SAGE Journal Articles

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Mohamed, A.H., & Omer, M.R., (2000). Texture and culture: Cohesion as a marker of rhetorical organisation in Arabic and English narrative texts. RELC Journal, 31(2), 45-75.

Discussion Questions:

  1. This study investigates the effect of culture on written Arabic and English texts in terms of “cohesive devices.”  What do the authors mean by this term?
  2. How do the authors describe cultural dimensions of Arabic-speaking and English-speaking communities?
  3.  How did the authors find that Arab cultures and English cultures differ?

 

Kapiszewski, A. (2006). Saudi Arabia: Steps toward democratization or reconfiguration of authoritarianism? Journal of Asian and African Studies, 4(5-6), 459-482.

Discussion Questions:

  1. What changes occurred in Saudi Arabia in the 1990s?
  2. What changes occurred in Saudi Arabia after September 11, 2001?
  3. Has the role of women changed in Saudi Arabian society?

 

Ali, S. (2010). Permanent impermanence. Contexts, 9(2), 26-31. 

Discussion Questions:

  1. Why has Dubai been lauded as a model for the rest of the Muslim world?
  2. Describe the life of expatriate laborers in Dubai.
  3. Is Dubai’s practice of permanent impermanent workforce a model for other countries?

 

Etling, B., Kelly, J., Faris, R., & Palfrey, J. (2010). Mapping the Arabic blogosphere: politics and dissent online. New Media & Society, 12(8), 1225-1243.

Discussion Questions:

  1. What were the major topics bloggers were addressing?
  2. What role do women play in these blogs?
  3. What role might bloggers play in the Arab world?

 

Ciffci, S. (2013). Secular-Islamist cleavage, values, and support for democracy and Shari’a in the Arab world. Political Research Quarterly 66(4), 781-793.

Discussion Questions:

  1. How do values and political views converge in the Arab world?
  2. How do values in the Arab world compare with U.S. dominant values?