http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4340 Sun, 26 May 2013 08:40:49 GMT 2013-05-26T08:40:49Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/5904 'The Man of the Impossible': Nationalism and the Creation of New Heroes in post-Nasser Egypt Gratien, Chris This study looks at trends in Egyptian nationalism since the 1980s by exploring the spy novel series Rajul al-Mustahil. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:17:13 GMT http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/5904 2010-01-25T21:17:13Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/5898 Development Through Faith: The Ma'adi Life Makers and the Islamic Entrepreneurial Subject Harris, Samuel The Life Makers are an Islamic youth organization inspired by the Egyptian preacher Amr Khaled and dedicated to social change and development based on Islamic principles. This group provides a morally-sanctioned social forum for youth interaction in the context of an increased emphasis on Islamic values. It also, through its vision of social change as emerging from individual transformation, functions to construct a new model for Muslim selves. The Life Makers' ideal self, inspired by Amr Khaled and the American self-improvement genre, is characterized by personal responsibility, individual initiative, and a focus on projects and goals. This vision of the Muslim self and the repertoire of social claims-making that it implies reflect both global trends in the practice of Islamic piety and the changing dynamics of the Egyptian "social contract" in an era of neoliberal economic reform. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:04:21 GMT http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/5898 2010-01-25T21:04:21Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/5523 Unnatural and Ever Prejudicial: Racial and Colonial Hierarchies in 19th Century Zanzibar. Dyer, Jeffery This thesis explores the construction of racial categories by British observers in Zanzibar during the 19th century and how these categories influenced structures of power that were put in place prior to the establishment of the British protectorate in 1890. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:02:53 GMT http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/5523 2009-08-07T15:02:53Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4341 Eating Homes:A Critical Inquiry into the Representation of Arab American Identities in Contemporary Arab American Writings on Food Wathington, Priscilla Food writing is a significant trend in Contemporary Arab American Literature. This thesis explores the identity content of that body of literature, examining why food has captured the imagination of Arab American writers and how food helps to consolidate, order and narrate Arab American identity. The literature examined in this analysis includes poetry, short fiction and cookbook-memoirs. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:55:15 GMT http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4341 2008-01-29T18:55:15Z