In her 1987 novel Suqut al-Imam (The Fall of the Imam) Nawal El Saadawi presents and criticizes the reality in an unnamed theocratic state which has many similarities to Egypt. She deals with the problem of misusing tradition to oppress women. The sources of tradition, which usually are texts, can be divided into three layers: religious, secular (Arabo-Islamic) and Egyptian pre-Islamic. Intertextual references to these old texts and traditions show constant sources of women’s oppression which has various changing forms. Tradition is fixed as constant, but is challenged by at least two factors: the passage of time and Bint Allah, the novel’s main character. The opposition constant vs. changing is shown in the author’s literary technique: som...
Cleopatra and Deceitful Eros. About Contemporary Historians’Problems with Ancient Love(Summary)For c...
This paper presents the role of the Muslim Brotherhood in 20th century Egyptian politics and analyze...
"Kontakty Polski z Arabią Saudyjską sięgają czasów, w których Królestwo nie istniało jeszcze na map...
In her 1987 novel Suqut al-Imam (The Fall of the Imam) Nawal El Saadawi presents and criticizes the ...
Reformatory ideas of Khayr ad-Din at-Tunusi and Rifa at-Tahtawi inscribed into an interesting discus...
The Isma’ili branch of Islam has had a long and complex history and a rich literature. It fourished ...
In the paper, some cultural and theological aspects of the camel in the Arab and Islamic world are d...
Thought-provoking are transformations of characters of folk heroes of early siras after its passing ...
The Arabic literature from the period of the Ottoman Empire’s rule over the Middle East and Maghreb ...
The article focuses on the work of an Egyptian novelist, essayist and literary critic from Alexandri...
Bahrain was and is the homeland to many eminent poets including Tarafa Ibn al-Abd – the author of th...
The article presents the doctrinal requirements of monotheistic religions (Christianity, Judaism, Is...
W ostatnich latach obserwuje się znaczny wzrost zainteresowania islamem na Zachodzie zarówno w medi...
Pomysł na przygotowanie tej monografii pojawił się w związku z chęcią podsumowania bogatego dorobku ...
From the 18th century on Arabian Nights has been influencing European imaginary, especially culture...
Cleopatra and Deceitful Eros. About Contemporary Historians’Problems with Ancient Love(Summary)For c...
This paper presents the role of the Muslim Brotherhood in 20th century Egyptian politics and analyze...
"Kontakty Polski z Arabią Saudyjską sięgają czasów, w których Królestwo nie istniało jeszcze na map...
In her 1987 novel Suqut al-Imam (The Fall of the Imam) Nawal El Saadawi presents and criticizes the ...
Reformatory ideas of Khayr ad-Din at-Tunusi and Rifa at-Tahtawi inscribed into an interesting discus...
The Isma’ili branch of Islam has had a long and complex history and a rich literature. It fourished ...
In the paper, some cultural and theological aspects of the camel in the Arab and Islamic world are d...
Thought-provoking are transformations of characters of folk heroes of early siras after its passing ...
The Arabic literature from the period of the Ottoman Empire’s rule over the Middle East and Maghreb ...
The article focuses on the work of an Egyptian novelist, essayist and literary critic from Alexandri...
Bahrain was and is the homeland to many eminent poets including Tarafa Ibn al-Abd – the author of th...
The article presents the doctrinal requirements of monotheistic religions (Christianity, Judaism, Is...
W ostatnich latach obserwuje się znaczny wzrost zainteresowania islamem na Zachodzie zarówno w medi...
Pomysł na przygotowanie tej monografii pojawił się w związku z chęcią podsumowania bogatego dorobku ...
From the 18th century on Arabian Nights has been influencing European imaginary, especially culture...
Cleopatra and Deceitful Eros. About Contemporary Historians’Problems with Ancient Love(Summary)For c...
This paper presents the role of the Muslim Brotherhood in 20th century Egyptian politics and analyze...
"Kontakty Polski z Arabią Saudyjską sięgają czasów, w których Królestwo nie istniało jeszcze na map...