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The Concept Of Love As Portrayed In Al-Zahrah By Ibn Dawud, Shereen Mohammad Hassan Feb 2004

The Concept Of Love As Portrayed In Al-Zahrah By Ibn Dawud, Shereen Mohammad Hassan

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Towards An Arabic-Japanese Collocational Dictionary, Tomoko Kondo Feb 2004

Towards An Arabic-Japanese Collocational Dictionary, Tomoko Kondo

Archived Theses and Dissertations

Collocation is the arbitrary combination of words based on syntactic and semantic relations. Although collocational knowledge improves learners' expressiveness and fluency, collocation has long been neglected in learning Arabic, and Arabic dictionaries provide insufficient information about collocations.

This paper investigates three issues. The first comprises the characteristics of

collocation combining linguistic, pedagogical, lexicographical and cognitive viewpoints. I emphasize the importance of the knowledge of paradigmatic relations (synonyms) to improve that of collocation, and the necessity of contrastive study which will indicate what collocations should be learned and entered in dictionaries. The second issue is the current situation of Arabic vocabulary …


Alhaj Umar Abubakar Krachie: A Bio-Critical Study, Abbas Umar Muhammed Feb 2004

Alhaj Umar Abubakar Krachie: A Bio-Critical Study, Abbas Umar Muhammed

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No abstract provided.


Adult Egyptians' Pronunciation Of Initial Consonant Clusters, Moharram El Rohbini Jun 2003

Adult Egyptians' Pronunciation Of Initial Consonant Clusters, Moharram El Rohbini

Archived Theses and Dissertations

This thesis investigated the pronunciation problems of syllable initial consonant clusters in word-initial positions for adult Egyptian Students. Several previous studies explored the incorrect strategies that adults used in order to avoid the difficulty of initial consonant cluster pronunciation. Building on the findings of the previous research, this study focused on two aspects related to initial consonant cluster pronunciation. The first aspect was related to the issue of cluster pronunciation, i.e. whether all initial consonant clusters have the same difficulty level or not. Since the EFL teacher is the basic source of input and main pronunciation model for EFL students, …


Maqrizi And His Khitat: A Verification Of The Section On Dars, Hanan Ahmed Shams El-Din Feb 2002

Maqrizi And His Khitat: A Verification Of The Section On Dars, Hanan Ahmed Shams El-Din

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A Comparative Study Of Desert Novels Of IbrāHīM Al-KūNī And ʻAbd Al-RahṃAn MunīF, Hala Mohammed Hassan Hassan El Ganayni Apr 2001

A Comparative Study Of Desert Novels Of IbrāHīM Al-KūNī And ʻAbd Al-RahṃAn MunīF, Hala Mohammed Hassan Hassan El Ganayni

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Qur'an, A Holy Message Delivered, May Kaddah Jan 2000

The Qur'an, A Holy Message Delivered, May Kaddah

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No abstract provided.


Al-IshâRâT Al-IlâHiyya By Abû HayyâN Al-TawhîDî, Maha Mahmoud Zaki Saleh Jan 2000

Al-IshâRâT Al-IlâHiyya By Abû HayyâN Al-TawhîDî, Maha Mahmoud Zaki Saleh

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Sentence Structure In Egyptian Journalistic Arabic. A Quantitative And Comparative Study In Al Ahram Newspaper From 1937 To 1997, Gehane Hamdy El Hakim Feb 1999

Sentence Structure In Egyptian Journalistic Arabic. A Quantitative And Comparative Study In Al Ahram Newspaper From 1937 To 1997, Gehane Hamdy El Hakim

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Developing Arabic Multimedia Computer-Assisted Language Learning Materials For Teaching Listening Skills, Mohd Feham Md Zalib Feb 1999

Developing Arabic Multimedia Computer-Assisted Language Learning Materials For Teaching Listening Skills, Mohd Feham Md Zalib

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


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.


The Self And The Nation: Four Egyptian Autobiographies: Youssef Chahine's Alexandria Why?, Latifa Zayyat's The Search, Personal Papers, Yousri Nasrallah's Summer Thefts, Ahdaf Soueif's In The Eye Of The Sun, Maggie M Morgan Feb 1998

The Self And The Nation: Four Egyptian Autobiographies: Youssef Chahine's Alexandria Why?, Latifa Zayyat's The Search, Personal Papers, Yousri Nasrallah's Summer Thefts, Ahdaf Soueif's In The Eye Of The Sun, Maggie M Morgan

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


From Crisis To Catastrophe: Epitaph For E.T. (Egyptian Theater), Mahmoud Ahmed El Lozy Jan 1998

From Crisis To Catastrophe: Epitaph For E.T. (Egyptian Theater), Mahmoud Ahmed El Lozy

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.


The Theme Of Childhood In William Blake's Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience & Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet, Nabil Fayez Saad Dec 1997

The Theme Of Childhood In William Blake's Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience & Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet, Nabil Fayez Saad

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Masters Of The Trade: Crafts And Craftspeople In Cairo, 1750-1850, Pascale Ghazaleh Jan 1997

Masters Of The Trade: Crafts And Craftspeople In Cairo, 1750-1850, Pascale Ghazaleh

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No abstract provided.


Status And Characteristics Of The Nubian Short Story In Egyptian Literature: Layali Al-Misk Al-Atika By Hadjdjadj Hasan Uddul And Arus Al-Nil By Yahya Mukhtar, Muhammad Helmi Jun 1996

Status And Characteristics Of The Nubian Short Story In Egyptian Literature: Layali Al-Misk Al-Atika By Hadjdjadj Hasan Uddul And Arus Al-Nil By Yahya Mukhtar, Muhammad Helmi

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Isnad In Arabic Literary Works, William J Kopycki Jun 1996

Isnad In Arabic Literary Works, William J Kopycki

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Idea Of Land Reform In The Egyptian Parliament, 1942-1952, Eunkyung Lee Jun 1996

The Idea Of Land Reform In The Egyptian Parliament, 1942-1952, Eunkyung Lee

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


(De)Construction Of Patriarchal Gendering In The Arabian Nights, Nadia R Wassef May 1996

(De)Construction Of Patriarchal Gendering In The Arabian Nights, Nadia R Wassef

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


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 …


Mirror Of Chivalry: Salah Al-Din In The Medieval European Imagination, John Victor Tolan Jan 1996

Mirror Of Chivalry: Salah Al-Din In The Medieval European Imagination, John Victor Tolan

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 …


Arab Views Of Northern Europeans In Medieval History And Geography, Thabit Abdullah Jan 1996

Arab Views Of Northern Europeans In Medieval History And Geography, Thabit Abdullah

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 …


An Ambivalent Image: Byzantium Viewed By The Arabs, Nadia M. El-Cheik Jan 1996

An Ambivalent Image: Byzantium Viewed By The Arabs, Nadia M. El-Cheik

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 …


Noun-Number Signification, Emil Amin Gad Jan 1996

Noun-Number Signification, Emil Amin Gad

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The 1967 Defeat Impact On The Generation Of The Sixties And Earlier Generations, Shahira Khalil Jun 1995

The 1967 Defeat Impact On The Generation Of The Sixties And Earlier Generations, Shahira Khalil

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Relativization In Egyptian Educated Spoken Arabic, Dalia Abou Hagar May 1995

Relativization In Egyptian Educated Spoken Arabic, Dalia Abou Hagar

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Past Restructured, Hind Wassef May 1995

The Past Restructured, Hind Wassef

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.