Dr. Abdullah Sa’ad Al-Hatlani. “Habib bin Shihab inscription:An Early Arabic Inscription Dated From the Northeastern Badia (The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan)”
“Habib bin Shihab inscription:An Early Arabic Inscription Dated From the Northeastern Badia (The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan)” presented by Dr. Abdullah Sa’ad Al-Hatlani. Lecture presented in Arabic.
Dr. Bader Mousa Al-Saif. “Between Pluralism and Homogeneity: The Management of Religious Diversity in the Arabian Peninsula”
“Between Pluralism and Homogeneity: The Management of Religious Diversity in the Arabian Peninsula” presented by Dr. Bader Mousa Al-Saif. The Arabian Peninsula boasts an unequivocal diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and religious traditions. This fluid plurality has always been an inherent part of the Arabian Peninsula; however, it was silenced at certain historical junctures when promoting […]
Dr. Mohammed Al-Waheeb. “Al-Ghazali and Descartes from Doubt to Certainty: A Phenomenological Approach”
“Al-Ghazali and Descartes from Doubt to Certainty: A Phenomenological Approach” presented by Dr. Mohammed Al-Waheeb. This lecture attempted to shed light on the philosophical relationship that we find between the Muslim philosopher Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali (1085-1111) and the French philosopher Rene Descartes (1596-1650), with the aim of revealing the similarities and differences between their two […]
Dr. Abdullah Alsarhan. “Love Is Adversity: The Conceptual Metaphor of Love in Arabic”
‘Love Is Adversity: The Conceptual Metaphor of Love in Arabic’ presented by Dr. Abdullah Alsarhan. This study aims at shedding a light on the concept of LOVE in Arabic according to the conceptual metaphor theory of Lakoff and Johnson (1980). It suggests that LOVE is conceptualized as ADVERSITY in Arabic. Bio: Dr. Abdullah E Alsarhan […]
Dr. Reem al-Rudaini. “Marriage/ Divorce documents in the late Fatimid Era”
‘Marriage/ Divorce documents in the late Fatimid Era’ presented by Dr. Reem al-Rudaini. This lecture discussed a marriage document, with a divorce document on its back, in the late Fatimid era. *lecture was presented in Arabic*
Dr. Mussaad Razouki. “A for Apple”
‘A for Apple’ presented by Dr. Mussaad Razouki A is for Apple takes us on a whirlwind tour from the “Fall of Man” all the way to present day through the symbological lens of the humble apple. We bear witness to the power of this noble fruit in antiquity, the Islamic Golden Age, the Renaissance, […]
Prof.Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Mahfouz. “The Land of Punt”
‘The Land of Punt’ presented by Prof.Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Mahfouz. “Punt”is a geographical designation that appears in many ancient Egyptian texts, and the destination of many expeditions that came out of the Nile Valley. In fact,“Punt” represents a research problem that has occupied the minds of Egyptologists since the birth of this science at the […]
Dr. Amin Almuhanna. “Numeric Codes in the Arabian Peninsula”
‘Numeric Codes in the Arabian Peninsula’ presented by Dr. Amin Almuhanna Since around 2000, some Kuwaiti youths of Bedouin ancestry have used three-digit numeric codes to refer to their tribes in computer-mediated communication and public areas. These digital nicknames are more functional in Internet-based searches than the polymorphous names of tribes. These codes represent an attempt […]
Dr. Saleh Baraka Al-Saeedi. “Al-Hilali Epic Journey”
Dr. Saleh Baraka Al-Saeedi’s lecture titled, ‘Al-Hilali Epic Journey’. In this lecture, we will review a historical account of the reasons for the al-Hilali migration and the role of each of the narrators and storytellers in tracking these stories. We will try to determine if the Hilalians really migrated from Najd, as is narrated, and […]
Alison Shan Price. “From Shakespeare to Southern Arabia:Doreen Ingrams (1906 – 1997)”
From Shakespeare to Southern Arabia: Doreen Ingrams (1906 – 1997), co-founder of the “Ingrams Peace”. From the Series ‘The Middle East & Victoria’s Women’ presented by Alison Shan Price. During World War 2, in April 1943, Doreen Ingrams, former actress and key player in the establishment of the ten-year intertribal ‘Ingrams Peace’ in the Hadhramaut, accompanied […]