this thesis attempts to study the representations of the third-world intellectuals in three fictional works by the british-educated trinidadian nobel-winner v. s. naipaul: the mimic men, a bend in the river, and magic seeds. the first one recounts the story of ralph singh’s sense of alienation, his experiences as a colonial politician, and his struggle to give order to his disorderly world thro...

Al-Akawayni is considered one of the greatest and most reputable Iranian physicians of the fourth century AH whose medical works and expertise have been reliable and acceptable sources in most periods of the history of medicine. Unfortunately, old books do not reveal much about his life and works, and what we know about him is based on his own statements and evidence and inferences we have made...

This article is a research on a book about the martyrdom of Imam Hosein entitled Al- Futuh written by Ibn A’tham Kufi about the fourth century A. H. Like other historical- narrative books Al- Futuh was not immune from distortion of Ashura. This work makes us doubt some events of Ashura. In this research, after the evaluation of the personality of the author and his book, some of the distortions...

this study is an outlook of iranians religious practices and customs in eras such as nasser one. it attempts to answer the main question, "religious practices and ceremonies in the society during naseri ruling" and other subsidiary questions with scientific and historical theories. iran was a traditional and religious community . people abided by their religious practices and duties within reli...

the present thesis is going to investigate the theme of despair, darkness and pesimism in philip larkins poetry. larkin is a british poet whose poems were composed in the dark and gloomy years of postwar. so, his poetry contains and reflects the same darkness and despair of his age. a good number of poems form different collections of his poetry are chosen and will be analyzed in the light of t...

the purpose of this study is to investigate and explore the causes of identity crisis as one of the debilitating consequences of colonial project after the withdrawal of colonial power. in order to do justice to the full-length severity of displacement that was the fruit of indentureship, v. s. naipauls west indian epic, a house for mr biswas, has been scrutinized with the main focus being the ...

Al-Majazāt al-Nabawiyyah written by Sayyid Razi (died AH 406), the great Shii scholar, is the only independent Shii work on the explanation of the literary figures of the traditions reported from the Prophet, peace be upon him and his household. This work, which comprises more than 360 traditions with figurative meaning, shows the excellence and the high position of the author in the world of k...