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Full-Text Articles in Near Eastern Languages and Societies
The Religious Other: Christian Images In Sufi Poetry, Omaima Abou-Bakr
The Religious Other: Christian Images In Sufi Poetry, Omaima Abou-Bakr
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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
An Ambivalent Image: Byzantium Viewed By The Arabs, Nadia M. El-Cheik
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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 …
Byzantium And The Muslim World, David R. Blanks
Byzantium And The Muslim World, David R. Blanks
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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 …
Architectural Patronage In The Reign Of Sultan Jaqmaq In Cairo, Shams El-Din Tantawy
Architectural Patronage In The Reign Of Sultan Jaqmaq In Cairo, Shams El-Din Tantawy
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Coping Amidst Crisis: The Narrative Of Five Sudanese Women, Nada Mustafa Mohamed Ali
Coping Amidst Crisis: The Narrative Of Five Sudanese Women, Nada Mustafa Mohamed Ali
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No abstract provided.
Experiments In Community Development In A Zabbaleen Settlement, Marie Assaad, Nadra Garas
Experiments In Community Development In A Zabbaleen Settlement, Marie Assaad, Nadra Garas
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This publication is based on a study commissioned by UNICEF in September 1992. The purpose of the study was to provide advice on processes that would ensure wide community participation and promote environmentally and financially sustainable development. The study was undertaken jointly by a senior anthropologist with long experience in development work, particularly human resource development, training and action research, and a young MA graduate student of Public Administration. They were helped by their varied backgrounds and experience: the extensive experience of the senior partner in relation to the selected area, the diligent work of the junior partner reviewing available …
Investors And Workers In The Western Desert Of Egypt: An Exploratory Survey, Naiem A. Sherbiny, Donald P. Cole, Nadia Makary Girgis
Investors And Workers In The Western Desert Of Egypt: An Exploratory Survey, Naiem A. Sherbiny, Donald P. Cole, Nadia Makary Girgis
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The experiences and perceptions of 125 selected investors (small enterpreneurs) and 192 workers in 5 different areas of the Western Desert of Egypt are investigated. Socio-economic characteristcs of the investors and workers are described, and respondents' views of community services and the sources of change and resulting conflicts in the areas are assessed. Reasons underlying investment in the desert area are explored, paying particular attention to choice of activity and location. Investors' perceptions of successes, constraints and prospects of desert investment and workers' perceptions of the potential of their respective sectors of activity are reported. The workers' work experience, recruitment …
The Religious Monuments Of The Period Of Isma'il Pasha (1863-1879), Mohamed Aly El-Hamamsy
The Religious Monuments Of The Period Of Isma'il Pasha (1863-1879), Mohamed Aly El-Hamamsy
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No abstract provided.
Cairo's Leap Forward: People, Households, And Dwelling Space, Frederic Shorter
Cairo's Leap Forward: People, Households, And Dwelling Space, Frederic Shorter
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No abstract provided.
The Oil Question In Egyptian-Israeli Relations, 1967-1979: A Study In International Law And Resource Politics, Karim Wissa
The Oil Question In Egyptian-Israeli Relations, 1967-1979: A Study In International Law And Resource Politics, Karim Wissa
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No abstract provided.
Legislating Infitah: Investment, Currency, And Foreign Trade Laws, Khaled Mahmoud Fahmy
Legislating Infitah: Investment, Currency, And Foreign Trade Laws, Khaled Mahmoud Fahmy
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No abstract provided.
Palestinian Universities Under Occupation, Anthony Thrall Sullivan
Palestinian Universities Under Occupation, Anthony Thrall Sullivan
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No abstract provided.
Social History Of An Agrarian Reform Community In Egypt, Reem Saad
Social History Of An Agrarian Reform Community In Egypt, Reem Saad
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No abstract provided.
The Changing Image Of Women In Rural Egypt, Mona Abaza
The Changing Image Of Women In Rural Egypt, Mona Abaza
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No abstract provided.
Gone For Good? Egyptian Migration Processes In The Arab World, Ralph R. Sell
Gone For Good? Egyptian Migration Processes In The Arab World, Ralph R. Sell
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No abstract provided.
Al-Sanhuri And Islamic Law: The Place And Significance Of Islamic Law In The Life And Work Of ʻAbd Al-Razzaq Ahmad Al-Sanhuri, Egyptian Jurist And Scholar, 1895-1971, Enid Hill
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No abstract provided.
The Institutionalization Of Palestinian Identity In Egypt, Maha Ahmed Dajani
The Institutionalization Of Palestinian Identity In Egypt, Maha Ahmed Dajani
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No abstract provided.
The 'Jihad': An Islamic Alternative In Egypt, Nemat Guenena
The 'Jihad': An Islamic Alternative In Egypt, Nemat Guenena
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No abstract provided.
Irrigation And Society In Rural Egypt, Sohair Mehanna, Richard Huntington, Rachad Antonius
Irrigation And Society In Rural Egypt, Sohair Mehanna, Richard Huntington, Rachad Antonius
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No abstract provided.
Basic Needs, Inflation, And The Poor Of Egypt, 1970-1980, Myrette Ahmed El Sokkari
Basic Needs, Inflation, And The Poor Of Egypt, 1970-1980, Myrette Ahmed El Sokkari
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The aim of the study is to see how the poor have fared over the 1970's: to evaluate whether their welfare improved or worsened. The cost of the private consumption goods will be estimated over the period of 1970-1982 using detailed information on the cost of food, clothing, and shelter for both urban and rural areas.
Social Security And The Family In Egypt, Helmi R. Tadros
Social Security And The Family In Egypt, Helmi R. Tadros
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This study is based on the research project entitled"The Role of Social and Economic Security in Family and Community Life", conducted by the Social Research Center (SRC) of the American University in Cairo in collaboration with the Mershon Center of the Ohio State University.
The Nationalization Of Arabic And Islamic Education In Egypt: Dar Al Alum And Al Azhar, Lois A. Aroian
The Nationalization Of Arabic And Islamic Education In Egypt: Dar Al Alum And Al Azhar, Lois A. Aroian
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This study sets forth for the first time the vital role of Dar Al'ulum, Egypt's first and only continuously operating university level teaching training institution, in the nationalization of Islamic and Arabic education in Egypt. Ali Mubarak, nineteenth century Egypt's longest enduring bureaucrat, initiated , and Khedive Ismail (1863-1879) founded Dar al Ulum in 1892 to train teachers of Arabic and Turkish for the newly expanding national (amiriyya) school system. This study grew out of a PhD dissertation, "Education, Language and Culture in Modern Egypt: Dar Al Ulum and its Graduates (1872-1923)" presented at The University of Michigin in 1978.
Distributing Disposable Income And The Impact Of Eliminating Food Subsidies In Egypt, Karima Korayem
Distributing Disposable Income And The Impact Of Eliminating Food Subsidies In Egypt, Karima Korayem
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While both papers in this issue were written on different occasions, both discuss factors relating to the standard of living of the Egyptian population, namely, income and consumption. They, therefore are sufficiently related to comprise a single monograph. The income distribution paper shows that a large proportion of the population falls in the relatively low income brackets. The second paper, a subject of intensive public debate at present, shows how important food subsidy is in keeping down the cost of living of the low-income urban population. For example, it has been found that almost one-third of the urban population devote …
Ghagar Of Sett Guiranha: A Study Of A Gypsy Community In Egypt, Nabil Sobhi Hanna
Ghagar Of Sett Guiranha: A Study Of A Gypsy Community In Egypt, Nabil Sobhi Hanna
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This monograph is the result of a field study of one of the gypsy groups in Egypt known as the "Ghagar of Sett Guiran'ha'i" which lives within the boundaries of the Arab Republic of Egypt, in a rural area, close to main centers. Apart from giving a detailed description of this group, the study attempts to reveal the dynamics of integration of this group with the society around it through the examination of forms of social contact and avoidance; the expioration of similarities and contrasts between the gypsy group and the local community; and the investigation of some aspects of …
Living Without Water, Asaad Nadim, Nawal El-Messiri Nadim, Sohair Mehanna, John H. Nixon
Living Without Water, Asaad Nadim, Nawal El-Messiri Nadim, Sohair Mehanna, John H. Nixon
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The socio-economic study reported here was conducted in July and August of 1979 as part of the Egyptian Government's Metered Water Service Connection Program for improving and expanding water and wastewater utilities in Greater Cairo. Approximately one quarter of the population of Greater Cairo presently lacks direct access to the city's water supply_system and must obtain its water from public fountains. Households lacking water connections are chiefly in the poorest areas of the city. The current program is thus ·geared to serving residential areas whose inhabitants are on the lower half of the city's income scale. These, however, are the …
Attitudinal And Social Structural Aspects Of The Brain Drain: The Egyptian Case, Saneya Abdel Wahab Saleh
Attitudinal And Social Structural Aspects Of The Brain Drain: The Egyptian Case, Saneya Abdel Wahab Saleh
Faculty Books
The monograph is based on M.A. thesis and contains an in-depth sociological analysis of the brain drain phenomenon in Egypt.
Women In Development: The Intergrated Care Project For Primary School Children, Saneya A.W. Saleh, Suzanne H. Moubarak
Women In Development: The Intergrated Care Project For Primary School Children, Saneya A.W. Saleh, Suzanne H. Moubarak
Faculty Book Chapters
We present in this issue of The Cairo Papers a broad spectrum of articles dealing with the children of Egypt and their families; each article has a research base in the real world of childhood and each in its own way suggests trends for further work in both research and applied areas in child development. Ciaccio's paper consists of an integrated set of recommendations based on action-oriented research sponsored by UNICEF- it is clear from a reading of his paper that the International Year of The Child is not simply another 'UN year' but rather a point of departure from …
Children's Reports Of Child-Rearing Practices: A Preliminary Study, Maissa El Mofty
Children's Reports Of Child-Rearing Practices: A Preliminary Study, Maissa El Mofty
Faculty Book Chapters
We present in this issue of The Cairo Papers a broad spectrum of articles dealing with the children of Egypt and their families; each article has a research base in the real world of childhood and each in its own way suggests trends for further work in both research and applied areas in child development. Ciaccio's paper consists of an integrated set of recommendations based on action-oriented research sponsored by UNICEF- it is clear from a reading of his paper that the International Year of The Child is not simply another 'UN year' but rather a point of departure from …
Planning Recommendations For Children And Youth In Egypt: A Working Paper Presented For The International Year Of The Child, Nicholas V. Ciaccio
Planning Recommendations For Children And Youth In Egypt: A Working Paper Presented For The International Year Of The Child, Nicholas V. Ciaccio
Faculty Book Chapters
We present in this issue of The Cairo Papers a broad spectrum of articles dealing with the children of Egypt and their families; each article has a research base in the real world of childhood and each in its own way suggests trends for further work in both research and applied areas in child development. Ciaccio's paper consists of an integrated set of recommendations based on action-oriented research sponsored by UNICEF- it is clear from a reading of his paper that the International Year of The Child is not simply another 'UN year' but rather a point of departure from …
Child Mental Health In Egypt, Nahed Waines
Child Mental Health In Egypt, Nahed Waines
Faculty Book Chapters
We present in this issue of The Cairo Papers a broad spectrum of articles dealing with the children of Egypt and their families; each article has a research base in the real world of childhood and each in its own way suggests trends for further work in both research and applied areas in child development. Ciaccio's paper consists of an integrated set of recommendations based on action-oriented research sponsored by UNICEF- it is clear from a reading of his paper that the International Year of The Child is not simply another 'UN year' but rather a point of departure from …