scholarly journals Emirati students encounter Western teachers tensions and identity resistance

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-59
Author(s):  
Ibrahima Diallo
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Critical Incidents ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Identities ◽  
Educational Context ◽  
Intercultural Experience ◽  
Trained Teachers ◽  
Islamic Society ◽  
Islamic Values ◽  
Learning English

This paper discusses tensions and identity resistance in a cross-cultural educational context in the United Arab Emirates. It focuses on how Emirati students, living and socialised in a conservative Arabic-Islamic society and shaped by Islamic values and epistemologies, construct their cultural identities while learning English with their Western-trained teachers, who are influenced by liberal ideologies and secular epistemologies. To understand the complex engagement between Emirati students and their Western-trained teachers this article uses both phenomenography and reflection on critical incidents to explore, investigate and interpret Emirati students’ intercultural experience with their Western-trained teachers and to highlight the tensions and identity resistance that arise from this educational encounter.

scholarly journals Revivalism of the Tarekat Naqsyabandiyah in Changing the Local Political Landscape of Rokan Hulu, Indonesia in Post-New Order

FIKRAH ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 283
Author(s):  
Mega Hidayati ◽  
Tito Handoko
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
New Order ◽  
Islamic Movement ◽  
Political Landscape ◽  
Cultural Boundaries ◽  
History Of ◽  
Islamic Society ◽  
Islamic Values

<span lang="EN-US">Changes in Indonesia's socio-political require Islamic organizations to adapt to these changes, some of them have managed to survive and exist and died. Revivalism in Islam is a demand from the long history of Islam's journey, which has crossed the geographical and cross-cultural boundaries of Islamic society. The survival and death of the Islamic movement is highly dependent on the ability of Muslims adapts to the socio-political landscape, like the case of the Naqsyabandiyah Tarekat in Rokan Hulu-Riau, the existence of the movement survives because it is able to adapt to the socio-cultural system of the local community. This study shows there is an interaction between Islam and the culture of the community and influences each other.  The influence that occurs is sometimes positive and negative. The influence of Islam in the local socio-political landscape can be seen from the widespread use of Islamic symbols, as well as various local government policies that adopt Islamic values.</span>

HERITAGE IN THE LIVED ENVIRONMENT OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AND THE GULF REGION

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph John Hobbs
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Gulf Region ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Spatial Features ◽  
Gulf Countries ◽  
The Social ◽  
Islamic Values

This paper examines how the architectural, social, and cultural heritage of the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf countries may contribute to better development of this region’s lived environment. Modern urbanism has largely neglected heritage in architectural design and in social and private spaces, creating inauthentic places that foster a hunger for belongingness in the UAE’s built environment. The paper reviews recent urban developments in the UAE and the Gulf Region, and identifies elements of local heritage that can be incorporated into contemporary planning and design. It proposes that adapting vernacular architectural heritage to the modern built environment should not be the principal goal for heritage-informed design. Instead we may examine the social processes underlying the traditional lived environment, and aim for social sustainability based on the lifeways and preferences of local peoples, especially in kinship and Islamic values. Among the most promising precedents for modern social sustainability are social and spatial features at the scale of the neighborhood in traditional Islamic settlements. Interviews with local Emiratis will also recommend elements of traditional knowledge to modern settings. 

"We Were Getting Close to God, Not Deportees": The Expulsion to Marj al-Zuhur in 1992 as a Milestone in the Rise of Hamas

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 399-416
Author(s):  
Elad Ben-Dror
Keyword(s):  
Nonviolent Resistance ◽  
The Village ◽  
Islamic Society ◽  
Islamic Values

In December 1992, Israel deported hundreds of Hamas activists to Lebanon. The deportees ensconced themselves at a camp near the village of Marj al-Zuhur, close to the Israeli border. Their sojourn there bolstered Hamas and became a milestone in its development. This article shows how the deportees' success in running the camp as an exemplary Islamic society turned the deportation into a foundational myth for the movement, one centered on nonviolent resistance in the spirit of Islamic values.

scholarly journals Strengthening Islamic Literature in the Indonesian English Language Teaching

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dedi Irwansyah
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
English Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Educational Context ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Islamic Values ◽  
Islamic Literature

The emerging interest in using literature to teach English has not yet highlighted the significance of Islamic literature within Indonesian educational context. This article presents the portrayal of Islamic literature in English language teaching (ELT) study area and offers a possible conceptual model of integrating Islamic literature into ELT. Following a library research method, with the corpus consisting of fourteen stories and one poem derived from fifteen books, the findings of this study show that: most works of Islamic literature are designed for fluent readers; the presentation of Islamic literature is dominated by Middle East and Western writers; and the Western writers are not always sensitive to the symbols glorified by Muslim English learners in Indonesia. As to deal with the above findings, this study proposes a conceptual model consisting of input, process, and output elements. Not only does the proposed model strengthen the position of Islamic literature, but it also integrates the Islamic literature into English language teaching so that it could reach both fluent readers and beginning readers. The output of the proposed model, abridged and unabridged texts of the Islamic literature, can be utilized to teach vocabulary, grammar, the four basic skills of language, and Islamic values. 

scholarly journals Pelaksanaan Program Dakwah dan Pemberdayaan Santri Pondok Pesantren Hataska Semurup Kerinci-Jambi

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dedi Iria Putra
Keyword(s):  
Formal Education ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Life Skill ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
Islamic Society ◽  
Islamic Values ◽  
Empowerment Program

Pondok Pesantren as an educational institution that develop spiritual and life skills. One of them Pondok Pesantren Hataska. The problem in this research is what is the program of empowering students of Pondok Pesantren Hataska Semurup Kerinci-Jambi. How the implementation of empowerment program students of boarding school Hataska Semurup Kerinci-Jambi regency. There are five basic concepts of da'wah and the development of Islamic society 1. Ukhuwah (the importance of unity to gain strength) 2. Ta'awun (the inter-team approach in community development) 3. 'Amilun (a group with enough skills) 4. Ma'rifah (cultural understanding of society) 5. Yaqin have the ability to be independent). Pesantren is an institution that combines formal and non formal education that prioritizes the practice of Islamic values that become the daily lifestyle, with the development of pesantren also preparing santri in the field of life skill so as to adapt well when returning to society. In the implementation of empowerment program students of Hataska Pondok Pesantren in the field of spiritual and life skill implemented three stages: first, the giving of material. Second, training. Third, the implementation.

scholarly journals The Islamic Values Implemented in the English Language Syllabuses for the First Three Grades in Jordan

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. p299
Author(s):  
Dr. Mohammad Dayij Suleiman Al.qomoul
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Primary Grades ◽  
The Subject ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Language Textbooks ◽  
Islamic Values ◽  
Learning English

The study aimed at investigating the Islamic values basically (faith, worship, moral, and social) that could be implemented in the English language syllabuses of the first three grades in Jordan. The researcher revised those three syllabuses and found some fundamental Islamic values which affect the students’ behavior. “Words, phrases and sentences” are taken as original units for analysis and investigations. The subject of the study consisted of all the English language textbooks (Student’s Books and Activity Books) of the first three grades in Jordan. The sample of the study is the subject of the study itself, since the researcher analyzes all the English language books for the three primary grades in Jordan. The selected values are important in realization of goals and behaviors of learning, in general and in learning English as a foreign language, in particular. For values have the power of developing personality, which in turn, makes learning more effective and permanent. The findings of the study show that some fundamental Islamic values were implemented in these textbooks with some variation from one grade to another and some others are totally absent as shown in the Tables (1-5). Based on the findings of the study, the researcher attempts to figure out some remarkable suggestions and recommendations.

Science-religion compatibility beliefs across Middle Eastern and American young adult samples: The role of cross-cultural exposure

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 949-957 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly Rios ◽  
Mark Aveyard
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
The United States ◽  
Science And Religion ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Christian University ◽  
Secular Institution ◽  
American Students

Research shows that people in predominantly Christian cultures tend to perceive a basic tension between science and religion, which is not reflected in predominantly Muslim cultures. In this cross-cultural study comparing Christian university students in the United States and Muslim university students in the United Arab Emirates, we examined time spent in Western countries (for UAE students) or overseas (for American students) as predictors of perceived religion-science compatibility. Drawing upon the notion that science is viewed as more secular in Christianity than in Islam, we hypothesized and found that among UAE students, number of weeks per year spent in the West correlated negatively with religion-science compatibility beliefs. This relationship held even when controlling for science knowledge, suggesting that it results not from epistemological opposition to science but from an increasing exposure to the idea that science should be seen as a secular institution. Among American students, number of weeks per year spent overseas and religion-science compatibility beliefs were not associated. Implications for perceptions of science among different religious groups and in different cultural contexts are discussed.

scholarly journals Tourism, Representation and Compensation among the Dukha Reindeer Herders of Mongolia

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 608-615
Author(s):  
Jean Hatcherson
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Cultural Identities ◽  
Migration Patterns ◽  
Interpretive Study ◽  
Pile Sort ◽  
Northern Mongolia

AbstractIncreasingly, tourists come to northern Mongolia to visit the camps of the Dukha reindeer herders, a small group often characterized as primitive and disappearing. The year-round entry of tourists to Dukha camps is unregulated; the timing and context of these encounters, including compensation and accommodation, unpredictable. Some herders leverage dominant cultural and social capital, gaining more visitors and more opportunities to earn cash. However, while visits bolster the local economy, these cross-cultural contacts may disrupt traditional socio-cultural identities, migration patterns and egalitarian norms. This qualitative, interpretive study used guided, open-ended interviews (N=30), a modified pile sort and participant observation to examine reindeer herders’ perceptions of tourist visits and gift giving. Results show Dukha most involved with tourists have a positive attitude toward their visits. As tourists generally stay only two to four days, negative outcomes vis-a-vis gifts, cultural misrepresentations and economic compensation currently appear minimized. However, as visits increase, taiga tourism would further benefit from Dukha owned and controlled economic and ethnographic initiatives.

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