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TRAD 101 Near East Humanities
University of Arizona-Prof. Dykgraaf
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Undergraduate 1
05/07/2007

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Al-Nahda
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The Enlightenment. Started in Egypt in 1798 with French occupation. Centered in Cairo and Beruit
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Napoleon
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Invaded Egypt in 1798 to expand the French Empire
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Printing Press
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Came to Egypt with Napoleon. Was critical in starting the Nahda
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Journalism
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came to the Middle East with the Nahda
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Al-Tahtawi
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An Imam who Went to France from Egypt for Education and like the egalitarian nature of France
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Writers used newspapers and journals to do this
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test new literary genres, modernize the arabic language, and become famous
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Name three genres that were introduced to the Middle East during the Nahda
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1. Free Verse Poetry
2. Short Story
3. Novel
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Gibran Kahlil Gibran
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Author from Lebanon, wrote the Prophet
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Qasim Amin
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author who advocated strongly and consistantly on behalf of women
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Zaynab
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First true Arabic Novel written in 1913 by Muhammad Husayn Haykal
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Rawi
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Professional reciters of poems and tales
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The three step process that M.E. Lit went through in incorporating Western Literary themes
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1. Translation
2. Adaptation
3.Surrealism
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Who can inherit estates
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both women and men
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Sources of oil income for countries that do not have oil
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refineries and pipelines
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Rihla
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account of a trip. Ex. Tahtawi's account of his trip to Europe in the 1800's
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The first books translated to Arabic during the early Nahda
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Military Textbooks
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Muhammad Abduh
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Tried to unify al four sunni legal codes into one
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Naguib Mahfouz
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Egyptian 1911-2006. Was one of the first Arab authors to explore existentialism
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Ahura Mazda
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Zoroastrian name for god
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Hadith
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Muhammad's deeds and words were recorded in these "reports". Aisha is a main source of the best Hadiths
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Battle of Karbala
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Sunni's under the direction of the Caliph's son massacred Ali and his troops in 680 AD
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Taqiyya
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says Shiite's can lie about their religious beliefs to avoid persecution
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Tariqa
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the path a Sufi follows towards possible Fana
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622 AD
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Muhammad and his Muslim's leave Mecca for Medina to flee persecution
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One of the tricks used to help memorization of stories
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repetitive phrases or hooks
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Middle Eastern Writers often use this tactic to sel more books.
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universally applicable themes
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Mahmood Reda
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"Fred Astaire of the Middle East". Famous Egyptian choreographer
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30 to 90 Second Soap Opera "episodes" are delivered on these
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Cell Phones
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Hanan al-Shaykh
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wrote Women of Sand an Myrrh
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Syphilis
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Maaz gets this disease on a trip to Sri Lanka
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Money
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men in the novel are often discussed in association with this
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The Women in "Mrs. President" often quoted a Hadith. What does this Hadith say.
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Man ascends from woman's lap
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In "Mrs. President" women feel the need to do this.
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defend their intelligence
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Tribes
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the earliest pre-islamic Arabian society was structured around these
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Nazik al-Malaika
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Iraqi famous for devising free verse poetry in Arabic
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A New Dawn
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the new age that each Political Group in the Middle East has drempt of
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The lamp in "The Saint's Lamp" is famous for doing this
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Healing
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Marxism
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has a strong presence in the ME. Committed literature is highly influences and informed by this political ideology
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Sexual Content in ME Soap Opera's is often replaced with this
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comedy
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Today, Arabian Nights is often seen as this type of Literature
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Children's Literature
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In Arabian Nights, the Sailor who ends up in an earthen lair does this to the young man also there
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kills him
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Niyya
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the intention one holds in thier heart to worship Allah.
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Ummah
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the entire world-wide community of Muslims
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Hajj
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the pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslim's are expected to take at least once in their life that emulates the trip Muhammad took from Medina to Mecca to the Kabba
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Shahada
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to testify or bear witness to one's belief in Islam
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Zaynab al-Ghazali
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is a spokesman for Muslim Brotherhood
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A common theme in ME Political cartoons
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criticism of the government
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Khadija
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Muhammad's first wife. Often seen as an example of a Proper Muslim Woman
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Advantage of Political Cartoons v. Literature
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it uses images that are well known and not words. This means that the illilterate can understand the message as well
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Arabian Nights take place here:
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1. Iran/Persia
2. India
3. Arabia
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Ramadan
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Month of fasting during the day. Meant to emulate Muhammad's fast of 40 days and nights. This is the most competitive month in television programming (Like sweeps)
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Every Presidential election in Iran women do this
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Run for President
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The top leader in Iran
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The Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
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What is NOT a major theme in Iranian Cimema
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government corruption
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Opium Cinema
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Cinema that contains gratuitous nudity, dancing, bar scenes, and violence. Is seen as the lowest form of Cinema
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The Island of Kish is known for this
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shopping and nightlife
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sur
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this type of muslim often incorporates music into the weekly worship service
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