Children’s Fear Responses to Real-Life Violence on Television: The Case of the 1973 Middle East War

1980 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akiba A. Cohen ◽  
Hanna Adoni
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Real Life

Political Science Research in the Middle East and North Africa

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Personal Accounts

Based on personal accounts of their experiences conducting qualitative and quantitative research in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa, the contributors to this volume share the real-life obstacles they have encountered in applying research methods in practice and the possible solutions to overcome them. The volume is an important companion book to more standard methods books, which focus on the “how to” of methods but are often devoid of any real discussion of the practicalities, challenges, and common mistakes of fieldwork. The volume is divided into three parts, highlighting the challenges of (1) specific contexts, including conducting research in areas of violence; (2) a range of research methods, including interviewing, process-tracing, ethnography, experimental research, and the use of online media; and (3) the ethics of field research. In sharing their lessons learned, the contributors raise issues of concern to both junior and experienced researchers, particularly those of the Global South but also to those researching the Global North.

scholarly journals OSSMAR: An Observational Study to Describe the Use of Sunitinib in Real-Life Practice for the Treatment of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marwan Ghosn ◽  
Roland Eid ◽  
Emad Hamada ◽  
Hamdy Abdel Azim ◽  
Jamal Zekri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Renal Cell ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Routine Clinical Practice ◽  
The Mean

PURPOSE Sunitinib offers improved efficacy for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). To provide better disease management in the Middle East, we studied its use in mRCC in real-life practice in this region. MATERIAL AND METHODS Patients diagnosed with mRCC and started on sunitinib between 2006 and 2016 from 10 centers in Africa and the Middle East region were studied in this regional, multicenter, observational, retrospective trial to obtain routine clinical practice data on the usage patterns and outcomes of sunitinib in mRCC in real-life practice. RESULTS A total of 289 patients were enrolled. Median age at diagnosis was 58.7 years. The patient characteristics were as follows: 73.6% of patients were males; 85.8% had clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC); 97.5% had unilateral RCC; 66.3% had metastatic disease at initial diagnosis; 56.3% received previous treatment for RCC, among which 98.7% had undergone surgery; and 15.2% and 31.4% were classified in the favorable and poor-risk groups (expanded Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center criteria), respectively. On treatment initiation, the mean total sunitinib dose was 48.1 mg, and 87.6% of patients were started on a sunitinib dose of 50 mg. The mean duration of sunitinib treatment was 9.6 months. Overall response rate was 20.8%, with a median duration of 8.2 months. Median time to progression was 5.7 months. Median follow-up time was 7.8 months. By months 12 and 24, 34.3% and 11.4% of patients, respectively, were still alive. Seventy-six patients (60.9%) experienced 314 adverse events. Twenty-three patients (8.0%) experienced 28 serious adverse events. Overall, 83 patients (28.7%) discontinued their sunitinib treatment. CONCLUSION The results are indicative of the general treatment outcomes of patients with mRCC in the Middle East using sunitinib in routine clinical practice. Reported adverse events are similar to those described in the literature but at lower frequencies.

Analysis of Speeches by the Former President of the US, Barack Hussein Obama, Regarding the Middle East and Northern Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-32
Author(s):  
Alelign Aschale Wudie
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Political Ideologies ◽  
World Power ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Usa

The main intention in this article is to critically analyze the ex-president Barack Obama's speeches regarding the Middle East and (North) Africa and see how US-America, Middle East, and Africa are framed in political ideologies. Data is collected from the four speeches delivered by the ex-president of the USA in different places and settings. The data is analyzed using critical discourse analysis (CDA). The findings revealed that political ideology sleeplessly aspires to safeguard the interests of America and her “true” allies to sustain their world power and to suppress the “others” in the counterfeit names of tolerance, engagement, aid and support, democracy and freedom, knowledge-driven economy, peace and security, etc., that targets the younger generation. Contemporary pretexts and extensions have been done with discourse manipulations and real-life interventions.

Market entry of a western company in the Middle East

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Rupert A. Brandmeier ◽  
Sebastian Hain ◽  
Florian Rupp
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Market Entry ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Joint Venture ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Intercultural Management ◽  
Set Up

Subject area Entry of a service sector company based in Europe into the Middle East market with focus on Saudi Arabia. Study level/applicability The students should have some familiarity with case studies and should be able to successfully solve easy cases. This case can be used in all courses of general economics and management. It is best suited for courses on market entries, risk management in international business, intercultural management or developing and emerging markets. Case overview Two market entry options are discussed: joint venture set-up with partner and independent direct investment without local partner. A tangible real life experience of the Middle East market will enhance the theoretical presentation and help students to gain practical solutions. Expected learning outcomes The students should be aware of risks and opportunities in the Middle East and Saudi Arabian markets for western companies from the service sector. He/She should be able to prioritize relevant economic data and simultaneously discuss several different options by dealing with complex situations. Supplementary materials Teaching note.

scholarly journals Vesoul 2012

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gönül Dönmez-Colin
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Far East ◽  
Real Life ◽  
The Other ◽  
Film Festival ◽  
China And India ◽  
The Far East ◽  
The Family ◽  
International Festival

18th INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE CINEMAS OF ASIA (FICA) - VESOUL The only Asian film festival in France that stretches the boundaries from the Middle East to the Far East and from Central Asia to China and India, FICA-Vesoul (14-21 February 2012), opened the curtain this year with the most recent film of renowned Japanese filmmaker, Koreeda Hirokazu, Kiseki (I Wish, 2011) about two brothers separated after the divorce of their parents- one living with his unemployed mother and the other, with his bohemian musician father. Played with charm by two real life brothers, who are often more sensible than the adults around them, the film tenderly reflected the emotions of children, who are happiest when the family is together. The festival honoured KoreEda with the Golden Cycle, screening all his films including his documentaries such as Kare no ina hachigatsu ga (August Without Him, 1994) about the first...

scholarly journals Teaching gender within International Relations: Experiences from a Brazilian University Classroom

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vânia Carvalho Pinto
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Middle East ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
The World ◽  
Systemic Level ◽  
State Relations ◽  
The University ◽  
Level Of Analysis

In this article I propose to reflect upon my classroom experiences and didactical practices teaching gender and international relations (IR) at the University of Brasília. The empirical examples will be drawn from two undergraduate courses: theory of international relations and international relations of the Middle East. The main issue that I am addressing in this article is the students’resistance to the study of gender within IR. Part of the problem rests within the structure of the mainstream discipline as the latter tends to over focus on the systemic level of analysis, a theoretical abstraction that renders women (and people in general) invisible. Given that IR students typically become our future diplomats and civil servants, training in foreign policy must not be allowed to rest on depersonalised state relations, which will at best deliver unidirectional and simplistic views of the world. To that end, I propose a set of topics, literature and pedagogical practices of how to mainstream gender into a general IR discipline. The main points underlying this proposal are to emotionally engage students by carefully selecting which IR topics to study and to decrease the level of abstraction by utilizing real-life up-to-date case studies and examples.

scholarly journals Philosophy of Religion and Religious Pluralism from Biblical Perspective and Their Implications for Christian Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-78
Author(s):  
Siwoku-Awi Omotayo Foluke
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Philosophy Of Religion ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Moral Perfection ◽  
Biblical Perspective

Purpose: Students of Christian Religious Studies should be encouraged to learn about other religions in order to enhance their personal conviction and be tolerant and competent in engaging in meaningful negotiation when mediating in crises. It is an exploratory research that has deployed resources from documents, media and personal interaction and inquiries. Religion is a cause of disunity, tribal disparity, ethnic cleansing and wars in most parts of the world. Religion has empowered some individuals to kill, maim, rape, enslave and self-impose on others. It has been mingled with politics in some countries like Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Middle East, most African countries and many others. The practice of religion has been used to discriminate against job seekers and in matters of welfare. It brings tremendous gains to some people while others are impoverished.    Methodology: Real life occurrences as published by the media of people who have been victims of religious intolerance, violence, psychological and sexual slavery. For instance, in the Middle East entire communities are eliminated by murder and rape of children and youths who are abducted to be subjected to indoctrination or kept as hostages until some money is paid on them. These destructive tendencies forestall development. Findings: The findings are: A God-centered religion should emphasize divine qualities in the lives of believers. Compliance with the National Constitution of one’s country is more beneficial than man-made tenets and laws that are of the least benefits to the general public or human progress and which cause dissension and do not necessarily reflect the nature of God, the Creator but that of an invisible personality that only forms a part of human imagination. Faith in God should be a reason to love fellow humans 1John 4:20. Learning philosophy of religion is training in peaceful coexistence. Religion arouses intense emotions; therefore, it may not deploy rationality in fostering good human relations and respect of the rights of opponents. Unique Contribution To Theory, Practice And Policy: This article contributes to contemporary realities by proposing that democratic governments should institute peace and order by enabling equal rights of worship, freedom of religion, of choice and of self-expression.  The research leans heavily on the Bible and the claims of Jesus Christ, a fact of history, whose moral perfection, peaceful lifestyle, teaching and philosophy express values that are worthy of emulation for human development, progress and peace.      Key words: pluralism, philosophy of religion, Bible tenets, Islam, Ba’hai, Buddhism

scholarly journals Transnationale Netzöffentlichkeiten als neue politische Öffentlichkeiten – Das kritische Potential digitaler Medien am Beispiel arabischer OnlinePlattformen

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 93-100
Author(s):  
Christina Schachtner
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Political Role ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Political Protests

Even in the first few weeks of the so-called "Arab Spring" in January 2011, digital media were identified as being essential instruments for organizing the political protests in the Middle East and North Africa. Yet digital media had already started to play a political role as arenas of discourse in which topics such as democracy, minority rights, gender and religion could be debated at least two to three years earlier. A critical online public sphere arose which had a transregional and global focus right from the start, as reflected in the self-image of one network actor when he explained: "In real life I'm a Saudi guy living in Saudi Arabia. But online I'm multinational, I'm multigeographical". This article presents the results of a study entitled "Communicative publics in cyberspace" investigating digital platforms which had been initiated in the Arab world, which is also where most of the contributions come from; this analysis is backed up by interviews with network actors and bloggers from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Following the concept of Nancy Fraser's transnational public spheres (2007). I analysed the normative legitimacy and the efficiency of the communicative authority of digital arenas of discourse in the Middle East, identifying which political practices led to social movements in the digital sphere and which characteristics of digital media contributed to helping digital arenas of discourse turn into places where political resistance can develop.

Испитьсмертноезелье:АлександрийскийпатриархИоаким(1448-1567)междуэпосомиисторией

2019 ◽  
pp. 136-163
Author(s):  
K.A. Panchenko
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
16Th Century ◽  
The Real ◽  
Royal Court ◽  
Christian Literature

During and after his lifetime Joachim I, Greek Patriarch of Alexandria (born 1448 1567, patriarch since 1486/7), has been cherished as a Wonderworker. The most famous legend dedicated to him depicts the Patriarch who drains the cup of poison under Mamluk Sultans order as validation for the Christian Faith and stays safe. Amazing is that this mythical legend was formed during the Patriarchs lifetime, more then that, Russian legate Vasily Pozniakov in 1560 recorded that story from Joahims own words. The article attempts to analyse the miracles signed to the Patriarch of Alexandria through Russian, Arab Christian and Greek sources, and to sort out of topoi and circulating literature plots real life events, upon which the legend could be based . The spotlight falls upon the Middle East Christians antiJewish discourse, the plot of a dispute at a royal court and a trial for a righteous Christian, who did miracles to verify his faith. The legend about a mountain that moved in response to Patriarch Joachims preyer, origins from the 10th century Copt folklore and is no doubt a Myth. Though the legend about the poison to be drained, which definitely has multiple duplicates in the Middle East Christian literature epic of Johns of Edessa miracles (9th century AD), in particular, contains the whole range of unique facts and data new to the hagiographic tradition and probably related to the real circumstances of Joachims trial. Likewise, the Life of Theophilos the Myrrhstreamer (died in 1548), the ascetic from Mount Athos, confirms the story of Joachims miracle, irrespectively of the ArabChristian sources. Comparison of the Life of Theophilius and the ArabMoslem chronicles of Ibn Iyas (late 15th early 16th century) allows the estimation that Joachim was tried with poison in the period between April and June 1498. The article attempts to reconstruct the historical context of this event. Carefully examined are the genesis of the Joachims Miracles Legend and the circumstances of its written records.Во время и после его жизни Иоахим I, греческий Патриарх Александрии (родился 1448 1567, патриарх с 1486/7), был взлелеян как чудотворец. Самая известная легенда, посвященная ему, изображает патриарха, который осушает чашу яда по приказу Мамлюка султана как подтверждение христианской веры и остается в живых. Удивительно, что эта мифическая легенда сложилась еще при жизни Патриарха, более того, русский легат Василий Позняков в 1560 г. записал эту историю со слов самого Иоахима. В статье предпринята попытка проанализировать чудеса, подписанные Александрийскому патриарху через русские, арабские христианские и греческие источники, а также выделить из топоев и циркулирующей литературы сюжеты реальных жизненных событий, на которых могла бы основываться легенда. В центре внимания антиеврейский дискурс ближневосточных христиан, сюжет спора при королевском дворе и суд над праведным христианином, совершившим чудеса для подтверждения своей веры. Легенда о горе, которая двигалась в ответ на Прейер патриарха Иоакима, берет свое начало из коптского фольклора X века и, несомненно, является мифом. Хотя легенда о яде, который должен быть осушен, которая определенно имеет несколько дубликатов в ближневосточной христианской литературе эпос Иоанна Эдесского чудес (IX век н. э.), в частности, содержит весь спектр уникальных фактов и данных, новых для агиографической традиции и, вероятно, связанных с реальными обстоятельствами суда Иоакима. Точно так же и жизнь Феофила стримера (умершего в 1548 году), подвижника с Афона, подтверждает рассказ о чуде Иоакима, безотносительно к арабохристианским источникам. Сопоставление жития Феофилия и арабомусульманских хроник ИбнИяса (конец XVго начало XVI века) позволяет предположить, что Иоахим был отравлен в период между апрелем и июнем 1498 г. В статье предпринята попытка реконструировать исторический контекст этого события. Тщательно изучены происхождение легенды о чудесах Иоакима и обстоятельства ее письменных записей.

A DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR METHODS OF MEASUREMENT IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelrahman Magdy ◽  
Samer Ezeldin
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Decision Support System ◽  
Support System ◽  
Standard Method ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Building Projects ◽  
Standard Methods ◽  
Method Of Measurement ◽  
Methods Of Measurement

Cost estimation of any construction project depends on issuing the Bill of Quantities which defines and quantifies the work items of any project to be priced. When preparing these bills, a set of guiding rules can be used to ease the preparation which is known as the Method of Measurement. Some institutions issued standard Method of Measurements such as the CESMM, NRM and POMI. Each Method of Measurement has its own characteristics and uses. The use of these standard Methods of Measurement is studied in this paper for the civil and building projects in the Middle East by preparing a questionnaire to be distributed and returned on quantity surveyors in the Middle East. The Results are analyzed and the findings are used to construct a decision support system that automates the process of selection of the suitable standard method of measurement for civil or building projects based on some project parameters. The model was validated by comparing its results with those in real life projects. A conclusion was reached the standard Methods of Measurement are used with POMI having most uses followed by CESMM unlike NRM that has least use so the model can give suitable choice for the Method of Measurement in civil projects unlike building projects since NRM is issued recently and still not used in Middle Eastern projects.

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