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Marxism in Zakia Mashhadi's Death of an Insect
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1-Kaniz Fatima : Visiting Lecturer, Department of English, Lahore College for Women University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Aadil Ahmed : Research Scholar, Department of Humanities, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan.3-Shahzeb Shafi : Lecturer of English, Pakistan Institute of Health Science (PIHS), Barma, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan.
Poverty is the root cause of exploitation of the poor at the
hands of the rich in the root structure of the society that
leads the poor towards the state of self-pity. This study is an interlink
between the domains of World Englishes, Freudo-Marxist Literature, Trauma
Literature and Postcolonial Literature. The postcolonial context of the
subcontinent amidst language appropriation is the major theme that
witnesses the phenomenon of exploitation and poverty through the canvas
of Freudo-Marxist Literature. The current study attempts to find Marxist
themes, predominantly exploitation and poverty, from a short story Death of
an Insect by Zakia Mashhadi. The textual qualitative method of analysis
proceeds under the operational theoretical lens of Edgar W. Schneider and
Karl Marx. The former deals with textual analysis through language
appropriation, while the latter deals with thematic analysis through the
behaviour of the bourgeoisie towards the proletariat, respectively. The study
has found that the upper class, for their vested interests, even for the
satisfaction of their ego, brutally exploit the poor working class, who have
to suffer and bear all inhuman behaviour without any resistance. Thus, this
continuous Vicious Circle of exploitation and poverty cause difficulties and
hardships for the poor class.
Earth-Man Degradation In Corasanti's The Almond Tree: An Eco Critical Study
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1-Iqra Khadam : Lecturer, Department of English, University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Amna Aziz : Lecturer, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.3-Faiza Saeed : Lecturer, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
This article finds out the relationship between nature and
human beings. Nature is being damaged by advanced
technology as well as by human beings. Glotfelty (1996) presents his idea
that it is the relation of living organisms to their environment that bring
changes in the surroundings. We have seen the loss of humanity in this age
of science and advancement. The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti
(2012) is about the conflict between Palestine and Israel. For this purpose,
the research is done from Eco Criticism lenses. Both physical and natural
world shares close relations. The urgency of examining literature from an
ecological point of view has increased due to the present environmental
crisis which has swept the globe. This research leads to the conclusion that
there must be peace and harmony in the world by being friendly not only
with other human beings but with the environment as well.
Experience of Out-of-Placeness in Diane Glancy's The Reason for Crows
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1-Fasih ur Rehman : Lecturer, Department of English, Khushal Khan Khattak University, Karak, KP, Pakistan.2-Muhammad Owais Ifzal : Lecturer, Department of English, Government College University Faisalabad, Hafizabad Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Rao Aisha Sadiq : Lecturer, Department of English, Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
With the theory of Moss and Dyck, this study discusses Diane
Glancy's The Reason for Crows to understand the insinuations of
sensuous geography. This study maintains how in the wake of out-of-place
identity within Native American space, Glancy uses sensory experiences as
material practices to counter a sense of out-of-placeness. Such multisensory
experiences help her native characters locate themselves in both the textual and
Native American space. This study explores Diane Glancy's The Reason for
Crows not only to find out the reasons due to which the Native Americans
develop an acute sense of out-of-placeness within Native American spaces but
also the geographies of illness and disability to investigate how Native Americans
create and contest their space and place.
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Shah Waliullah and his Concept of Welfare State: An Analysis
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1-Zahir Shah : Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan,
Mardan, KP, Pakistan. 2-Muhammad Zubair : Associate Professor & Chairman, Department of Law, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan,
Mardan, KP, Pakistan.3-Jan Alam : MPhil Scholar, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan,
KP, Pakistan.
Muslim scholars have contributed enormously to the concept of welfare State.
Among them Shah Waliullah is the rising sun who was born in South Asian
sub-continent in the 19th century. He was holding the firsthand knowledge of
Quran and Hadiths, the first primary sources in Islam. Shah Waliullah's point
of view regarding welfare state occupies central theme in his works. His basic
concepts like equality, justice, anti-usury, and rights of working classes,
espoused with responsible governance, are the pillars of the edifice of the
Islamic polity. To purge the Muslims out of dogmas and channelize their
energies in compliance of the true religion, Islam, Shah Waliullah has left
deep imprints on modern mind. His solutions to the prevailing ills of the
society can be found in his works and thought. This paper is aimed to present
Waliullah's thought on establishing a happy society by curbing the inequality
in the socio economic conditions of the Muslims. Historical descriptive
approach is adhered to investigate the ills and present solution thereof.
Hamlet and Pluralism: A Postmodernist Metaphor
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1-Muhammad Ayub Jajja: Associate Professor, Department of English, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
The present study means to investigate Hamlet in the light of
postmodernist-Deconstructive theoretical framework. The play seems
to reinforce the overarching dominant patriarchal meta-narrative, with supposed unitary
voice and unified identities. The current reading means to show that the play is a
metaphor of postmodernism with pluralistic subjectivities, multiple alternative micronarrative voices. It manifests the postmodernist notion of subjective, personal and local
truth, against the idea of universal truth and reality. Its major features are self-difference,
undecidability, and uncertainty. The regimes of truth in
the form of dominant ideology are challenged,
deconstructed and undermined, creating a zone of the
postmodern condition of reality and truth as the effect of
power and rhetoric. The postmodern condition does not
push for the replacement of one totality with another. It
creates a third space of pluralism, where all the voices
are disjoined in a zone of the difference without
hierarchy.
Causes of Teacher's Favoritism and Its Effects on the University Students: A Case Study
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1-Amjid Ali : Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Islamia College, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.2-Dost Muhammad Khan: Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.3-Mujeeb Hussain : PhD Scholar (Statistics), Department of Statistics Islamia College, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
This study aims at exploring and examining the causes of teacher's favoritism
and its effects on the university students. Quantitative tools are applied to
collect data for the study and to check its reliability. The results of the data
reveal that the teachers favor the students on the basis of gender, race, area,
similar political ideology and family/blood relation. The study also indicates
that a teacher's favoritism in the class affects boldness, mutual trust and
respects between students and teacher which results in the student's struggle
for favoritism instead of studies and academic achievements. Moreover, the
students may opt for leaving the institute in which favoritism exists. The study
also shows that both male and female students have the same opinions
regarding different factors and effects of favoritism. The study concludes that
the students' flair, potential, abilities and academic achievements should be
emphasized as essential criteria for testing and evaluating the students'
academic performance. It will, further, compel the students to focus on their
studies, rather than on gaining teacher's favor.
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Shah Waliullah and his Concept of Welfare State: An Analysis
(12215 Views)
1-Zahir Shah : Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan,
Mardan, KP, Pakistan. 2-Muhammad Zubair : Associate Professor & Chairman, Department of Law, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan,
Mardan, KP, Pakistan.3-Jan Alam : MPhil Scholar, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan,
KP, Pakistan.
Muslim scholars have contributed enormously to the concept of welfare State.
Among them Shah Waliullah is the rising sun who was born in South Asian
sub-continent in the 19th century. He was holding the firsthand knowledge of
Quran and Hadiths, the first primary sources in Islam. Shah Waliullah's point
of view regarding welfare state occupies central theme in his works. His basic
concepts like equality, justice, anti-usury, and rights of working classes,
espoused with responsible governance, are the pillars of the edifice of the
Islamic polity. To purge the Muslims out of dogmas and channelize their
energies in compliance of the true religion, Islam, Shah Waliullah has left
deep imprints on modern mind. His solutions to the prevailing ills of the
society can be found in his works and thought. This paper is aimed to present
Waliullah's thought on establishing a happy society by curbing the inequality
in the socio economic conditions of the Muslims. Historical descriptive
approach is adhered to investigate the ills and present solution thereof.
Causes of Teacher's Favoritism and Its Effects on the University Students: A Case Study
(6784 Views)
1-Amjid Ali : Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Islamia College, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.2-Dost Muhammad Khan: Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.3-Mujeeb Hussain : PhD Scholar (Statistics), Department of Statistics Islamia College, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
This study aims at exploring and examining the causes of teacher's favoritism
and its effects on the university students. Quantitative tools are applied to
collect data for the study and to check its reliability. The results of the data
reveal that the teachers favor the students on the basis of gender, race, area,
similar political ideology and family/blood relation. The study also indicates
that a teacher's favoritism in the class affects boldness, mutual trust and
respects between students and teacher which results in the student's struggle
for favoritism instead of studies and academic achievements. Moreover, the
students may opt for leaving the institute in which favoritism exists. The study
also shows that both male and female students have the same opinions
regarding different factors and effects of favoritism. The study concludes that
the students' flair, potential, abilities and academic achievements should be
emphasized as essential criteria for testing and evaluating the students'
academic performance. It will, further, compel the students to focus on their
studies, rather than on gaining teacher's favor.
Political Islam in Perspective
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1-Zahid Anwer : Professor (tenured), Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.2-Nelofar Ikram: PhD scholar, Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.
The paper critically evaluates the notion that political Islam is a threat to
world peace. The argument is developed in the light of Islamic history and
fundamentals of Islam and the research is based on primary and secondary
sources. There was a time when magical influence of Muslims in every field of
life (socio-economic, Political scientific) was conspicuous. For instance, Al
Farabi's books influenced platonic theories. Similarly influence of Sufism on
the works of William James, Goethe, August Comte, Nietzsche, Voltaire and
Rousseau also cannot be over looked. Muslims taught geology, geography
understanding of mathematics rules of philosophy and Industrial Arts and
quality of products. Islamic state and society showed many signs of internal
decay by 11th Century. The symptoms of decadence were discernible even
earlier, the decline of the power and prestige of the caliphs even in their own
capital. So, the problems lay with Muslim rulers and parties in rule but not
with political Islam. The result was weak administration which shook the
foundations of Islamic Empire. It is very important to have a state in order to
preach Islam that is why, Mohammad (SWS) established Madina as a political
entity to prevail justice on the lines of Quranic injunctions.