In this dissertation, I review the history of translation theories and then propose a new theory of translation, which I call "transformance." I use Bakhtinian dialogics as the theory's base and incorporate insights available from poststructuralism and deconstruction, postcoloni…
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A basic problem for scholars in Egyptology concerns ancient Egyptian social organization. Some Egyptologists state that ancient Egyptian society was organized along matrilineal lines, while others argue that the ancient Egyptian society was organized along patrilineal fines. The…
The Internet news medium has immense potential to restructure the existing media regime in Egypt. Online news sites offer new patterns for the production and consumption of media content and function as communication spaces in realms which lie beyond existing social and politica…
The main goal of this study is to provide an insight into how highly educated Egyptian women construct their perception of themselves as Muslims and Arabs living in the US after September 11, 2001, through redefining their gender roles. It is a qualitative study of Egyptian wome…
Hospitals in Egypt are approaching a time of change during which they will be required to assess their roles and the way they function as organizations. Health sector reform initiatives requiring greater autonomy and accountability are being pushed by international donors and in…
Problem. Middle Egyptian has played an increasingly important role in Biblical Archaeology and Old Testament studies. Much of biblical chronology is closely connected to Egyptian chronology; many biblical events record Egyptian involvement, and some of these are included on Egyp…
Structural transformation and economic liberalization have been on the Egyptian policy agenda for over 20 years. However, the results have been mixed. Macroeconomic imbalances have been manageable in Egypt. Microeconomic distortion have been persistent, mainly lack of employment…
Academics have extensively studied the life trajectories of second-generation immigrants. Various research studies have explored their identity-negotiation processes by looking at their degree of assimilation and acculturation into their host countries and their transnational co…
The ancient Egyptians and Dogon conceive that all elements of the universe operate in harmony. Therefore, the manner in which the Egyptians and Dogon express and experience their cosmologies must agree with this harmony. Using an African-centered approach, this study examines th…
In an era marked by multinationalism, globalization, transnationalism, and ethnopolitics, the conventional state border appears to be blurring at the edges, and in some instances extending beyond itself, This research seeks to test this proposition for a specific set of borders.…
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to assess the use of three dimensional facial averages in determining facial morphological differences between a native adult Egyptian population and a native adult Brazilian population. Methods: Three-dimensional images were acquired …
The US is a diverse country comprised of many immigrant groups. There have been a number of studies that have focused on different immigrant groups in America (Ahmed, 2010; Barry & Grilo, 2003; Bhattacharya & Schoppelrey, 2004; Buddington, 2002; Farley et a12005; Heras & Meleis,…
The autonomy of the shari ` a courts in Ottoman-Egypt during the 16th and 17th centuries, is the subject of this thesis. Specifically, it pursues the question of formalization (the incorporation of courts and their functionaries into the civil apparatus of the state) and, relate…
This study examines the conquest and control of the Sudan by the Mehmet Ali dynasty from its beginnings in 1820 to around 1870. It addresses the Ottoman-Egyptian invasion as a form of colonial conquest. But this colonization of the Sudan was quickly complicated and circumscribed…
Fifty-one Egyptian women, from all social groups and classes, living in the greater Cairo region during 1993–94 were intensively and extensively interviewed to ascertain their conceptualization of female identity (“femininity”) as well as the status, rights, and roles of women i…
This dissertation examines modern Arab Muslim literature on 'religious Others' from the overlapping perspectives of Islamic Studies, History of Religions, and Western hermeneutic philosophy. The broad basis for our analysis encompasses over four hundred books on religions other …
Education has played a critical role in the development of modern Egypt. Indeed, it has become a microcosm of Egyptian society, politics and culture--a stage in which Egypt has struggled to preserve and sustain its cultural integrity. Both external and internal forces continue t…
The role of British officials from the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan in the Military Administration of British-occupied Palestine during and after World War I is examined. Particular focus is given to the administrative structures, personnel, and concerns faced by this Occupied Enemy Ter…
Self-authorship has, in recent years, emerged as a leading theory in understanding cognitive, social and interpersonal development of undergraduate students, and how this process impacts learning. This mixed methods study explored the manifestations of self-authorship in Egyptia…