نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
In third-world Arab-Islamic societies, entangled in the contradictions of traditional beliefs and the alien impositions of modernity, deeply rooted patriarchal perspectives persist, particularly in Egypt. Here, women are relegated to secondary status, compounded by insufficient legal protections for their rights. This study examines the causes and consequences of such traditional cultural norms through Mohammad Abdul Halim Abdullah’s novel Laqita, a work by a contemporary Egyptian writer, and analyzes the depiction of women in Sani' al-Mulk’s illustrated edition of One Thousand and One Nights. Employing a qualitative, library-based methodology and content analysis, the research reveals that social incivility-particularly individual ignorance, fundamentalism, populism, poverty, and the excessive desires of hedonistic men-fuels the perpetuation of this social dilemma. While women in the illustrated One Thousand and One Nights still lack elevated social standing, developments during the Qajar period led to a more prominent representation of women in the artwork of this era.
Research Objectives
1. Depicting the image of Egyptian women amid the clash between tradition and modernity.
2. Analyzing the portrayal of women in Sani' al-Mulk’s illustrated One Thousand and One Nights.
Research Questions
1. How are women represented within the tension between tradition and modernity in Egyptian society?
2. How is femininity reflected in Sani' al-Mulk’s illustrated One Thousand and One Nights?
کلیدواژهها English
