Representing the Body in Poems by Medieval Muslim Women

Segol, Marla

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“…Their jobs needed to be more solid, which meant they had a higher chance of experiencing social mobility. When it came to court life, poetry was a vital part of it, and its authors may gain or lose political standing depending on how well they understood its norms, (Segol, 2009). The woman's voice communicates feminine desire in mediaeval Arabic literature, even if, as in their western counterparts, women poets were forced to write within a masculine-dominated framework and were nonetheless constrained by the images and subjects produced by males at the time.…”

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Characteristics of Andalusian Poetry By IBN Zaydun: A Review

Du¹,

Ismail²,

Abdullah³

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The characteristics of poems written by Ibn Zaydun, a neoclassical poet whose popularity extended beyond Arab civilization, were explored in this article. Regarded among the greatest poet of Andalus and all of Arab civilization, he is famous for writing various poems and prose, especially on love. Among his works, two poems are responsible for his fame, named Qafiyya and Nuniyya. These two masterpieces of Andalus literature will be discussed in this article, particularly in their strong interpretation of Ibn Zaydun's life as an individual and as a poet. In Qafiyya, there are fifteen lines/verses throughout the poem. As the poem is relatively short in terms of the number of verses, the discussion about its characteristics will be carried out throughout the poem. While in Nuniyya, the fifty verses long content will be discussed in sections. The poem will be separated into five major sections; Sections 1 (verses 1-7), 2 (verses 8-19), 3 (verses 20-34), 4 (verses 35-42), and 5 (verses 43-50). Both poems will be discussed thoroughly regarding the key and supportive characteristics that stand out most. These characteristics will be used as subjects to reflect on the poet's mind as he writes the poems. The main objective is to propose insight into the understanding of Arabic literature by integrating the notions of materiality into the discussion.

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Characteristics of Andalusian Poetry By IBN Zaydun: A Review

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Ismail²,

Abdullah³

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“…She was highly educated, refused to wear a veil, never married or had children, moved freely throughout the city, openly took two long-term lovers, and hosted a literary salon where she invited all the important writers, poets, and political figures of her day. (Farhi 1999;Al Shindagah 2005) Wallada was a poetess in her own right, and although only nine of her poems have survived, these works give us a glimpse into the life of a woman who defied convention, wasn't a victim, and exercised control and agency over her own actions and lived to a ripe old age in a time of great political and social turmoil (Segol 2009). …”

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Feminisms and the Hijāb: Not Mutually Exclusive

Najjaj

2017

Social Sciences

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Abstract:The hijab (veil) is the traditional head covering worn by Muslim women throughout the world. In the West, the hijab has come to symbolize an assumed institutionalized oppression of all women in the Muslim world. Many outside Western observers believe that women who wear a veil are forced to wear it, whether by families, husbands, or governments, and examples of the extremes-Afghanistan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia-are often considered the norm for all Muslim countries. In reality, the situation is more complex. Using a survey done at the Gulf University for Science & Technology in Kuwait in 2013 (published as "The Veil in Kuwait, Gender, Fashion, Identity"), not only religious concerns but also social and cultural considerations, personal taste and identity, geographic location, socio-economic level, and occasionally conscious rejections of Western influence can all play a part in the decision whether or not to wear a veil. In this preliminary study, I consider this survey as a case study, together with the theory of post-colonial feminism, to find a more nuanced and realistic understanding about the hijab as well as contributing to the development of less Western-oriented definitions of feminism.

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Meaning, Identity Constructions and Deconstructions in the Song/Poem “Swift Bird”, by the Andalusian Medieval Poetess Wallada Bint al-Mustakfi

Monteiro

2017

Readings in Numanities

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Representing the Body in Poems by Medieval Muslim Women

Cited by 5 publications

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Characteristics of Andalusian Poetry By IBN Zaydun: A Review

Characteristics of Andalusian Poetry By IBN Zaydun: A Review

Feminisms and the Hijāb: Not Mutually Exclusive

Meaning, Identity Constructions and Deconstructions in the Song/Poem “Swift Bird”, by the Andalusian Medieval Poetess Wallada Bint al-Mustakfi

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