scholarly journals The Dilemma of Saudi Arabian Homes in Riyadh

2020 ◽  
pp. 120633122096126
Author(s):  
Bob Giddings ◽  
Majid Almehrej ◽  
Manuel Cresciani

The courtyard form of the traditional Arab house responded to both climate and the culture of its inhabitants. Islamic values, as well as socioeconomic factors, played crucial roles in the design. However, the mid-20th century marked the beginning of Saudi Arabia’s first rapid economic growth as a result of the discovery of oil; which dramatically increased the wealth and prosperity of the population, and resulted in new lifestyles. This period witnessed the introduction of the grid layout street pattern and the detached villa house. This type became the prevalent style in Saudi Arabia, the central province, and Riyadh in particular. While the traditional courtyard house more than satisfied cultural needs, increasingly it was viewed inappropriate for affluent 21st-century lifestyles. Yet this research confirmed that the villa style is creating fundamental problems for Saudi families. The theoretical framework is set in sustainability theory, and investigates the principles of home through human needs, place, and house. The methodology uses a survey strategy with questionnaires, interviews, and building analysis to determine which aspects of home are satisfied by each type. The dilemma is that Saudi families will not return to the courtyard type because it does not meet important requirements of status; whereas the villa type does not meet significant criteria such as privacy. The context is increasing climatic temperatures, which are making both types increasingly uncomfortable. This study highlights the need for a specific contemporary home style that would satisfy 21st-century aspirations, respect Islamic culture, and respond to changing climate.

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 29-40
Author(s):  
Sanaila Ghufran

From the earlier times the voices of the minorities especially the Muslims have been subjugated by the forces. Many of the texts written in the olden times, whether fictional or non-fictional hardly have any mention of Muslims in them. One such text being the historical account of the Narvaez expedition that took place in 1527, which was chronicled by Cabeza de Vaca, one of the four survivors of the expedition. What is surprising is that one of the survivors was an African slave, Estabanico but he is hardly mentioned in the original, despite being part of the expedition that stretched to eight year. Fast forward to the 21st century which is the age of postcolonialism and where the once oppressed communities are finally speaking about their truth, Moroccan author, Laila Lalami through her novel, The Moor’s Account decided to give voice and a backstory to the African slave, Estabanico. The current paper deals with the complexities of the novel and tries to provide reasons as to why Cabeza de Vaca intentionally omitted the Estabanico’s account of the travels. The paper also discusses the ingenuine use of narrative tools made by the author in the retelling of the story of a forgotten Muslim slave. It also narrates the importance of women characters in the Islamic culture of those days, when the western woman was not as liberated as she is today. Lastly, the paper draws a parallel between Estabanico’s condition during the expedition and that of the Muslim population in the post 9/11 world.


10.14201/3124 ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Melendro Estefanía

RESUMEN: La educación del siglo XXI se configura en el intento de formar las actitudes, valores y conocimientos de los ciudadanos de un mundo cada vez más cosmopolita. Se perfila como una actividad compleja, implicada en múltiples escenarios antes poco conocidos, cargada de preguntas con respuestas diversas, inciertas, ocupada en la construcción de un modelo humano y social inmerso en el fenómeno de la globalización, escasamente anclado en la necesidad de tomar conciencia de nuestras propias limitaciones.Establecer el debate en torno a esta idea, desde los argumentos que nos ofrecen las nuevas teorías de las necesidades humanas fundamentales, desde la perspectiva de las herramientas que, hoy, nos señalan cuáles son esos límites del crecimiento humano, y desde el señalamiento de algunos de esos nuevos escenarios educativos, es el objeto de este artículo.Son diversas las coordenadas desde las que podemos representarnos ese futuro, y cuatro de entre ellas merecen nuestra especial atención: los esfuerzos por educar para la toma de conciencia de los límites de la vida en el planeta; las reflexiones sobre los nuevos espacios sociales -reales y virtuales- de la educación; los escenarios educativos diversos que suponen los países desarrollados y los países en vías de desarrollo, centro y periferia del sistema; los enfoques renovados de la educación para la ciudadanía, y el debate actualmente establecido en torno al lugar de la educación entendida como servicio público o como bien de consumo.ABSTRACT: The education of the 21st century is formed in the attempt of forming the attitudes, values and knowledge of the citizens of a world increasingly cosmopolitan. It is outlined as a complex activity involved in multiple scenes before little known, loaded with questions and several uncertain answers and busy with the construction of a human and social model. This model is immersed in the phenomenon of the globalization, scantily anchored in the need to be aware of our own limitations.The aim of this article is to establish the debate concerning this idea with the arguments that offer us the new theories of the essential human needs, from the perspective of the tools which indicate us the limits of the human growth today, and from some of these new educational scenes.There are several coordinates to represent that future, and four of them deserve our special attention: the efforts to educate in order to become aware of the limits of the life in the planet; the reflections on the new social spaces -real and virtualof the education; the educational scenes of the developed countries and the developing countries, centre and periphery of the system; the renewed approaches of the education for the citizenship, and the debate established at present concerning the education, about whether it is a public service or a consumer good.SOMMAIRE: L'éducation du XXI siècle se déroule dans la tentative de former les attitudes, valeurs et connaissances des citoyens d'un monde de plus en plus cosmopolite. Elle se dessine comme une activité complexe, impliquée dans de multiples scénarios peu connus auparavant, chargée de questions avec des réponses diverses, incertaines, occupée dans la construction d'un modèle humain et social immergé dans le phénomène de la mondialisation, faiblement ancré dans le besoin de prendre conscience de nos propres limitations.L'objet de cet article est celui d'établir le débat autour de cette idée, à partir des arguments que nous offrent les nouvelles théories des besoins humains fondamentaux, à partir de la perspective des outils qui, aujourd'hui, nous indiquent quelles sont les limites de la croissance humaine, et à partir de la signalisation de certains de ces nouveaux scénarios éducatifs.Plusieurs sont les coordonnées à partir desquelles nous pouvons nous représenter ce futur, et quatre parmi elles méritent de notre part une attention spéciale: les efforts pour instruire pour la prise de conscience des limites de la vie dans la planète; les réflexions sur les nouveaux espaces sociaux -réels et virtuels- de l'éducation; les divers scénarios éducatifs que composent les pays développés et les pays en voie de développement, centre et périphérie du système; les nouvelles approches de l'éducation pour la citoyenneté, et le débat actuellement établi autour de l'éducation comprise comme service public ou comme bien de consommation.


1970 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jolanta Martuszewska

The desire to live a safe life is one of the most important human needs, while education is the basis of knowledge of the society as a whole. To ensure the safety of the individual and the security of the state, there is a need for stable cooperation between various security institutions. There are many safety education institutions that work for the needs of state security. These include the Education for Safety Bureau, the post of Education for Safety Inspector, the post of School Safety Coordinator, School Safety Clubs, etc. The aim of this paper is to describe the situation in education based on safety education teaching in the 21st century. Other objectives include indicating tasks and rational solutions in education on the basis of the principles introduced by scholars, such as J.A. Comenius, J. Locke, I. Kant, which remain valid to this day.


2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-112
Author(s):  
Ela Hikmah Hayati ◽  
Rasikin Rasikin

This study discusses one of the dance arts in Pandeglang Banten, namely the Dhikr Saman dance. This dance is one culture that is able to carry Islamic values. The emergence of the Dhikr Saman dance culture is from a tarekat called Samaniyah brought by Sheikh Muhammad bin Abd Karim al-Samman from Aceh in the 18th century, by modifying the teachings of the Khalwiyat, Qadiriyah, Naqsabandiyah and Syadziliyah orders. This study aims to reveal how the role of the Dhikr Saman dance uses the structural functional theory analysis tool proposed by Talcot Parsons. The results of this study reveal that the Dhikr Saman Dance art is able to give a role in spreading Islamic values in the Pandeglang community in the aspects of religion and culture, but after 2009 the Dhikr Saman Dance no longer has an important role in the Society due to more modern thought changes brought by Muhammadiyah, which suggests that Islamic values contained in the Dhikr Saman dance are impure teachings.Keywords: Influence, Islamic Culture, Dhikr Saman, Pandeglang Studi ini membahas tentang salah satu seni budaya Tari di Pandeg¬lang Banten yaitu tari Zikir Saman. Seni tari ini merupakan salah satu budaya yang mampu membawa nilai-nilai Islam. Munculnya budaya tari Zikir Saman yaitu dari sebuah tarekat yang bernama Samaniyah yang dibawa oleh Syekh Muhammad bin Abd Karim al-Samman dari Aceh pada abad ke-18 M, dengan cara memodifikasi ajaran tarekat Khalwiyat, Qadiriyah, Naqsabandiyah dan Syadziliyah. Studi ini bertujuan meng¬ungkap bagaimana peran seni tari Zikir Saman dengan menggunakan alat analisis teori fungsionalisme struktural yang dikemukakan oleh Talcot Parsons. Hasil dari studi ini mengungkapkan bahwa seni tari Zikir Saman mampu memberikan peran dalam menyebarkan nilai-nilai Islam di kalangan Masyarakat Pandeglang dalam aspek agama dan budaya, akan tetapi setelah tahun 2009 tari Zikir Saman tidak lagi mempunyai peran penting dalam Masyarakat karena adanya perubahan pemikiran yang lebih modern yang dibawa oleh Muhammadiyah, yang menggap bahwa nilai-nilai Islam yang terkandung dalam seni tari Zikir Saman merupakan ajaran yang sudah tidak murni.Kata Kunci: Pengaruh, Seni Budaya Islam, Zikir Saman, Pandeglang


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Badrah Uyuni ◽  
Mohammad Adnan

Islam is the way of life. And the Islamic education system is called a holistic approach to learning as it was in the early days of Islamic civilization. Islamic education, therefore, is considered and placed in a very noble position as it emphasizes the importance of the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge over other human activities. The background of this article sets out to assess the Challenges of Islamic Education in the 21st Century by bringing up some brief literature and analysis. In this article there are several topics related to the nature of Islamic education in Islamic education, the reality of Islamic education, Reform of Islamic education in the 21st century in the sectoral sector, curriculum, strengthening human resources, the Islamization of science by embodying Islamic values in science as part of education, the development and strengthening of Soft skills and management as well as entrepreneurial spirit is an inevitable need. But all of that will be able to work well and even become a force for the revival of the Islamic ummah if moral learning and gratitude for everything become the foundation for all reforms carried out in Islamic Education in the 21st Century and beyond.Keywords: Islamic Education, 21st Century, Challenge  


Author(s):  
Yulduz Akmalovna Artikova ◽  

This article provides information about the fact that Islamic culture and values in our country are reflected in the national traditions, and analyzes the use of Islam by those who promote various aggressive ideas under the guise of religion. According to historical data, all the scientists who grew up in Central Asia mastered both religious and secular knowledge and made scientific discoveries in this regard that have a place in world civilization. Importantly, the teachings of Islam, among other beliefs, have been recorded in scientific books for their benevolence towards non-believers, promoting only goodness. Those who disguise their religion are instilling destructive ideas in the way of their goals to those who do not have enough knowledge about Islam. As a solution to the problem, the article emphasizes the need to incorporate knowledge of Islam into the educational process.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jolanta Martuszewska

The desire to live a safe life is one of the most important human needs, while education is the basis of knowledge of the society as a whole. To ensure the safety of the individual and the security of the state, there is a need for stable cooperation between various security institutions. There are many safety education institutions that work for the needs of state security. These include the Education for Safety Bureau, the post of Education for Safety Inspector, the post of School Safety Coordinator, School Safety Clubs, etc. The aim of this paper is to describe the situation in education based on safety education teaching in the 21st century. Other objectives include indicating tasks and rational solutions in education on the basis of the principles introduced by scholars, such as J.A. Comenius, J. Locke, I. Kant, which remain valid to this day.


1998 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 473-481
Author(s):  
Matthew Colless ◽  
Brian Boyle

This IAU Joint Discussion proposes to address the subject of redshift surveys in the 21st century. This paper, however, deals with two major new redshift surveys that those involved sincerely hope will be completed in the 20th century. Nonetheless, these surveys are relevant to the topic of the meeting, as they clearly foreshadow the scope and style of redshift surveys, if not in the coming millennium, at least in the coming decade. The surveys are being carried out with the new Two Degree Field (2dF) facility on the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT), a 400-fibre multi-object spectrograph with the capability, as described in Section 2, to increase the size of redshift surveys by an order of magnitude over current best efforts. The main scientific goals, survey strategy and some preliminary results from the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey are outlined in Section 3, while Section 4 similarly describes the 2dF QSO Redshift Survey. Further information can be found on the WWW at http://www.aao.gov.au/2df/ for the 2dF facility, at http://msowww.anu.edu.au/~colless/2dF/ for thegalaxy survey and at http://www.aao.gov.au/local/www/rs/qso_surv.html for the QSO survey.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-114
Author(s):  
Beny Sintasari

Youth empowerment and mentoring aims to make them a good young generation; namely adolescents who are righteous, faithful, knowledgeable, skilled and have noble character. To foster Muslim teenagers, it can be done in various approaches, including through the activities of youth mosques. Mosque youth is an organization that accommodates Muslim youth activities in prospering mosques. Mosque youth is an alternative forum for youth development that is good and needed by the people. By being oriented towards mosque, Islamic, scientific, youthful and skill activities, this organization can provide opportunities for its members to develop themselves according to their talents and creativity. Mosque youth have a very important role because mosque youth is an organization that really thinks about the development of Islam. Mosque youth play a role in the spread of Islamic culture. Through mosque youth, we can gradually instill Islamic values ??in children, so that they can fortify the Muslim generation in every activity.


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