15 articles in this issue
Abdullah K. Al-Kindi
The central aim of this paper is to critically analyze the role of the media during public protests that occurred in the GCC countries during 2011. These protests were part of what came to be called the “Arab Spring”, which started in late 2010. Particula... see more
Mohammed Farghal,Mashael Al-Hamly
Modality is a semantic medium that colors the way the language user views the world around him/ her in terms of certainty, necessity and obligation; hence, it places extra effort on the translator while attempting to capture modalistic shades of meaning. ... see more
Nada Al-Ajmi
In transforming the folk tale into a visual medium, contemporary artists have illuminated the remarkable flexibility of this cultural heritage. The Omani Legends and Stories exhibition held in 2012 featured forty-two contemporary artists inspired to re-in... see more
Ibraheim Saleh Al Sarairah
In legal language, damage is money paid to a plaintiff for injuries or losses suffered. It is possible that the impact of damage could extend to others who are associated or linked to the injured party and this is called ‘consequential damage’. In this sp... see more
Khalid Al-Samamah,Anis Al-Mansour
This paper discusses the law of the provisional attachment imposed on vessels by legislators, who laid down special provisions to be imposed on the vessels in the Jordanian Marine Law, whilst leaving the matter to the general rules of the Civil Procedures... see more
Nizar Qbilat,Awni El-Faouri
This study aims at shedding some light on the images of women in some feminist novels known as Feminist Literature. The research depicts a number of Arabic feminist writers concentrating on the structure of Feminist Literature generally, and Arabic women ... see more
Aida Fouad Elnabalawi
This study aims to provide an anthropological reading of some Omani folk tales and discusses them within their context and by their methodological dimensions. The study is also an attempt to classify folk tales. The research paper argues that folk tales h... see more
Ahmed Kamal Abd Elwahab ElBahnasawy
This study aims to identify the difference on work values and its constituent dimensions according to some variables: study sample (first sample immediately after the revolution, second sample 3 years after the revolution), gender (male and female), urban... see more
Osamah Ghazi Almadani
The study aimed to investigate the role of social communication networks in constructing public opinion among students at Saudi Arabian Universities. This study is descriptive in nature and used the survey method. The sample of the study consisted of N 20... see more
Fakhriya Al-Yahyai,Salman Alhajr,Mohammed Al-Amri,Badar Al-mamari,Wissem Abdelmoula
The current study aims to explore the role of the Open Art Studio in encouraging university students to practice arts. It seeks to answer the following main research questions: What is the role of the Open Art Studio in enhancing university-students’ life... see more
Asem “Mohmad Amen” Bani amer
This study deals with the presence of camels in the structure of Arabic criticism discourse and its standards. These standards were taken from the behavior of camels, sush as virility, endurance and patience as descrbed by poets. Thus, the effect of camel... see more
Mariam Abd-Alrahman Ibrahim,Bani- Hani,Abd Al-Aal,Mohammad Saleh
This study aimed at investigating the degree of using Neuro-Linguistic Programming Skills of school principals in the Al-Ramtha distric. To achieve the purpose of the study, the researcher prepared and developed a questionnaire that included 33 items dist... see more
Emad Farouk Saleh
This research attempted to access a future vision of generalist practice of social work for developing mechanisms to develop women’s awareness of voluntary work. This research came in four sections. The first section included the problem of research, aims... see more
Nidal Al-Shamali
The short stories of the Saudi writer Badriya Al-Beshr focus on her constructive criticism of conventional social power that governs society. This is actually the most obvious feature of her short story collection that was published in 1993 and the other ... see more
Abdel Salam El-Sayed Hamed
The early studies on text grammar appeared in the late 1980s. Maslouh was among the few founders of this field in Arabic studies. However, his contribution has not been fully acknowledged in spite of its originality, richness, and importance. The current ... see more