ARABS AND SALT
I am looking for information on
traditions, sayings and proverbs relating to SALT in Arab
culture from 1200 onwards. Brewers Dictionary of Phrase and
Fable says the English phrase "To eat a man's salt"
refers to a sacred bond between host and guest in the Arab
world. Is this true? I am
particularly interested in any traditions related to hospitality
and authority.
Julia Webb julia@webbharpist.freeserve.co.uk
ARAB THEATRE
I am taking a class in college
that studies Arab theatre. To our dismay there isn't a lot of
information on this topic. Not only is my professor frustrated at
the lack of information, but my fellow students are as well. Is
there any way to get information about Arabic theatre besides the
few plays in the anthology that we were required to buy?
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HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE ELDERLY
Article 38 of the Arab Charter of Human
Rights concerns the family, with specific attention
to the role of the elderly. This is a remarkable insertion which
is very rare in international human rights covenants.
Within the framework of a PhD thesis in International Law about the
position of the elderly, I have been looking for information about the activities of the Experts Committee created
by article 40 of the Charter, but have been unable to find
anything. Can anyone help?
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DRUZE TATTOOS
I would like information about
Druze tattoos, and especially Arab tattoos that are worn by women
on their left forearm.
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ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ABBASIDS
I am writing an essay for my
university history class on the contributions of the Abbasids to
the Arab world and beyond during the period of the 8th-10th C.E. Do
you know of any good books that deal with this issue?
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ARAB WOMEN IN CANADA
I am a journalist in Toronto writing an
article on Canadian Arab women. The article is about how Arab women have
adjusted to life in Canada and have they had to compromise on certain values.
Photos will have to be provided. The magazine is called Arabian Woman. It is the
first ever English language magazine for Arab women in the Gulf published from
Dubai. This is urgent so please contact me on KVRamchandani@aol.com
if you wish
to be featured. Controversy is welcome!
ARAB IMMIGRANTS TO THE UNITED
STATES
I am a student at the New York
City police academy and was assigned a project on Arab immigrants.
I need to know what discrimination the Arab immigrants faced when
they came to New York. What jobs were there available for them?
How was their culture affected? etc.
Stephen Lucarini (speedracergsxr1@aol.com).
Telephone: 1-718-984-6615
THESIS ON
ARAB WOMEN
I am an MA student at Baghdad
University. I am preparing a thesis entitled: "Women without
men - an inquiry into the theme of the lonely woman in selected
English and Arabic novels".
I am looking for help in getting
sources about the status of women in the Arab society and the
oppression to which she is subject. The embargo imposed on my
country makes it very difficult for me to get recent sources - or
even relatively old ones, especially those written in English -
from which I can benefit.
I would be very grateful if you
could send me by e-mail any useful article which provides me with
information about the status of Arab women (the section I am
writing now), the way they are treated by the Arab man, and how
the modern Arab authors have presented her in their novels.
Please note that I am short of time because I am supposed to
finish within two weeks. [Message dated July 12, 2001]
Maysoon K. Al-Hattab
mayhattab@yahoo.com
ARAB PROVERB
"The dogs bark but the
caravan moves on." What is the meaning underlying these
words?
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VALUE OF OPEC
I am writing a thesis and I need to either prove or disprove
the following statement: " The Middle East would be in a state of
turmoil without the stabilising force of OPEC". Any
ideas on this?
twin144@yahoo.com
ARABIC FOR CHILDREN
I have been searching for an immersion program to teach my
children to speak
Arabic. I am interested in a summer camp situation where
they can
speak the language daily. If this is not available, I live in
Maryland, USA, and
would also be interested in immersion classes for speaking in my
area.
Sandra Ahmed
tandsahmed@aol.com
SAUDI RADIO
Are there any Saudi radio stations on line?
Ingrid Mattson mattson@hartsem.edu
LOVE POEM WANTED
I am a Canadian trying to send some poetry
to a friend in Jordan but am unable to find a love
poem in Arabic. Could anyone please make some
suggestions ?
Jennifer Stuart jennifer.stuart@sympatico.ca
SAVING
ARABIC TEXT AS IMAGES
I am running
Windows 98 and Internet Explorer 5.5 that supports Arabic
text. What I am looking for is to be able to write Arabic but
save in GIF or JPEG format. What program do I need to
purchase?
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A NON-MUSLIM
WOMAN IN ALGERIA
I am travelling to Oran on business (related to
my company's
Algerian distributor). I would like to know how should a non-Muslim,
European woman act
there. How should I dress, what kind of behaviour should I avoid?
I will be
grateful for all tips.
Aleksandra
pietras.a@pg.com
SYRIAN APRICOT ROLLS
I am looking for calorie/nutritional information for a Syrian
product I
often purchase here in Canada which resembles 'fruit roll ups'.
The best way
to describe it is a mixture of apricot paste, pressed onto a large
sheet.
The package states that the recipe contains sugar and olive oil
but I am
unable to tell how much oil (=fat=high calories) this food
contains. Can
anyone advise me?
Christine
Kinsey
QATAR FILM
FESTIVAL
Can anyone supply email and web address of
the upcoming Arab film festival to be held in Qatar?
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MARKETING AND SPORTS SPONSORSHIP IN DUBAI
I am in my final
year of university in Bournemouth, England. I have had a
long interest and desire to work in Dubai. I have just
finished an 18 month period in a PR and sponsorship company
in London, working for clients such as Manchester United,
Chelsea FC, Bacardi, Orange, Umbro and the England rugby
team to name but a few. I am now looking for a position
within a marketing company or sports sponsorship agency. Can
anyone advise me where I could find a list of marketing or
sports agencies in the Dubai region?
Ian
Clarke
CALL
FOR CONTRIBUTORS
Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic
Cultures (EWIC)
EWIC is envisioned as a broad based, interdisciplinary, cross-cultural,
transhistorical encyclopedia, focusing specifically on women in Islamic
cultures, but also including non-Muslim women in cultures where Islam has
had a significant presence. It will be the first such encyclopedia. It will
be published by Brill (Leiden) in 2003, as a 2,000,000 word, three-volume
set. The Editorial Board includes myself as General Editor and Associate
Editors Julie Peteet (University of Louisville), Afsaneh Najmabadi
(Barnard College, Columbia University), Seteney Shami (Social Science
Research Council), Jacqueline Siapno (Australian National University), and
Jane I. Smith (Hartford Seminary). We are interested in inviting broad
participation in writing of the Encyclopedia entries (including qualified
graduate student, if you would like to recommend any). We are in the
preliminary stages of the project. As part of the preparation, we are
creating a database with names andcoordinates of pos
sible contributors to the project. Potential contributors will be
identified and recruited in approximately one year, though we will begin
with some entries earlier. If your research is relevant to women and
Islamic cultures, we would appreciate your sending us the following
information: Last name, first name, institution affiliation, title,
address, city, state, zip code, country, home phone, office
phone, fax, email, research interests, publications.
This information will be incorporated into our database which we will
use to guide us in our invitations to potential contributors. If you know
of others (especially qualified graduate students) whose work would be
relevant to EWIC, please let us know or pass this note on to them. While
not everyone in the database will necessarily be invited to contribute, we
expect our contributors to number in the hundreds. Please
e-mail my research assistant, Patricia Ristow or
write to her c/o: Suad Joseph, Anthropology, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis CA 95616
( fax: (530) 752-8885.
Suad Joseph
Professor of Anthropology and Women's Studies
General Editor, EWIC
email: sjoseph@aucegypt.edu
(until June 2001); sjoseph@ucdavis.edu
(from 1 July, 2001)
CLASSICAL
POETRY
I am trying to find out all
I can about the 16 classical Arabic poetic
meters, but am not having much luck. I noticed on your site
that you listed
half of the meters. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could
possibly
send me information on all the meters, as well as how al-Khalil bin
Ahmad
created them.
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COLOURS IN
ISLAM
I am seeking information
about the symbolism or the rationale behind the use of
certain colors in Islamic tiles. Did blue symbolize
something, etc? Is there a symbolism behind each color
in Islam? Or were the colors the result of the materials
that were available?
Also, I am trying to find information about the colors
or stripes that were often used on the arches in Islam
architecture. Any help you might provide would be
appreciated.
Carolyn Filippelli (cfilippe@systema.westark.edu)
Boreham Library, Westark College, Box 3649, Fort Smith, AR
72913, USA
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
I am a graduate student at Columbia University in the
Department of Middle Eastern Language and Culture. I have
decided to write my thesis on Palestinian-Israeli children's
literature. I am in a rigorous quest for children's stories
and actually making a trip to Palestine / Israel for books -
I am looking for books, schools, contacts. If you can help
please contact me.
Irrit Dweck id22@columbia.edu
SEEKING
DOCTORS IN AMMAN
How can I find a listing of
doctors in Amman, Jordan ? I
have researched every way I can think on the internet to
find something like this. Please help.
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GARBAGE PAIL KIDS
I am a collector of some trading cards which were released in
the late 1980s. I know that they were sold in Jordan. They
are called "Garbage Pail Kids", but the names of the characters
and the backs are written in French. I would be very happy if
someone could help me find them or tell me who I may can
contact.
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From: Dawud ibn Chuck
We had Garbage Pail Kids in the US as
well, though they were written in English here. I can't really
encourage you to collect them, though, because I don't think
they are very Islamic. I can't imagine Muhammad (SAW) buying
"Dead Fred" rather than feeding his people. Perhaps
you could try a different site for more information. Here in the US we have comic book
and antique stores which sell such novelties. Perhaps you
do there. You could also look in www.ebay.com
LEARNING
ARABIC IN JORDAN
I would like information about an Arabic course in Jordan
for three to six months - the address and email of the institute.
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GUINBRI
WANTED
I'm interested in
finding a Guinbri for sale ... If you can help in my quest,
please contact me!
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ARABIC
TUITION IN DAMASCUS
I have been told there is an
excellent "executive" course ran in Damascus of
Arabic for business purposes: intensive, small groups, plus
1:1 private courses. Any information will be appreciated.
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ARABIC AS A
SECOND LANGUAGE
I have heard of a school in
UK, for Arab children, where they learn Arabic as a
second language. Can anyone supply information regarding the
curriculum, or the email address of the school?
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