Multiculturalism as Reflected in the Linguistic and Semiotic Landscape of Arab Museums in Israel

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-91
Author(s):  
Athar Haj Yahya

Multiculturalism is respectful of diversity among individuals and communities in a society, allowing them to retain and express their particular identities and engage in egalitarian dialogue. This article examines how the multiculturalist approach is reflected in the linguistic and semiotic landscape of Arab museums in Israel. It focuses on a case study of the Umm al-Fahm Art Gallery as a window onto the sociocultural realities of Israel. The article’s findings are based on an analysis of the linguistic and semiotic landscape elements of the museum space and a semi-structured in-depth interview with its founder. They attest to deficiencies in the process of retaining and designing the particular cultural elements for the Palestinian-Arab population in Israel, affecting the realization of multiculturalism and compromising egalitarian dialogue between the various communities.

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-113
Author(s):  
Cynthia Ayu Purnomo ◽  
Soteria Adia Mahanaim ◽  
Fang-ying Riva Lo ◽  
Viqi Ardaniah ◽  
Peter Ardhianto

Various culture in Indonesia is slowly being forgotten by the majority, for people now uses another way of communication to deliver the message from one person to another. One of the examples that could see is the usage of Javanese script or usually called Hanacaraka. Therefore, studying the visual language of shoe design from Flymax Indonesia case study will help the public to understand how urgent creative cultural product is. This research uses qualitative research regarding the case study based on the in-depth interview through the owner of Flymax Indonesia and visual language analysis regarding the visuals. This study has implications for the creative industry practitioners in conveying visual language and impacting methods in developing creative products by including cultural elements in popular products. From Flymax study case, implementing cultural to modern shoes is to strengthen cultural identity, user identity, and local brand identity, moreover supporting local economic growth and cultural preservation.


Author(s):  
Selly Veronica ◽  
Nurlisa Ginting ◽  
AmyMarisa

Night tourism development comes up as an innovative strategy for tourism development in this current intense competition. There are four main elements in night tourism, namely economic, social, environmental, and night atmosphere. Berastagi is the most popular tourist destination in Karo Regency, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia, which already have night tourism destination but unfortunately undeveloped yet. Night tourism development in Berastagi must be with the local wisdom approach to maximize its benefit. Karonese as the majority ethnic of the local community in this area potential to be developed on its night tourism. This paper only analyzes the environmental and night atmosphere aspects in Berastagi’s night tourism, which based on local wisdom. Qualitative primary data from field observation and depth interview results have been analyzed by using the descriptive method. The study shows that involving local wisdom in developing the environment and night atmosphere can give the typical identity for the night tourism in Berastagi.Night Tourism


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 21-32
Author(s):  
Faiqua Tahjiba

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the actual condition of the students of University of Rajshahi (RU) regarding drug abuse and addiction. Using case study method the research was conducted with four objectives: (a) to find out how respondents began drug abuse; (b) to discover the causes of their drug addiction; (c) to understand the process of their drug abuse; and (d) to find out the economic, social and health effects of drug abuse. Methods: Case study method was used in this research. Through snowball sampling 18 drug- addicted students of RU were selected as respondents. In-depth interview with a schedule was used to collect data from the respondents in January 2019. Results: Findings of the study show that the causes of drug addiction included curiosity, frustration, friends’ request, neglect from family and friends etc. The drugs which they usually abused were Yaba, Phensydyle, Ganja (Weed), Chuani etc. Their average monthly expenditure for collecting drugs was in between Taka 8,000-10,000. They collected those drugs from rickshaw pullers at different points within the campus and from Mizaner Mor, Budhpara slum and other places outside the campus. The respondents opined that drugs were available if sufficient money could be spent. The respondents had senior and junior fellow students and local boys as companions while taking drugs. Most of them faced physical problems after taking drugs, and some of them tried to get rid of this curse of drug addiction. Conclusion: The findings of this research show that the rate of drug addiction among the students of RU was quite alarming. Therefore, all stakeholders including the students, guardians, teachers, university authority, the law makers and law enforcing agencies, researchers, civil society, NGO’s and the state must come forward together to combat this formidable foe.


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 479-487
Author(s):  
Sawpheeyah Nima ◽  
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Yupa Somboon

There are several medical drug addict treatment methods used by physicians and other health professionals worldwide. The community-based treatment and care for drug use and dependence have increased in popularity. However, little is known about whether or how Islamic spirituality model could be incorporated into formal treatment in the Muslim community. This study aimed to explore the Islamic integrated model for drug addict treatment and rehabilitation on Kratom use among Muslim adolescents in Krabi Province, Thailand. The focus group discussion and in-depth interview were carried out in chief officer, the staff of treatment service volunteers, program leaders, and families and friends of addicts during October 2017-December 2018. The results revealed that the implementation of integrated Islamic religious learning in the drug therapy session to grow the spiritual religiosity and lower relapse among Muslim youth who were previous kratom addicts. The Islamic faith-based treatment model could be declared the evidence of kratom recovery in community level.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Unsa Athar ◽  
Saad-Ur Rahman ◽  
Hafeez Ur Rehman ◽  
Waqar Ahmed ◽  
Shaarif Kaleem

UNSTRUCTURED ABSTRACT: Life perspective, behavior, feelings and social health changes in a victim of acid burn attack. Objective: To determine the changes and life perspective and social health in acid burn victims. Study Design: Case report study Study Duration and Place: The study was conducted in 6-month duration in the department of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Hospital, Lahore. Methodology: This is a case study of unmarried woman and her young sister, who suffered acid burn violence. Two sessions were held. First was to develop the rapport while the second was an in depth interview. Data were collected using a question guide, and was analyzed using Grounded theory. Results: The patient suffered from structural and functional loss after the incident and also suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. She feels socially stigmatized and isolated. Her life perspective has changed. She received informal social support but required formal social rehabilitation. Lack of legislation has made her feel hopeless because she has not received justice. Conclusion: Our patient is a 20 years old woman, who suffered from an acid throwing attack from a neighbor. Her young sister who was sleeping beside suffered too. The incident has led to a negative change in her behavior, feelings, and life perspective. She is socially isolated. She has had informal support but she needs better formal support. The need of the hour is improvement of public sector rehabilitation for acid burn victims and proper legislation. Keywords: Acid burn victims. Life perspective, social health


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 504
Author(s):  
Patrícia Moura e Sá ◽  
Maria João Rosa ◽  
Gonçalo Santinha ◽  
Cátia Valente

This paper aims to measure the quality of the services delivered by a court by assessing the satisfaction of court users and service providers, i.e., magistrates and court officials. For that purpose, a case study was carried out and data were collected by means of a questionnaire based on the SERVPERF instrument, in which perceived service quality is measured, considering court users, magistrates, and court officials’ perceptions of post-service performance. One hundred and fifty-eight questionnaires were successfully returned. An in-depth interview was later conducted to the court administrator to gain a richer understanding of the results achieved and ask follow-up questions. Overall, findings revealed that court users, magistrates, and court officials clearly have a positive view of the services provided, although improvement is needed, particularly in the court’s facilities and technological equipment. The current research sheds some light on the potentialities and difficulties of assessing service quality in the judiciary and contributes to the validation of the SERVPERF instrument in this context.


2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 278-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Manekin ◽  
Elizabeth Williams
Keyword(s):  

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonie M.E.A. Cornips ◽  
Vincent de Rooij ◽  
Irene Stengs

This article aims to encourage the interdisciplinary study of ‘languaculture,’ an approach to language and culture in which ideology, linguistic and cultural forms, as well as praxis are studied in relation to one another. An integrated analysis of the selection of linguistic and cultural elements provides insight into how these choices arise from internalized norms and values, and how people position themselves toward received categories and hegemonic ideologies. An interdisciplinary approach will stimulate a rethinking of established concepts and methods of research. It will also lead to a mutual strengthening of linguistic, sociolinguistic, and anthropological research. This contribution focuses on Limburg and the linguistic political context of this Southern-Netherlands region where people are strongly aware of their linguistic distinctiveness. The argument of the paper is based on a case study of languaculture, viz. the carnivalesque song ‘Naar Talia’ (To Italy) by the Getske Boys from the city of Heerlen.


2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-256
Author(s):  
Gammara Lenggo Geni ◽  
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Rizki Briandana ◽  
Farid Hamid Umarella ◽  
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This study aims to analyse the media management strategy of Indonesian television stations during the Covid-19 pandemic. In March 2020, an outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia affected the operations of broadcasting offices, which forced people to work from home. This situation affects the operations, strategy, and content of the television industry. The object of research is Kompas TV, one of the largest media companies in Indonesia, which was the first to implement a digital concept for its customers. The concepts of planning, organising, actuating, and controlling are used to analyse the strategies media utilised. The methodology employed for the current research takes the form of a case study by adopting the qualitative approach through an in-depth interview and observation. The results showed that Kompas TV, through its digital platform in the form of websites, YouTube channels, and social media, achieved an increase in the number of viewers, users, and engagement during the pandemic. In particular, the digital aspect does not only appear in communication, but also in the implementation of the Kompas TV strategy. The results of the study also revealed that strategies carried out on Kompas TV can be used as a model for other television in Indonesia to emulate, in order to sustain its business in times of crisis. Keywords: Strategy, broadcast management, Indonesia television station, pandemic Covid-19, qualitative research.


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 261-270
Author(s):  
Na Yea Oh ◽  
Young Ho Kim ◽  
Jin Wan Park
Keyword(s):  

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