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Niswiyya, Nisā’iyya and Unthawiyya: Some Reflections on Arabic Terms for ‘Feminism
2019
This paper addresses three Arabic terms used for feminism: niswiyya, nisa'iyya and unthawiyya pointing out their connotations and semantic aspects. One of the problems which feminist scholars face is linguistic. There is a historical rejection of the term feminism and all its derivatives in Arabic. It is often perceived as a Western secular product that recalls the bitter experience of European colonialism. The paper draws from the reflection of two Egyptian Islamic intellectuals involved in the question of improving Egyptian women’s conditions. Their words emphasize how the efforts of contemporary Islamic feminists can be discredited just because they fall under the label of ‘Islamic femin…
Exploring natural products-based cancer therapeutics derived from egyptian flora
2020
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Egyptian plants are a rich source of natural molecules, representing considerable biodiversity due to climate variations between the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western regions of the country. Sinai is considered a precious nature reserves preserving flora, fauna, marine organisms, and historical habitats with ancient origins. Here, traditional medicinal approaches have been used for hundreds of years. Healthy lifestyles, low levels of stress and microbial infections, and a dependence on flora and herbal medicine might in combination explain why the burden of cancer is lower in some regions than in others. Aim of the study The primary aim of this …
La figura di Zosima, padre "autorevole", nella leggenda di Maria Egiziaca
2014
The legend of saint Maria Aegyptiaca knew a large diffusion in hagiographical tradition, between East and West, from VI-VII century to the end of the Middle Ages. Together with Maria, father Zosima is the most important figure of the legend (a true “deuteragonist” of the narrative plot). He meets the heremitic woman in the wilderness of Palaestina and has a particular relation with her, founded on deference and devotion, till the death and the engraving of the old Maria. The type of father Zosima, in the various versions of the story, obtains different cures by the poets and the authors. By some select specimens (essentially taked from Hildebertus of Lavardin’s «Vita beate Marie Egiptiace» …
Characterization of two globin genes from the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae: Divergent origin of nematoceran haemoglobins
2007
The chironomid midges are the only insects that harbour true haemoglobin in their haemolymph. Here we report the identification of haemoglobin genes in two other nematoceran species. Two paralogous haemoglobin genes (glob1 and glob2) from the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae were cloned and sequenced. Furthermore, we identified two orthologous haemoglobin genes in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti. All four haemoglobins were predicted to be intracellular proteins, with the amino acids required for heme- and oxygen-binding being conserved. In situ-hybridization studies showed that glob1 and glob2 expression in An. gambiae is mainly associated with the tracheal system. This pattern re…
Acanthamoeba isolates belonging to T1, T2, T3, T4 and T7 genotypes from environmental freshwater samples in the Nile Delta region, Egypt.
2006
The free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba include non-pathogenic and pathogenic species and has been recently classified into 15 different genotypes, T1–T15. In this study, a survey was conducted in order to determine the presence and pathogenic potential of free-living amoebae of Acanthamoeba genus in freshwater sources associated with human activities in the Nile Delta region, Egypt. Identification of Acanthamoeba was based on the morphology of cyst and trophozoite forms and PCR amplification with a genus specific primer pair. The pathogenic potential of Acanthamoeba isolates was characterized using temperature and osmotolerance assays and PCR reactions with two primer pairs speci…
Status of Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) in Sicily.
2009
La población del buitre Neophron percnopterus en Sicilia se encuentra restringida a los sectores central y oeste de la isla. La población alcanzó cerca de 30 parejas durante el periodo entre 1970 y 1980, auque durante nuestro periodo de estudio (1990–2007), la población tuvo un tamaño promedio de sólo 7 ± 2 parejas más 2 ± 1 individuos no emparejados, con fluctuaciones considerables en los números. Las tasas reproductivas durante nuestro periodo de estudio (juvenil por pareja reproductiva y juvenil por nido exitoso) fueron típicas para una población europea, aunque la tasa de éxito de los nidos disminuyó y el abandono de nidos durante el período 2000–2007 fue el doble del registrado durante…
An investigation of the pharmacological applications used for the Ancient Egyptian systemic model ‘ra-ib’ compared with modern Traditional Chinese Me…
2020
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Ancient Egyptian texts only offer glimpses into their conceptual understandings of the inner-body and illness manifestation. Explanations of how prescribed materia medica were believed to work are rare and obscure, often resulting in modern approximations for ancient terminology such as ‘ra-ib’—an ancient Egyptian classification predominantly translated as ‘stomach’—leading to misunderstandings of historical texts, and therefore their use of pharmacology. Aim of the study To investigate the ra-ib and the explanatory models of illness from the Egyptian perspective, and to explore the link between these and the prescribed selection of materia medica. To…
First occurrence of the needle-spined urchin Diadema setosum (Leske, 1778) (Echinodermata, Diadematidae) in the southern Mediterranean Sea
2022
The first occurrence of Diadema setosum in the southern Mediterranean waters is recorded from the shores of Libya and Egypt, through the input by citizens’ science. The expansion of this invasive sea urchin in the Mediterranean basin is briefly discussed.
Il femminismo islamico in Egitto. Donne, religione e giustizia di genere
2019
نسوية إسلامية، جندر، مساواة، اميمة أبو بكر، مصر La lotta per l’uguaglianza di genere coinvolge donne di tutte le parti del mondo. Una delle manifestazioni di questa mobilitazione globale è il femminismo islamico. Si tratta di un appello aperto che vuole unire donne che si battono per penetrare le mura del discorso religioso dominato dagli uomini. Questo libro racconta l’esperienza delle femministe islamiche con focus sul contesto egiziano e sulla voce di Omaima Abou-Bakr. La ricerca e l’azione di questa studiosa e femminista dimostrano il potenziale esplosivo che le donne musulmane portano con sé in quanto soggetti attivi capaci di produrre conoscenza religiosa alternativa favorevole alla g…
Ryt obrzezania w Gilgal (Joz 5,2-9) momentem odnowienia relacji narodu wybranego z JHWH
2020
Przymierzom biblijnym często towarzyszyły znaki, np. tęcza (Rdz 9,12–17), krew cielców (Wj 24,3–8) czy też chleb i wino (Łk 22,19–20). Zewnętrznym znakiem przymierza, jakie Bóg zawarł z Abrahamem, było obrzezanie (Rdz 17,9–14). Obrzęd ten został zaniedbany podczas czterdziestoletniej wędrówki przez pustynię. Jednak po przejściu Jordanu JHWH upomniał się o ten znak. Tak jak obrzezanie fizyczne było warunkiem wzięcia w posiadanie Ziemi Obiecanej, tak obrzezanie serca było warunkiem utrzymania tej ziemi w rękach Izraelitów oraz gwarantowało bezpieczeństwo i pomyślność. Niniejszy artykuł prezentuje szczegółową analizę perykopy Joz 5,2–9, w której jest mowa o obrzezaniu w Gilgal i o odnowieniu r…