scholarly journals Recoiling from war again

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael M.J. Fischer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Life Histories ◽  
Social Resilience ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Frameworks ◽  
Health Burdens ◽  
New Generation

What have we learned in the aftermaths of wars across the Middle East as a prolegomena for a new generation of research frameworks on mental health burdens in the region? Four questions are addressed: what are the moral implications of different forms of intervention? Are there transformations in the discursive structures over the past three decades in response to experiences of war? What are the implications for mental health and social resilience in neighboring countries to those in war? What mix of methods to research these are most helpful? The 2014 ‘Beyond Trauma’ workshop held at Kings College, London, organized by Orkideh Behrouzan, provides a beginning benchmark for new comparative work across the region from the Levant to Afghanistan and Acheh. I discuss the workshop’s case studies, together with other research, to highlight the range of methods utilized and objects examined, and to draw attention to the resonances this research has with the work of many other scholars. A new network and new conversation should grow and connect with other networks of researchers, bringing together patient life histories, genres of expression, and new discursive formations to address transformations in the lives of everyone touched by these wars.

scholarly journals STUDYING THE HUMAN SCALE AND PROPORTIONALITY OF MOSQUE BUILDINGS: SOME SELECTED CASE STUDIES IN ERBIL CITY

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-136
Author(s):  
Faris Ali Mustafa ◽  
Saya Jamal Rashid
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Sense Of Place ◽  
Golden Ratio ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Islamic Architecture ◽  
The Past ◽  
Human Scale ◽  
New Generation

Human scale and proportion have an important role in building design as they provide and create aesthetics and sense of place. In architecture, the human scale and proportion are based on the dimensions and proportions of the human body. The mosque is an important institution of Islam and is considered as a symbol of Islamic architecture. Also, it is a place of spiritual connection with God. This study aimed at addressing whether the human scale and proportionality have been used in mosques in the past and present. The objective of this research is to show if mosques in Erbil city built in different periods were concentrated on human scale and proportion to achieve aesthetic and comfort inside its prayer halls. To achieve it, three cases (the Great Mosque of Erbil Citadel, Rashad Mufty Mosque, and Madina Mnawara Mosque) were selected. The golden ratio was used as a technique method to measure and to see if the human scale and proportion were applied. From the three selected mosques, results show that none of them used the golden ratio completely in their designs. The highest value of golden ratio was achieved in the prayer hall of Rashad Mufty mosque with (82%) and the Great Mosque of Erbil citadel with (74%) consequently, while only 61% of the golden ratio was achieved in Madina Mnawara mosque. This study prompts the new generation of architects in Erbil city to consider human scale and proportionality through the application of a certain method, such as the golden ratio in the design of buildings in general and mosque buildings in particular. 

scholarly journals Mental health and conflict in the Middle East

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-55
Author(s):  
David Skuse
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Personal Knowledge ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Objective Data ◽  
News Reports ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Impact

For the past decade, overt unrest and danger have typified daily life for many families in Iraq and Afghanistan, while in Egypt under the former regime a superficial appearance of political stability lay over a sense of deep discontentment. What impact does living in those circumstances have on mental health? We asked psychiatrists with personal knowledge of events in three countries that have recently been riven by war and revolution to discuss their experiences. Because so few objective data are available on the impact of stress in any of the three regions reviewed, the authors have inevitably relied in large part upon anecdote and upon news reports from the internet.

The Temptation of Graves in Salafi Islam

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ondrej Beránek ◽  
Pavel Tupek
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Islamic World ◽  
The Past ◽  
Ibn Taymiyya ◽  
Religious Establishment ◽  
Islamist Movements

In various parts of the Islamic world over the past decades, virulent attacks have targeted Islamic funeral and sacral architecture. Rather than being random acts of vandalism, these are associated with the idea of performing one’s religious duty as attested to in the Salafi/Wahhabi tradition and texts. Graves, shrines and tombs are regarded by some Muslims as having the potential to tempt a believer to polytheism. Hence the duty to level the graves to the ground (taswiyat al-qubūr). In illuminating the ideology behind these acts, this book explains the current destruction of graves in the Islamic world and traces the ideological sources of iconoclasm in their historical perspective, from medieval theological and legal debates to contemporary Islamist movements including ISIS. The authors look at the destruction of graves in various parts of the Islamic world including the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, and trace the ideological roots of Salafi iconoclasm and its shifts and mutations in an historical perspective. The book contains case studies, among others, on Ibn Taymiyya, Muhammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhab, the Saudi religious establishment, Nasir al-Din al-Albani, and ISIS and the destruction of monuments.

scholarly journals Mental health and conflict in the Middle East

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-55
Author(s):  
David Skuse
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Personal Knowledge ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Objective Data ◽  
News Reports ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Impact

For the past decade, overt unrest and danger have typified daily life for many families in Iraq and Afghanistan, while in Egypt under the former regime a superficial appearance of political stability lay over a sense of deep discontentment. What impact does living in those circumstances have on mental health? We asked psychiatrists with personal knowledge of events in three countries that have recently been riven by war and revolution to discuss their experiences. Because so few objective data are available on the impact of stress in any of the three regions reviewed, the authors have inevitably relied in large part upon anecdote and upon news reports from the internet.

scholarly journals Islands in the Screen: The Robinsonnade as Television Genre

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 121-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Heyer
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Conventional Approach ◽  
Literary Genre ◽  
New Approach ◽  
The Past ◽  
Survivor Narrative ◽  
New Generation

The island survivor narrative, or robinsonnade, has emerged as a small but significant television genre over the past 50 years. The author considers its origins as a literary genre and the screen adaptations that followed. Emphasis is placed on how “island TV” employed a television aesthetic that ranged from an earlier conventional approach, using three cameras, studio locations, and narrative resolution in each episode, to open-ended storylines employing a cinematic style that exploits the new generation of widescreen televisions, especially with the advent of HDTV. Two case studies centre the argument: Gilligan’s Island as an example of the former, more conventional aesthetic, and Lost as an example of the new approach. Although both series became exceedingly popular, other notable programs are considered, two of which involved Canadian production teams: Swiss Family Robinson and The Mysterious Island. Finally, connections are drawn between robinsonnades and the emerging post-apocalyptic genre as it has moved from cinema to television.

Coercion and mental health services in the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. N. Raveesh ◽  
Swaran P. Singh ◽  
Soumitra Pathare
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Health Law ◽  
The Past ◽  
Practice Standard ◽  
And Training

Mental health law in the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East has been evolving over the past few decades. There have been rapid socio-economic, cultural, and psychosocial changes in the traditional, rural and family-centred societies. People with mental disorders are amongst the most vulnerable in these societies but there is meagre literature on the issue about coercion, coercive practice, standard measures on coercion, and restraint in this region. There are problems of limited resources and training and inadequate service provision. Anecdotal evidence suggests that coercion, is common, both in mental health facilities and in the community. This chapter reviews the provision of mental health care in the region, with relevant legislative developments, and the limited research data on coercion.

Wastewater Reuse Case Studies in the Middle East

1991 ◽  
Vol 23 (10-12) ◽  
pp. 2141-2148 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. A. Banks
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Groundwater Recharge ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Wastewater Reuse ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
Waste Waters ◽  
The Past

Within the past few decades the accelerating demand on natural resources to provide water for urban use, and the associated cost of meeting that demand, has led to an increased interest in the reuse of waste waters for municipal, agricultural, industrial and groundwater recharge purposes. This paper reports upon the use made of effluent in some of the oil economies of the Middle East. It discusses the features of reuse in this particular context, the processes used and the standards adopted. Tabulated information and operational results are compared and the effect of reuse upon the local environment is commented upon.

The Contribution of Intermediate-Voltage, High-Resolution Electron Microscopy In Materials Science: An Appraisal

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 478-479
Author(s):  
John L. Hutchison
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
High Resolution Electron Microscopy ◽  
Optical Diffraction ◽  
The Past ◽  
Resolution Electron ◽  
Extreme Sensitivity ◽  
Electron Microscopes ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Small Metal Particles

Over the past five years or so the development of a new generation of high resolution electron microscopes operating routinely in the 300-400 kilovolt range has produced a dramatic increase in resolution, to around 1.6 Å for “structure resolution” and approaching 1.2 Å for information limits. With a large number of such instruments now in operation it is timely to assess their impact in the various areas of materials science where they are now being used. Are they falling short of the early expectations? Generally, the manufacturers’ claims regarding resolution are being met, but one unexpected factor which has emerged is the extreme sensitivity of these instruments to both floor-borne and acoustic vibrations. Successful measures to counteract these disturbances may require the use of special anti-vibration blocks, or even simple oil-filled dampers together with springs, with heavy curtaining around the microscope room to reduce noise levels. In assessing performance levels, optical diffraction analysis is becoming the accepted method, with rotational averaging useful for obtaining a good measure of information limits. It is worth noting here that microscope alignment becomes very critical for the highest resolution.In attempting an appraisal of the contributions of intermediate voltage HREMs to materials science we will outline a few of the areas where they are most widely used. These include semiconductors, oxides, and small metal particles, in addition to metals and minerals.

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