reveals his place in the development of ilm al-hadith. A source study of his only surviving work “Sunan” was also carried out, his role and significance in the development of the science of hadiths of the 9th century were determined.

Practical significance: the study gives reason to classify Imam ad-Darimi among the leading muhaddis …

Subject: Qādī’S Dīwān Activities In Islam (The 10th-13th Centuries), Ilhomjon Bekmirzaev

The Light of Islam

The article is based on most recent accomplishments, conclusions and methods in World Islamic and historical sciences. The historical-comparative method was applied to study the sources including various manuscripts of “Hanafi Law” and many other sources written in Arabic that are available in the Fund of Manuscripts of the Institute of Oriental Studies under the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

It relies on recommendations, conclusions of research works and the conceptions related to the history of the civilization of the Central Asia that were stated by leading scientists of our country and foreign countries such as Schacht …

Abu Bakr Iyadi As A Loyal Follower Of Abu Khanifa, Nozim Azizovich Mamatakhunov

The Light of Islam

Cities of Central Asia are one of the oldest historical and scientific centers in the history of mankind. Secular and religious sciences flourished here. This article tells about the life and work of the Iyadite dynasty, which made a great contribution to the development of Islamic sciences, in particular, Islamic theology (Kalam). For example, representatives of the Iyadite dynasty and the theological school of Maturidia such as Abu Ahmad and Abu Bakr developed Islamic theology, developing Hanafi traditions and urging Muslims to live in harmony with the current government. This was since Abu Bakr Iyadi was a direct student of …

Social And Cultural Life Of The Shiite Communities Of Central Asia In The Xx-Early Xxi Centuries, Shuhrat Toxtiev Mr

The Light of Islam

The article is devoted to a review of the history and culture of the Shiite communities of Central Asia, in particular Uzbekistan, which professes Shiism, from the Isnaasharid (Ismamite) and Ismaili interpretations. The historically proven centuries-old contradictions of Shiites and Sunnis sometimes took the form of not only confessional, political or diplomatic conflicts. They seriously influenced the mutual perceptions of Muslims of two confessional directions within Islam, which sometimes resulted in an almost physical hostility to Sunnis and Shiites. The hostility of these two confessional areas of Islam prompted their bearers to apply the label "wrong" in relation to each …

Activities Of Hadith Scholars (Muhaddis) Of Shash Oasis In Scientific Centers Of The Region, Nematullo Mukhamedov Mukhamedov

The Light of Islam

The 9th - 12th centuries in Central Asia are marked by the development of science and culture, especially Islamic sciences. In this regard, such ancient cities as Bukhara, Samarkand, Nasaf (Karshi), Termez, Khiva, Shash (Tashkent) were known as centers of science and culture in the Islamic world. In particular, in Tashkent, which is called Shash in medieval sources, many prominent scholars of Islamic sciences lived and worked. The 9th century was called the “Golden Age of Hadith Science” thanks to the work of Hadith scholars in the region.

The article analyzes the activities of medieval (IX-XII) Shasha scholars in the …

The Semantic Groups Of Prefixal Verbs In The Persian Language And Their Functional Equivalents (Using The Verb برداشتن [Bar-Dāštan] As An Example), Zokir Arifdjanov

The Light of Islam

The article discusses functional equivalent relationships that play an important role in the phenomenon of linguistic variation. Within the framework of the topic, the opinions of leading linguists are presented, analyzed and conclusions are given. It is emphasized that functional equivalents play a key role in expanding the possibilities of expression, and as one of the prefixal verbs with such characteristics in the Persian language, the verb برداشتن [bar-dāštan] is widely studied as an object of research and its lexical-semantic variants are defined. The lexical-semantic variants are classified, divided into semantic groups and the functional equivalents of each semantic group …

Transliteration Of Arabic Anthroponyms In Russian (Experience In Translation And Training)., Veronika Viktorovna Myakota

The Light of Islam

The article discusses the current issues of transliteration of Arabic anthroponyms into Russian. The author considers the academic and traditional transliteration of Arabic anthroponyms into Russian, the views of scholars, philologists, and orientalists. As well as the difficulties in teaching students of the departments of religious studies, Islamic studies and Arabic philology related to differences in approaches to transliteration. The article provides an analysis of the methods of transliteration in literary and scientific works containing Arabic anthroponyms, in particular, the methods of transliteration of personal names into Russian are studied. The author also offers in the teaching methodology two main …

The Problems And Methods Of Teaching Foreign Languages, Akbar Kazakbaev

The Light of Islam

This article is devoted to the study of the most urgent problems. The article attempts to consider the main problems of modern teaching of foreign languages. In this paper, we will address only some of the problems of teaching foreign languages, which are Central to the issues related to various aspects of modern teaching.

In modern conditions, knowledge of foreign languages is becoming more important, since we cannot exist in isolation from the rest of the world in the context of globalization. A modern educated person must, on the one hand, feel belonging to a certain community and people, he …

Cross-Language Phonetic Interference In Learning The Arabic Language, Yulduz Ismailova

The Light of Islam

Structural changes in the system of higher education in our country require an increase in the role and improvement of the methodology of teaching students foreign languages. As we know, at one of the first stages in teaching Arabic pronunciation, students and teachers are faced with a phenomenon such as linguistic or interlanguage interference. As a result, some characteristic errors appear in the students ’speech, which impedes the formation of certain skills and abilities for the correct articulation of difficult-to-pronounce phonemes. The proposed article is devoted to the study of this phenomenon and the causes of its occurrence. Also, the …

Mahmud Koshgariy’S Views On Fonetic, Graphic And Morphological Characteristics Of Turkic Languages, Salima Rustamiy

The Light of Islam

The article discusses some issues of phonetics, graphics and morphology covered in the book «Divan lugat at-turk» by the first Turkic scholar Mahmud Kashgari who developed the theoretical foundations of the Turkic languages in the 11th century.

Mahmud Kashgariy in the book «Divanu lugati-t-Turk» elucidated the grammar of Turkic languages by means of Arabic language, methods and terms peculiar to Arabic linguistics. The article deals with the place of ḥarakat, ḥarf and the terms signifying their types in elucidating the phonetic and morphological peculiarities of Arabic and Turkic words.

Mahmud Kashgariy introduced for designating the sounds which are …

Codicological Analysis Of Manuscripts Of “Mukaddamatu-L-Adab” Of Mahmud Zamakhshari In The Funds Of The World, Zohidjon Islamov

The Light of Islam

The scientific heritage of Mahmoud Zamahshari in the field of linguistics, lexicology, and literary studies consists of approximately 70 works. In the scientific heritage of the scientist, a special place is occupied by the work "Mukaddamata-l-adab." This work, recognized as the first multilingual dictionary, contains Arabic-Persian-Turkish trilingual, Arabic-Persian-Turkish-Mongolian four-language manuscripts. The work consists of five parts: the first part is devoted to nouns, the second part to the verb, and the words derived from it. Its third part consists of grammatical rules regarding auxiliary words, the fourth part - declension of nouns, and the fifth part - conjugations of verbs. …