Essays on Diaspora

The first question is to compare and contrast pintings. The first painting is referred to as the Manner of Their Attire and Painting Themselves was created by John White, who was known as an artist, a map maker, and the first British artist in the Americas, and to paint Native Americans. This painting depicted what looked like an elderly Native American male wearing nothing but a cloth around his waist and paint all over his skin. Not only was White the local artist, but he was also the Governor of the Roanoke Colony, which raises question if his depiction ...

Harlem Renaissance Poets: Essays on Langston Hughes’s “Jazz Band in a Parisian Cabaret” and Countee Cullen’s “Heritage” and Harlem Renaissance-Inspired Poem (Student’s Full Name) (Name of Professor) Harlem Renaissance Poets: Essay on Langston Hughes’s “Jazz Band in a Parisian Cabaret” and Countee Cullen’s “Heritage” and Harlem Renaissance-Inspired Poem According to David Chioni Moore (1996), there “exists and existed in this century a black culture that is neither African, Caribbean, American, nor European, but is rather all of these at once and more” (p. 49). The previously mentioned statement encapsulates both the dilemma and the ...

Europe’s history, especially in the colonial and imperial periods created new connections and networks between parts of the world. European expansion starting the in the sixteenth century led to its expansion into the Americas and the concurrent creation of the slave trade of entirely new populations in the imperial periphery. Additionally, in the nineteenth century with the so-called “Scramble for Africa” meant that Europe had new colonies on the continent itself. With the process of decolonization this meant that these populations both from the Americas especially the Caribbean could migrate into the European metropole. This created an African ...

There is a considerable population of Africans in Europe. It is estimated that close to 4.6 Africans are permanent residents of Europe with France being the most-African dominated country in Europe followed by UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Switzerland and Turkey in that order among other countries. Nearly 8 million Africans are seasonal occupants of Europe. The following literatures evaluate African’s presence in Europe through different lenses. In his works, Ivan van Sertima give a historical perspective of how Africans found their way into Europe and their role in world civilization. In this book, there is major ...

Questions

Academic year Discuss the efforts and challenges made by people of African descent to reconnect with Africa since the start of the 19th century The emancipation of Africans in 1865 was a great historical period for African Americans in the United States. The African Americans contemplated on what to do with their newly acquired freedom and started reconstructing their lives. Certain black intellectuals at the time such as Rev. Blyden suggested that they leave America since white Americans were still hostile towards African Americans, and violence against them was common. Others like Martin Delany, who was an African American ...

Jewish identity studies often present complicated findings because Judaism is interconnected with overlapping aspects of culture, religion, ethnicity, education, and connections to Israel. Therefore, there is a need to study Jewish identity as a multi-layered occurrence in the context of the dominant cultures in which they thrive. Anti- Semitism, Zionism, Shoah, and Israel are key aspects expressing the contemporary Jewish identity and practices such as choice and freedom, peoplehood, and religion have been interlinked with personal and group identification of Jews. Ideally, several typologies, comparative studies, theoretical, philosophical and creative writings offer varied concepts and ideas about the Jewish ...

Introduction

The African diaspora has resulted in a wave of “migration” of Africans from the African continent to other parts of the world. The main reason for this is the slave dispersal that moved Africans from Africa to America, the Middle East and even to the Far East. The dispersal that took place is thought to be one of the greatest forced migrations in the history of humankind (Britannia Academic: Slavery). There is always the ideology that all Africans, no matter where they find themselves around the world, are bound together by their traditional cultures and diasporic experiences. This paper ...

Nationalist terrorism is very widespread in the world. Its existence was revealed in terrorist activities of groups that seek independence from a particular country, ensures the superiority of one nation over another within one country (Ciment, 2015). The main reason for the period of nationalist terrorism in the United States from 1960s to 1980s was the beginning of Islamization. US Islamization began in the 1960s, when there was an influx of people coming to the United States of America from Muslim countries, mainly from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Pakistan. According to the latest statistical research, the number of ...

Abstract

The key players in terrorism have to hold the key aspect of nationalism. The Uighur nationalist group which traces its origin in China has different ideologies, objectives and they have been involved in various attacks in the past. In 1952 the Uighurs were serving the role of the titular nationality after the formation of the Xinjiang Autonomous region. Ten years later, there was an exodus which made the group scatter in the Soviet Union. The group began setting in different parts of the world in the 1980s.While they were in Diaspora, the Uighur community leaders indulged in various activities ...

Introduction

Since the republics in the Soviet Union proclaimed independence in 1991, there have been significant changes concerning the ethno cultural, and demographic situation. The dissolution of the Soviet Union was the major reason behind the creation of the Russian Diaspora. More than twenty-five million Russian citizens found themselves in the midst of newly and freshly created states, which were often redesigned as their new political dwellings (Beissinger, 2008). After some time, the displaced Russians were compelled to either assume a fresh political identity, or to return to the Russian Federation, which was newly created. Assuming fresh political identity would ...

The differences between the Christianity and Judaism lie in the differences of understanding, evaluation and apprehension of the Old Testament and the New Testament. To understand what happens then, we must first take into account the fact that, originally, the nascent Christian movement is fully Jewish. Jesus himself is Jewish. His disciples were Jewish. And all the great figures of the first Christian generation, Jacques, Peter, and Paul, to name a few, are Jews. Thus, the Christian movement was born and began to grow within Judaism. However, that Judaism was soon through a terrible crisis, caused by the destruction ...

The UK has a responsibility towards its former African colonies and needs to ensure that they find avenues to help and develop its economy. Countries that ere under the colonial rule of the UK have struggled economically for decades as they lack the financial resources and have not received support from the British government. Several countries in Africa that were under the colonial rule of other European powers such as France have received financial support that has helped them to develop their economy. Similar interest has been lacking from the end of the British government and they have avoided ...

Over centuries, white supremacy always put domination on those who were fair-skinned than those who were black. There was white privilege that put the white ones ahead in freedom, opportunities and rights to the point that the black ones were left behind to be treated more as slaves, mainly because they lacked the higher value of having white skin color. This was the dehumanization of African peoples even in the United States, in which they were reduced to the status of a chattel just for the sake of enslavement, as well as, economic exploitation. There was white supremacy for ...

Immigration to England

Migration is defined as the moving of persons from one place to another. The move may be temporary or permanent, depending on the reasons involved. Migration may occur due to various reasons such as economic ones like employment and job opportunities, social ones like being closer to family members or loved ones, environmental factors like natural disasters, and political ones like wanting to escape a conflict or strife within a home country. One of the great examples of migration is the moving of Jamaicans to England. There are many reasons why Jamaicans moved to England. Jamaicans moved to England ...

Introduction

Both Judith Carney and Rafael Marquese examine the contribution of African Slaves in the development and production of specific cash crops. Carney believes that the production of Rice in South Carolina is as a result of diffusion of agricultural culture from Africa to Americas. She argues that rice production was the culture of the West Africans far before the Portuguese explorers reached Africa in in the 14th century. Rice was the staple food among most of the West African communities. They used the mangrove swamps to create paddies and used canal irrigation to water the rice. The same methodology ...

Introduction

At the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict lies the disagreement on the land and boundary issues. The land dispute has defined and shaped the politics of the regions for ages. For many, individuals, the conflict is a century old problem; however, the course of the conflict runs way beyond the century. The onset of the conflict can be traced back to the 1250BC when the present Israel was conquered by the Israelites while it was called Canaan. From 961-922 BC the land remained under the leadership of King Solomon and the Jews before it spilt up into two kingdoms ( ...

ENGL 2650-201

Marcus Garvey First of all, Marcus Garvey convinced his followers the primary need of black people was the formation of their own nation. He called it “Back to Africa” movement. Garvey encouraged the descendants of black slaves to return to their historic motherland (Sewell, “The architect of a world of free minds”). The starting point of Garvey`s reflections was the conviction in the futility of attempts to integrate black people into white society. The black diaspora did not have any possibility to fully participate in the social and political life of the West. Such a situation was generated ...

Anthropological analyses prove that there are many cultural practices in the globe that use different forms of body art and ornamentation such as tattooing which is either permanent or temporary, scarification, and piercing for different reasons such as, ceremonial religious rituals, and tribal identification. The body art and ornamentation process represents a figurative death, as well as rebirth involving painful experience as a method to push for self-discovery, and establishing one’s position in the society. This paper will focus on different aspects of body art and ornamentation across certain cultures. The cultures to be analyzed are the Yoruba’s of ...

Introduction

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was a Tamil insurgency and terrorist group, which fought for an independent state of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka. LTTE was founded in 1976, and since 1983 was engaged in a civil war with government forces. The civil war between LTTE and Sri Lanka government lasted for 26 years and claimed approximately 60,000 human lives (Human Rights Watch, 2006, p. 1). The rise of LTTE movement started with ethnical conflict, based on Sinhalese discrimination of Tamil ethnic minority. Underrepresentation of Tamil minority in the government as well as social exclusion from Sri Lankan community ...

Executive Summary

Recently, many hospitals worldwide have experienced some setbacks in reference to health care delivery system. This setback was primarily caused by the growing shortage in the number of experienced and competent healthcare workers, particularly nurses in the health profession. One of these hospitals is Renfrey Memorial Hospital, who is facing not major problems related to an aging nursing staff, overworked personnel and migration of able and experienced nurses to other health institutions because of the more promising professional life.

This report would identify the best practices and benchmark techniques used by differently medical facilities that have experienced similar problems. ...

Steve Bantu Biko, a spouse to Ntsiki Mashalaba was born in December 1946 in King William’s town in South Africa. He was a son of Mathew who was occupied in the police force and Alice who worked as a domestic servant at a hospital in the town. He was an Anti-apartheid activist in the country between the year 1960 and the year 1970. At the University, he was the student leader that later spearheaded the formation of the Black Consciousness Movement. It is this movement that endeavored to empower as well as mobilize much of the urban black populace in the country.

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Puerto Rico is an isolated United States territory within the Latin America. It is located west of the United Stated Virgin lands. It is a former colony of Spain which dominated it for a very long period of time. It was delivered from the Spanish rule by intervention of the United States troops during the 1898 Hispano-cubano-americana war. Outside observers view Puerto Rico as a dependent state that does not have her sovereignty or autonomy. This country shares citizenship with the United States which accords her citizens freedom of movement and can cross this country’s borders.

Currently, outside political observers view ...

Judging this conflict using the philosophical article of Rousseau ‘discourse on origin of inequality’

Rousseau’s philosophical article discourse on the origin of inequality was an attempt to analyze the source of evil and inequality that have been boggling man since his existence in this world. Rousseau in his article wrote that the very evil that faces humanity has originated from selfish behavior of the natural man. To him the man who first installed boundaries on his perceived property became the source of all evil in the world today. In this article Rousseau, wrote that life was initially good when people just had enough to make them survive and enough personal space. The ...

Introduction

Indiana University Bloomington is public/government owned university in America that offers an array of faculties includes technical professions, as well as liberal arts. This university that is popularly known as IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana. The university was founded in the year 1820 as a state seminary. Today, several years after this institution was established, the university offers a large number of various programs to its relatively large student population. Some of the faculties that can be found in this university include the school of business, public health, Jacob’s school of music, school of law and education and ...

What is the black studies program like at "University of Kansas"?

Introduction The slave ships that arrived in the American soil decades back have defined and shaped the course of history. The struggle of freedom from slavery has been fought through the 18th century through the 19th century; even the 20th and 21st century has had incidences of slavery. Today, there exists a new form of slavery that is referred to as modern-day slavery. Understanding the past has always been crucial in planning for the future and anticipating for any possible occurrences. The past defines the present and creates an avenue of insightful information for discerning the future. United States ...

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Introduction

Over the last several decades, the contemporary world has experienced and witnessed an extraordinary and unmatched level of intenrational migration. Debatably, the people in the present times are living in an ‘age of migration’ distinguised by widespread spatial mobility of human beings. It can be said that this trend is currently running parallel to cross-border tourism or home-work/work-home movements (Nijkamp, Poot & Sahin 2012). It is significant to mention that “such developments are caused by an open space economy, by modern ICT developments, by the introduction of cheap and efficient ...

Globalization is considerably one of the most controversial topics to be debated in the field of humanities and social sciences in the modern world. Even if it is viewed as a set of cultural changes or economic consequences, globalization is considered by most theorists to be characterized mainly by sustainable and regular exchanges that foster inter-reliance and a sense of interconnectivity on a global scale thus resulting in the development of a global awareness of a particular thing. Globalization stresses on the differences, extols pluralism, and modifies diversity through the speeding up of circulation and duplication of cultural beliefs and practices. This literal change ...

Introduction

Bollywood Abroad: South Asian Diasporic Cosmopolitanism and Indian Cinema by Jigna Desai is an essay which has as its motive the need to demonstrate the importance of cinema in forming a Diaspora (South Asian) in Britain and America (Desai, 2006). Although this is the case, the film takes a feministic approach. Desai’s analysis is based on aspects such as circulation, production and reception of films from the Diaspora from which Desai theorizes sexual, gender and the racial mechanisms through which the Diaspora was formed. In essence, Desai’s research on how Bollywood was globalized covers the rise of Bollywood dating ...

Introduction

The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has been among most notable longstanding conflicts in world history, mainly because its controversy centers on the sovereignty over the land known as Palestine but currently occupied, in large part, by the Jewish people as Israel. Both sides have proved uncompromising – Palestinian Arabs, whose population include Muslims and non-Muslims (Christians and Judaists), claim that Palestine has been their homeland for so many years, while Jews support their claim for the establishment of Israel over Palestinian lands on account that such form what they call the Promised Land. With no solution currently in sight, both Palestinians and ...

Judaism is among the oldest religions in history. The origin of the religion can be traced back to nearly four thousand years whereby the religion was initially practiced near Canaan, that is the modern day Palestine and Israel. The religion is said to have similar traits as the beliefs and practices of the Jewish or Israeli people who were rescued from Egyptian slavery by God. The heritage of the Jewish religion practices and beliefs is reflected on the covenant that God made with Moses. The beliefs and practices of Judaism including the belief in one God, eternal afterlife and ...

Indian’s populist film industry, known often by its colloquial term Bollywood, often uses song and dance not only as a work of spectacle within the body of the film, but as a way to significantly discuss the narrative and characters of the film itself. Songs and dance sequences provide opportunities for the characters to explore their jubilation, sorrow or consternation, among a plethora of other emotions, and offered significant platforms for the stardom of Indian film stars, who would often also be significant presences in the film and culture scene in India. One of the most significant Bollywood film stars of ...

Thesis statement

The American IGBO slaves are historically unique from other historically ethnic slaves and are believed to trace their origin in the West African countries.

Introduction

Slavery in the United States of America has existed since time immemorial. The legal institution of chattel slavery existed in the 18th and 19th century. From early colonial days, slavery had been a practice in the British North America. At the time of declaration of independence in 1977, slavery was recognized by the thirteen states. When the United States was founded, the slavery was majorly geared towards the people of African Origin. In this aspect, the ...

Communication Studies

The approaches of media and communications have progressed far in life since the grumbles of the early civilizations; yet, every innovation comes with its own set of problems. Ever since the origins of time, truly since very long ago, people have been communicating with one another. Be it the Stone Age man’s grumbling or writing on the cave walls, man had always had something to say, to any person keen on listening to him. There has not been much change in those days. Then why does the concept of media and communications sound so recent and contemporary? Why ...

Introduction: History, Celebration, Thesis Statement

Saint Patrick was the archetypal missionary. Identified as the individual who brought Christianity to Ireland, this patron saint is now celebrated the world over, a reflection of both the recognition of his deeds, and the strength of the Irish Diaspora. The historical circumstances in medieval times through to the industrial revolution in Europe and later the New World reveals that the folklore surrounding St. Patrick is located in the struggle for Irish identity. Framed in this context, this paper poses the following thesis statement: Why is St Patrick’s Day recognized and celebrated around the world, in comparison to other ...

I chose this particular topic for my research paper because the South Caucasus is a region that has had the misfortune of seeing inter-ethnic issues played out in different stages of conflict - both latent and violent, and therefore both conflict prevention and conflict resolution/transformation interventions have been required. Georgia's Armenian inhabited area – Samtskhe-Javakheti – is a case of the former. Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Nagorno-Karabakh and also the Georgian-Russian-Ossetian war represent the latter.

Basic Facts about the Armenian Minority Group in Georgia

General Information about Armenians Armenians constitute the main population of the Republic of Armenia, the country is homogenous. The total population of the country in accordance with the ...

Post-9/11 prejudice and discrimination

The human race has always faced the challenges of extremism and discrimination that have threatened the equality and fraternity among the people across the globe. The history of the world has witnessed many harrowing incidents that have scarred the civilizations with bloodshed and acts of violence. Human race has become the greatest enemy of itself. While previously there were holy crusades and holocaust- all based on religious boundaries and biases, the modern world is also inflicted by the “opium of the masses”- religion. In the modern times, the world has seen a constant friction between the Western world and ...

Introduction

NATO or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an agreement between participating countries to support and give assistance to other allied countries who have signed treaty to the agreement. This concept of supporting each other and giving each member a sense of security when it comes to attacking elements from external parties give members of the organization a chance to grow and give attention to aspects of development without necessarily being fully or over-concerned about how they are going to fair in case military operations rise against them. Considerably, NATO’s role is to serve as the safety-net that every country ...

Proposal

The researcher aims to conduct extensive research on the sensitive issue of Islam because Islam is the second largest religion the world after Christianity. The estimated population of Muslims is approximately 1.5 billion (22%) in 2012-2013 out of 7 billion global population, which clearly portrays their importance in shaping global culture. The researcher has chosen this topic because Islam has become highly controversial and sensitive debate in 21st century due to rising incidents of terrorism, uncertainty and wars in Islamic nations in the name of Jihad (religious war). For instance, the most common misconception and argument against Islam is ...

BETWEEN ISLAMIC LAW AND FEMINISM

BETWEEN ISLAMIC LAW AND FEMINISM

Introduction

First of all, in the scope of this paper it is essential to put an emphasis on the fact that the concern of female’s rights from the Eastern and Southern is mainly referred to the Mediterranean, who inhabit the territory of Egypt, rather than in Morocco or Algeria. Those females, who have left the above listed countries for emigrating to Europe, currently represent the paradigmatic expression of the human rights, which is related to the conflicts between local and global in terms of female’s rights protection. For instance, after the events ...

Edward Wilmot Blyden was an illustrious pan-African intellectual, and he echoed one of the most common themes in black religion - Ethiopianism. Ethiopianism is the prophesied redemption of Africa by black Americans. Although in his later years he became a passionate defender of Islam, Blyden had the implicit belief that the spiritual journey of Africans in the diaspora was similar to that of the Jews. He also hoped that one day African Americans would return to their motherland to restore her to her former glory. He argued that the significance of Zionism and how it related to the Jewish nation ...

Part 1

Punic Wars Punic wars are the term coined by the historians about the war fought by Rome and the Carthage in 264-146 BC. The result of the Punic Wars is the dominance of the Romans to the large area of the Western Mediterranean basin (Backman, 182). Punic wars have been referenced to the Carthage ancestries since the word Punic comes Latin term “Punicus” which is associated with the Carthaginian Empire. The main reason for the emergence of the Punic wars is the Roman Expansion. which created the conflict between them and the Carthaginian Empire. In the first War, ...

In an incisive and articulate voice, Corrigan and his colleagues uses an opportunity in the book to represent significant readings in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The book uses general methodology to hermeneutics and historical revisions to relay its main agenda on the religions (Corrigan 143). In so doing, Corrigan tries to treat both the real and ideal issues embedded in these three faiths. The book uses a wide range of excerpts and allegorical interpretation of the scripture, to affirm the origin, believes and practices of the trio-religions. The main themes presented by the book are monotheism, worship and ritual among ...

Exodus. It is a word that refers to a mass departure of people from one place to another. But for most people, it also means one other thing: liberation. This is because in the Bible’s book of Exodus, the Israelites were liberated by Moses from their slavery in Egypt. For more than 200 years, they were treated as if they were mere objects instead of human beings. But during their exodus, they were able to gain back not just their freedom and rights, but their identity as well. The Exodus perfectly demonstrates how the realities of the physical and material ...

Introduction

The new developments in social and mainstream media have made a great contribution in the transnational cultural order as Kevin Robins puts it in his popular research work regarding the media and cultural practices in the Turkish Diaspora in Britain. Such developments have been largely witnessed in the areas of satellites, television, cable and the internet. This has, therefore, enabled the Turkish communities in the diaspora to get in touch with what is happening in their homeland on a daily basis. They can watch the news on TV, read newspapers or even get quick information on social media due to the ...

In the global world of the 21st century, music is among the few elements that have the capacity to cross both the political, cultural and the physical borders. The songs reflect and shape social life. In Kenya and Tanzania for instance, hip hop is an influential tool for political participation. Thus the reason various bodies such as the Independent Study Project have focused on the role played by hip hop music particularly in the youth culture. It is through hip hop that artists express their views in an open system that allows individuals, especially the young, some room for ...

Abstract

This paper is on the topic of Emigration. The first section of this paper is on the topic of important people in the history of Emigration. The next section will compare how different countries are dealing with it and if it is an issue in the UAE. The following section will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Emigration. The final section will discuss the causes and solution to the issue of Emigration.

Part I

Heading: Meaning - Emigration is leaving one nation or region for settling in another. . http://immigration.about.com/bio/Jennifer-McFadyen-43604.htm

Heading: Historical Evidence

- Migration has always been a constant feature of the human ...

THESIS STATEMENT

Hebrews represents one of the New Testament books that lack self attestation author thus its canonicity is disputed. The absentia of Hebrews authorship has forced several scholars and theologians to carry out enormous research to reveal who might have written the book.

INTRODUCTION

Studies indicate that Interest in the letter to the Hebrews as dramatically grown in recent years, with special sessions at major international conferences and canonical annual meetings demarcating the trend. However to the great realization, Hebrews represents one of the New Testament books that lack self attestation author thus its canonicity is disputed. The absentia of Hebrews ...

The culture of Cambodia is an exotic and fascinating one, combining a great number of spiritual and religious beliefs to form a central and cohesive part of its culture. The people of Cambodia enjoy a rich and vibrant society, filled with music, architecture, and spirituality that has lasted for millennia. Despite having been ousted from their country due to a horrifying genocide in the 1970s, Cambodian-Americans manage to find ways to express their culture in myriad ways in America. By exploring the long and storied history and culture of Cambodia, it is possible to understand just how to relate to Cambodians both in ...

Films play a big role in the representation of society, in the cultural, political, and social scenes in society. Various genres of the film act to different effect in the society, with some providing educative insights, political activism in film, entertainment, all depending on the nature of the film. Film has found use previously as a tool through which directors and activists have utilized in the portrayal of historical events; the intention being to present the occurrences in as much a real way as to have an impact on their targeted audience. Historical events are often mucked by unpleasant occurrences, which the ...

Introduction

Diaspora is a word which looms large in the history of Caribbean Islands. Caribbean Islands can be called a society of societies composed of Diasporas. Apart from the Amari-Indians who were the originals in the islands, everyone else came from outside in the Caribbean Islands. Main immigration to the Caribbean Islands happened during the sugar trade years. Most of the people migrated from different countries of Europe and along with them came the slaves who were mostly from different African nations. Last three centuries saw immigration to different Caribbean Islands and colonization of the region by different European nations. Those people ...

In Aimee Phan’s novel The Reeducation of Cherry Truong, the titular character is a Vietnamese-American child of an immigrant family who moved to America from Vietnam after the Vietnam War, and Cherry’s experiences returning to the homeland that she never knew. In this book, and throughout her experiences, Cherry not only experiences significant differences between American and Vietnamese culture, but in how each culture treats their women. Regardless of the society she lives in, Cherry (and women in general) are given a much harder life than men. Gender plays an incredibly important role in the life of Cherry Truong ...

Jewish culture is a culture that binds the Jewish community. The Jewish community has been known for its ethnoreligious nature. The Jewish community is guided by Judaism religious beliefs (Gruber, 1996). Because of this, the Jewish community has a significant connection to religion than tribe. The Jewish culture has a historical background that relates to dressing, music, cuisine, arts, and religion. Jewish culture has a diverse cultural lifestyle that underlines its origin in relation to history. The Jewish culture consists of different foods that define its tradition. The Jewish cuisine brings out the social understanding of the Jewish culture. Foods from other ...

There is a common maxim which states that “Travel broadens the mind”and no one on this earth has travelled as much as the Jews. Shaul Kellner’s book, ‘The Homeland’ is a shining example of how travel affected the mind and attitude of Jews as they had to go through diaspora several times. Kellner in his book introduces tourism to us not just as an idle journey but rather as a political issue. When more and more people travel to foreign lands leaving their homelands behind to learn about the foreign culture and to settle there, a lot of movement takes ...

Bilateral relations between countries, especially neighboring ones are essential to economic growth and peaceful co-existence and are mostly mutually beneficial especially in the areas of commerce and tourism. Seeing as China and Malaysia are both Asian countries they both stand to benefit from good neighborly relations. Relations between China and Malaysia formally began in 1974 this was in a bid to increase trade ties between both countries that were mutually beneficial. This article seeks to examine the changing faces of Malaysia’s policy towards China from the cold war era, through the post cold war and up to 2004 ...

GENDER REPRESENTATIONS IN BOLLYWOOD CINEMA: exploring heterosexuality in Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) and queerness in Dostana (2008)

Introduction

In India’s populist film industry, mostly known as Bollywood, male sexual friendships and depictions are still fairly new. usually, the female is the primary focus of lust and sexual attention (resulting in an extremely male gaze), but since the arrival of handsome, chiseled actors like Amitebh Bachchan in the 1990s this has started to change. The concepts of yaar and yaari now play an important role in the fabric of Bollywood buddy comedies; the yaari is a kind of relationship that ...

Appendix

Cover page1 Appendix..2 Log sheet2 Ethnographic data ...5 Research questions9 Research report.10 References14 Log sheet Ethnographic data of sources Seiter, Ellen (2002 reprint). Television and New Media Audiences, Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp.0-33 Ellen Seiter is a professor in the University of California, San Diego. Being a professor for communication, She under took a research on the television audience but she put more focus on the children as part of the television audience. The author confirms that it unchangeable truth that television disrupts children behavioral modification and the disruption that it has to ...

- What was the hijrah (emirgration/migration) that Muhammad and his followers made, and why was this such an important event in Muslim history? The “Hijrah” – is the Prophet Muhammad's and his supporters` flight from Mecca to Medina, where the first Muslim community was founded in 622 AD. Basically, “hijrah” in Arabic language has got a meaning of relocation from one place to another. As a religious term, the word "hijra" is used in cases of relocation of believers who are oppressed in their homeland and deprived of freedom of religion, to other regions where there are more favorable conditions for ...

Samuel Fosso is a contemporary Cameroonian photographer who uses himself as both the subject and the model for all of his photographs. A large portion of his photographs are self-portraits which represent various cultural clichés of either Americanism exported around the world, or parodies of popular culture and its accoutrements. Most of his photographs are black and white, which makes the few that have been produced in color all the more glaring in their commentary on their subject. His two most famous series, African Spirits and Autoportraits, represent political and cultural commentary on the modern world, particularly as portrayed ...

Historian Stephen Hall keenly engages in the nineteenth-century history of the African American intellectual life in his book, “A Faithful Account of the Race: African American Historical Writing in Nineteenth-Century America” (Hall, 2009). His work traces the long nineteenth century and how various black American writers induced various themes during different moments, which include, the biblical story, the American slavery paradox, ancient African story and the challenges of the black citizenship in the era of Reconstruction. He uncovers the overabundance of the black historical sources during the nineteenth century in different forms, which include; sermons, literary texts, newspapers and ...

The Shtetl Book

The book reflects on the shtetl Jewish community. It was written by David G. Roskies, a recognized international literature scholar and Diane K. Roskies. In this book, the authors try to examine the life of Jewish communities in Eastern Europe before the Second World War began. The authors collect poems pictures, personal stories, legends, and much more from various sources. They present a detailed analysis of the community of the shtelt at the town of Tishevits, attitudes and how they are used toward Yiddish, professions, Jew-Gentile relations, religion, childhood, philosophy, entertainment, as well as the breakup of the shtetles and the ...