11 articles in this issue
Hisham A. Jawad
This study examines the underlying principles that trigger decisions in translating the polysystem translation theory into contemporary Arabic. The data comprises an English summary in Munday (2001) and its Arabic version. The methodology draws on the ‘me... see more
Ali O. Nejadat,Mohammad N. Shatanawi
This study aims to identify the role of United Nations Radio Stations (represented by Maraya Radio in South Sudan) in promoting the culture of peace and development, and to know if this broadcast service contributes to promoting awareness of such concepts... see more
Neil McBeath
This paper approaches Orwell’s writing from the perspective of the 21st century and asks whether Animal Farm, his satirical fable of the USSR, and the dystopian vision of Nineteen Eighty-Four remain relevant. It dismisses the suggestion that these last tw... see more
Nawaf Obiedat
This paper investigates the status of Grice’s (1975) conversational maxims of cooperation in Jordanian socio-political newspapers interviews. It also discusses the fundamental norms and conventions that shape conduct in these kinds of interviews and recur... see more
Karima Karbia
This paper aims to shed light on aspects† of innovation in† the thought of Hassan Hanafi in his readings of† Religious DiscourseÆ For the purpose of this paper¨ innovation means the areas in which Hanafi challenged traditional readingsÆ The aim of t... see more
Anwar A-Magid
Evidence of castor plant R. communis, L. is recovered from the Early Holocene archaeological site of Kabbashi Haitah in the Central Sudan and dated to c. 7700 - 7200 bp. This evidence represents the earliest botanical evidence recovered –so far- from the ... see more
Mona Hamad
This is an ongoing research project on the issue of prisoners during the Crusades. There is an evident lack of information in the sources on this issue, scarcity of modern scholarship on the subject and inconsistency of the reports written in the primary ... see more
Muna Sulaiman Abdullah Al-Zadjali
This study aims at identifying the online website-based communication strategies used by Public Relations Departments in government institutions that are subject to the civil service law and its executive regulations in the Sultanate of Oman. This study i... see more
Badar bin Hilal AL-Alawi,Khalood bint Salim Ba Hashwan
The study highlights the political issue that played a major role in shaping the system of government in the Islamic state. This is the creation of the system of “heir apparent” by Mu’awiyah bin Abu Sufian, the Umayyad Caliph. The study follows a descript... see more
Anwar Mohmad Al Rawas
The study aims to explore the perspectives of Omani viewers on the role of Omani mass media in the political socialization process. The study uses a questionnaire with a sample of 300 respondents, divided into six categories: academics, members of the Cou... see more
Jukhat Bent Mohamad Al Haresi
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