Manama, the necklace of pearls around the neck of the Arab culture, has been named Cultural Capital of the Arab World 2012. Manama has been a genuine cultural...

The recently adopted concept and field of scholarship labelled "national memory (dhâkirat al-'ummah)" may be viewed as an euphemism or a personification...

Although academia provides field researchers with a great deal of support and information - including the results of studies in the humanities –...

The collective memory has a great interest in beginnings and origins; this interest is made manifest in popular seasonal celebrations, rituals and oral...

Medicinal herbs Clinical and chemical studies of groups of medicines, drugs, and pharmaceutical products derived from plants have contributed to the...

In this study, we identify the theoretical antecedents and the preliminary steps involved in starting a family in Syria’s Al Jazeera region, specifically...

East Dumaina is a village in the rural province about 20kms from Homs. According to the mayor, the village’s population was 722 in 1961; in 2006, the...

Ma’luf music, which is at the forefront of musical heritage, is described as conventional, classic or traditional music; this type of music is passed...

Egyptian traditional dance reflects multiple aspects of culture, so traditional dance must be evaluated aesthetically and functionally while taking its social...

Public baths and their traditions and rituals reflect aspects of Arab-Islamic civilization; this is evidenced by the abundance of public baths in traditional...