bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pengaruh Ketepatan Kodefikasi Penyakit Terhadap Validasi Laporan Morbiditas Rawat Jalan
Authors: Risyanti Ivana Putri , Yudianti Syafira Atikah
Published: March 2020

According to the WHO in 2004 the coding implementation must be complete and accurate according to the direction of ICD 10. The accuracy of the code is influenced by the determination or determination of the patient's diagnosis. If the diagnosis is not accurate, it will affect the number of cases in making reports of morbidity, mortality and the calculation of various statistics of the hospital. There is an outpatient coding officer at RS X and also duty to make report morbiditas while making report morbiditas made manually because SIMRS not able to present data needed. In addition, the implementation of codification is performed on the main diagnosis only and outpatient morbidity reports have not been well documented. The objective of this research is to know the effect of the outpatient code on the  validation of outpatient morbidity report in RS X. This type of research uses analytic observation with Cross sectional approach. The population of this study is the number of outpatient cases in daily census outpatient dn report morbidity as many as 573 cases with total sampling technique. Statistical test using chi square on SPSS. The result of the research shows that there is an influence between the accuracy of disease codification on the validation of outpatient morbidity report in RS X with p = 0,000.AbstrakMenurut WHO tahun 2004 pelaksanaan pengkodean harus lengkap dan akurat sesuai arahan ICD 10. Keakuratan kode dipengaruhi oleh penetapan atau penentuan diagnosis pasien. Apabila dalam mengode diagnosis tidak akurat maka akan berpengaruh pada jumlah kasus dalam pembuatan laporan morbiditas, mortalitas serta penghitungan berbagai angka statistik rumah sakit. Petugas koding rawat jalan di RS X berjumlah satu dan bertugas pula membuat laporan morbiditas sedangkan pembuatan laporan morbiditas dibuat secara manual karena SIMRS belum bisa menyajikan data yang dibutuhkan. Selain itu, pelaksanaan kodefikasi dilakukan pada diagnosis utama saja dan laporan morbiditas rawat jalan belum terdokumentasikan dengan baik. Tujuan penelitian adalah mengetahui pengaruh ketepatan kodefikasi penyakit rawat jalan terhadap validasi laporan morbiditas rawat jalan di RS X. Jenis penelitian menggunakan observasi analitik dengan pendekatan Cross sectional. Populasi penelitian ini adalah jumlah kasus rawat jalan pada sensus harian rawat jalan dn laporan morbiditas sebanyak 573 kasus dengan teknik pengambilan total sampling. Uji statistik menggunakan chi square pada SPSS. Hasil penelitian menunjukan ada pengaruh antara ketepatan kodefikasi penyakit terhadap validasi laporan morbiditas rawat jalan di RS X dengan nilai p = 0,000.
Aging-Related and Gender Specific Albumin Misfolding in Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: Tsao Francis H.C. , Barnes Jill N. , Amessoudji Amy , Li Zhanhai , Meyer Keith C.
Published: March 2020

Aging-related protein misfolding and aggregation may play critical roles in the pathogenesis of numerous diseases. In the brain, extracellular aggregated amyloid-β (Aβ) is closely related to the death of neurons in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Albumin-Aβ binding is important in preventing Aβ fibril aggregation. However, because albumin is the most abundant and important antioxidant in the circulation, aging-related oxidative stress could have a significant effect on the molecular conformation and binding capacities of albumin. To investigate the link between misfolded albumin and AD, we developed fluorescent assays to determine the effects of misfolded albumin on membrane integrity in the presence of a lipolytic, inflammatory response-like enzyme, secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2). We found that misfolded albumin increased degradation of phospholipids in highly fluid bilayer membranes in the presence of sPLA2 due to hydrophobic effects of misfolded albumin. High amounts of misfolded albumin were present in sera of elderly (average 74 years) versus young (average 24 years) subjects ( p < 0.0001). Albumin in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of elderly subjects, though present in small concentrations, had a 2- to 3-fold increased capacity to promote sPLA2-catalyzed membrane phospholipid degradation as compared with the same amount of albumin in serum ( p < 0.0001). In addition, the fatty acid binding capacity of albumin in CSF from female subjects was considerably lower than values obtained for men, especially for individuals diagnosed with AD ( p = 0.0006). This study suggests that inflammation, misfolded albumin and/or other dysfunctional proteins, and changes in membrane fluidity could alter cell membrane integrity and homeostasis and contribute to the pathogenesis of aging-related dementia and AD.
Changes in academic libraries in the era of Open Science
Authors: Tzanova Stefka
Published: March 2020

In this paper we study the changes in academic library services inspired by the Open Science movement and especially the changes prompted from Open Data as a founding part of Open Science. We argue that academic libraries face the even bigger challenges for accommodating and providing support for Open Big Data composed from existing raw data sets and new massive sets generated from data driven research. Ensuring the veracity of Open Big Data is a complex problem dominated by data science. For academic libraries, that challenge triggers not only the expansion of traditional library services, but also leads to adoption of a set of new roles and responsibilities. That includes, but is not limited to development of the supporting models for Research Data Management, providing Data Management Plan assistance, expanding the qualifications of library personnel toward data science literacy, integration of the library services into research and educational process by taking part in research grants and many others. We outline several approaches taken by some academic libraries and by libraries at the City University of New York (CUNY) to meet necessities imposed by doing research and education with Open Big Data – from changes in libraries’ administrative structure, changes in personnel qualifications and duties, leading the interdisciplinary advisory groups, to active collaboration in principal projects.
Diabetes Mellitus Increases Risk of Incident Dementia in APOEɛ4 Carriers: A Meta-Analysis
Authors: Li Lily , Cavuoto Marina , Biddiscombe Karen , Pike Kerryn E.
Published: March 2020

Background:

Dementia is a devastating condition for older adults, with both modifiable (e.g., diabetes mellitus) and unmodifiable risk factors (e.g., APOE ɛ4 allele). It remains unclear how, and to what extent, diabetes impacts dementia risk via both cerebrovascular and amyloid-β pathways.

Objective:

We conducted a quantitative meta-analysis to investigate the contribution of diabetes to incident dementia risk in people with ɛ4 and, based on the vascular-related neuropathology of diabetes, whether the combination of these factors increases risk for vascular dementia versus Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

Methods:

Systematic literature searches were conducted using EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and CINAHL databases. Pooled relative risk (RR) estimates were calculated using a random effects model, and subgroup analyses conducted across dementia subtypes.

Results:

Twelve studies were included, with a total of 16,200 participants. Considered concurrently, diabetes increased incident dementia risk an additional 35% for those with ɛ4 (RR = 1.35, 95% CI = 1.13–1.63). Similar patterns were observed for AD and vascular dementia.

Conclusion:

Interventions to prevent co-morbid diabetes, and diabetes-related complications and neuropathological changes, may be one way of modifying dementia risk in the vulnerable ɛ4 population.
Non-static surfaces in MCNPX: The chopper extension1
Authors: Grammer Kyle B. , Gallmeier Franz X. , Iverson Erik B.
Published: March 2020

Rotating objects, such as choppers, are common components of a neutron beamline, and the motion of these components is not described in the static geometry of an MCNPX model. The special case of non-static surfaces for rotation about a stationary point in space has been developed for MCNPX. In addition, velocity dependent kinematics due to the motion of the medium have been implemented. This implementation allows for the simulation of rotating objects at speeds comparable to the velocity of cold neutrons. Applications of the chopper extension will be discussed, including the direct simulation of a bandwidth chopper system, the thermalization of neutrons inside a spinning material, and the discussion of the implementation of a spinning single crystal.
The Difference Between Professionalism and Professional Women
Authors: Abul-Husn Randa
Published: March 2020

I don't know what it is about career women, in Lebanon, the Arab world and all over the world in short. Their male colleagues either overrate or underrate them. They themselves do the same and in the same manner. There are the militant career women who will confront the odds.
Working Women and Women's Work
Authors: Nabti Patricia
Published: March 2020

When referring to women who are not engaged in employmentfor financial rewards people often say she ((doesn't work orthat "she is just a housewife"
Working Women and The Lebanese Legislature
Authors: Shehadeh Lamia R.
Published: March 2020

For many women the ability to make a living as an individual isbecoming as important psychologically as it is for men.
For Your Library
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

For your library
Their Own Definition of Feminism
Authors: Abul-Husn Randa
Published: March 2020

I want to conduct research for publication which is important for promotion, and I want something easy and fast because I do not have the time to embark on a full scale study. I am investigating the possibility of writing something in the area of Women's Issues. I thought this would be an easy topic to tackle.
The Politics of Language: "Feminism in Eastern Europe"
Authors: Mulholland Lisa
Published: March 2020

In Eastern Europe, "feminism" is a dirty word. The same holds true for other words like "emancipation," "equal rights for women," and "women's liberation." Under communist regimes of the past, "emancipation" was imposed on women and given as the reason given for requiring women to leave their homes to become part of the labor force.
The Women's Action Agenda 21, of the World's Women
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

In five intense days (November 8- 12, 1991), The World Women's Congress for a Healthy Planet rated an overwhelming success by participants, and realized that the nations of the world were rolling to Rio with barely a nod toward the participation of women.
The Health of Women and Girls in the Middle East and North Africa
Authors: Abul-Husn Randa
Published: March 2020

Female health has become a major issue and priority in the nineties. Reproductive health is highest on the agenda of world population issues, starting with the abortion debate, to the Vatican's condemnation of the use of unnatural birth control methods and women's demand for the right to control their own bodies, and the need for proper and reliable medical assistance, keeping in mind the disparity between developed and developing countries.
International Women's Day in Lebanon
Authors: Abul-Husn Randa
Published: March 2020

This year's activities were characterized by an explicit and open support from the government of post-war Lebanon, notably by Mr. Elias Hrawi, the President of the Republic himself. Could this mean a serious effort and intention to implement changes for equality and improve the conditions of women in Lebanon? (who admittedly is one of the most progressive countries in the Arab East). Or is it another series of scholastic panels. The first lady seems earnest and sincere in her claims and efforts we hope the rest of the Government is as sincere.and willing to cooperate!
Middle Eastern and Arab Women Speak
Authors: Abul-Husn Randa
Published: March 2020

Prominent Arab women living in Western countries seem to be known more than their counterpart in the Arab World. Why is that? Is it cultural? Or is it mainly that achievement for women is more inherent in Western cultures than it is in Eastern cultures?
Global Assembly Recognizes Role of Women
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

The  Global Assembly held recently in Miami, Florida, reminded the international community that women in the developing world have a critical role as managers of the environment.
To Be AUB
Authors: Habib Hala
Published: March 2020

To Be AUB, by Hala Habib
Helen Khal: Oil Paintings
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Helen Khal is a friend and a respected contributor to our Institute, who published her Book Women Artists In Lebanon, in 1987. Her book· is a reference and a directory of womenartisits which is highly recommended. If you wish to purchase the book please contact us.
IWSAW Activities, 1991
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Women's institutes all over the world are familiar with the rush involved in administrating workshops for women in development not to mention the sense of achievement afterwards.
Dr. Nasrine Kamel Ghaddar: The First Arab Woman to Hold a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from M.I.T .
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

She wears a veil on her head and a serene smile on her face. She is the first Lebanese woman to hold a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Thermal and Fluid Sciences Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer) from M.LT. She is the fourth woman to graduate in this field in the history of MIT.
The First World Summit: Women and the Many Dimensions of Power
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

The first World Summit on Women and the Many Dimensions of Power brought female delegates from all around the world together. It brought them together to discuss the issues condemning women and keeping them from exercising power in their societies.
Bahrain: Eradication of the Illiteracy by the Year 2000
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Bahrain: Eradication of the Illiteracy by the Year 2000
The Role of Women in the Making of Peace
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Once again, the lecture hall of the Alumni Club of the American University of Beirut (AUB) filled with lecturersand an audience ranging from scholars to students, journalists and lay-people.
Fatherhood is as Important as Motherhood
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Egypt is involved in a dialogue on the concepts of childhood and motherhood while fatherhood remains neglected. The dialogue proposes that a working mother should be given a maternity leave with full salary for one year or a full leave with half salary for a number of years in order to raise the family.
Various News
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Various News on Feminism around the world.
Women and the Law in Lebanon: Interview with Judge Dr. Mohamad Ali Chekhaibe
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Interview with Judge Dr. Mohamad Ali Chekhaibe The Honorable Judge Dr. Mohamad Ali Chekhaibe is President of the Labor Court of Beirut since 1966. He is also President of the Collective Conflict Court, as well as Professor of Law at St. Joseph University and Professor of Law at the Judge Institute in Beirut. Some of his most prominant publications inArabic are:- AI-Wasit Fi Qanoun AI'Amal- Nizam Nihayat AI-Khedmah- AI-Sarf AI-Tasi'fi fi 'Aqd AI-'Amal AI-Fardi
Mayy Ziadeh (1886-1941)
Authors: Ghurayyib Rose
Published: March 2020

Born in Palestine, of a Lebanese father and a Palestinianmother, Mayy Ziadeh received her secondary education from the French Sisters of Visitation at a boarding school at Aintoura, in Lebanon. It was here that she began to write under the influence of Western Romantic authors, both French and British, as an entry from her school diary suggests: "I am alone in the woods since two hours. Alone with Byron, poet ofviolence and sweetness ... While I write, his Childe Harold lies at my feet. Did Byron ever dream that a Lebanese girl would spend with him or with some of his works, long, lonely hours in the woods of Lebanon?"
A Brief Look at the Lebanese Family Planning Association (LEPA)
Authors: Ghurayyib Rose
Published: March 2020

The IPPF, International Planned Parenthood Federation, founded in 1952, has developed branches all over the world. Its programs. are adopted by associations spreading over more than a hundred states. Yet few people are aware of the activities that it has been carrying out. The LFPA which was founded in 1969, affiliated in the same year with the IPPF from which it receives its impetus and the large part of its funds. Since then it has been steadily expanding its activities.
A Western Feminist Speaks on the need for a Feminine Culture
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

The new feminism says that culture was male, that it did not express women but denied them." Women were excluded from culture until compulsory education was established at the beginning of the 20th century. Up till now, men alone monopolize power, the knowledge that they offer to the world is neither neutral nor innocent, it lacks objectivity because it is one-sided.
Lebanese Women Witness to War
Authors: Samara Maha
Published: March 2020

Lebanese women witness to war was the theme of a three day conference held in Paris from October 20 to 22, 1987 under the auspices of the League of Arab States.
Education is the Key to Increase Gulf Women's Contribution in Economic Development
Authors: Samara Maha
Published: March 2020

Before the discovery of oil in the Arab Gulf i.e. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman and Bahrain, conditions of women were correlated with the conditions of their husbands, and the classification of the family in the tribal and class systems.
More Women Join The WorkForce And The Ranks Of The Unemployed
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

The following is an ILO report on the participation of women in economic activity.
A Bridge Through Time, A Memoir
Authors: Said Laila
Published: March 2020

Published by Quartet (27-29 Goodge St. London WIPIED),Summit Books, 282 pages.
The Status of Bahraini Women
Authors: Arasoghli Aida
Published: March 2020

There has never been a feminist movement in Bahrain, emancipation has been coming about in response to economic diversification and substantial improvement in female educational participation rates.
Baghdad Women's Meeting
Authors: Stephan Wafa
Published: March 2020

Women in the world celebrate women's day on the 8th of March every year. Iraqi women celebrate their day on the 4th of March to commemorate the day the General Federation of Iraqi Women (G.F.I.W.) was founded in 1969.
For Azza, the Song of Tunisia
Authors: Skye Ann Marie
Published: March 2020

The poem burst from her mind like a song, like a bird full-fledged, like a small, free, perfect bird that hovered, flittered, tested its wings, threw its head back and thrilled before soaring to its freedom; soaring high over the ocean.
Arab Women and the Women's Decade
Authors: Stephan Wafa
Published: March 2020

In July 1985, a World Conference to «Review and Appraise the Achievements of the UNITED NATION DECADE FOR WOMEN» will be held in Nairobi, Kenya. Parallel to this conference, an NGO Forum 85, to assess the progress made during the decade and develop strategies, will a/so take place in Nairobi.
UN Decade For Women 1975-1985
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

When the United Nations was formed, women's organizations around the world successfully pushed for inclusion of a commitment to the equal rights of men and women in the UN Charter.
Illustration by Monique Loubet
Authors: Loubet Monique
Published: March 2020

Illustration by Monique Loubet
Le Sceau Du Scarabee
Authors: Gebeyli Claire
Published: March 2020

Il y a des souvenirs qui deviennent partie de nous-memes, comme si leurs fragments etaient tisses dans nos cellules,
A Strategy for Change
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

The following article is an abridged version of a piece written by Marilee Karl for ISIS, an International Women's Information and Communication Service. It was published in 1983 (p.189) in their Resource Guide for Organization and Action.
Critical Study of Research Work on Women and Children, Egypt
Authors: Morcos Dr. Wadad Suleiman
Published: March 2020

Abstract of a study published by the "Population and Family Planning Board", Research Office, sponsored by the Supreme Council for Population and Family Planning in Egypt, July 1981.
Anas Barakat Baz
Authors: Nasrallah Emily
Published: March 2020

Anas Barakat Baz: A woman who realized her dream of giving medical help to secluded women who could not be seen by male doctorsInformation mainly obtained from an Arabic article byEmily Nasrallah, published in the women's magazine Feyrouz, Feb. 1982
Social Welfare Activities in Bahrain: Problems of Family Planning
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Abstracts and . excerpts from al-Nashra ad-Dawriyyah, aquarterly bulletin published by The Ministry of Work and SocialAffairs in Bahrain, nO. 29,. April -May-June 1982.
The Lebanese Family Planning Association (LFPA) Discusses the Woman's Status in Lebanon
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

A panel discussing the present status of the Lebanese woman and pointing out priorities in her demands and duties, was held in Beirut on 4-6 November 1982.
The Women of the United Arab Emirates
Authors: Soffan Linda Usra
Published: March 2020

Published by Croom Helm, London in 1980 and in the USA in 1980 by Harper and Row Publishers. 104 pages and glossary, appendices at the end.
The Arab Woman's Personality
Authors: Makki Dr. Abbas
Published: March 2020

Studies of changes in the life and status of the Arab woman to-day deal with her education, her working conditions, her rights and needs, rarely analyzing the impact of such changes on her psychological make-up, on her personality.
Life among the Poor in Cairo
Authors: Wikan Unni
Published: March 2020

The author presents her book as "the story of life in a poor quarter of Cairo as it is experienced by the poor themselves". It relates the experience of one who took part in the daily activities of those she studied, learned to think as they did and to experience the conditions under which they lived. It is the method of the social anthropologist, often called "participantobservation. "
Women and Old Age
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

The last fifteen years were characterized by a remarkable impetus in the U.N. international activities. They started with the celebration of the International Human Rights Year in 1967, followed by the 1968 Fiftieth Anniversary of the first installment of the parliamentary franchise for women and, later on, by the Women's International Year in 1975, the International Year of The Child 1979, the IYDP in 1981 .
Female Circumcision, Excision and Infibulation
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

The subject of female genital mutilation has received special attention in the issues of Al-Raida. A report was published in it about the work of Fran Hosken, an experienced reseracher on the topic and author of the voluminous «Hosken Report»
The World Conference Of The UN Mid-Decade Women
Authors: Besha Rugh M.
Published: March 2020

In issue 15 of AI-Raida(2), a very brief report was made on the «Mid-Decade World Conference of the United Nations for Women» held at Copenhagen, Denmark, 14-30 July 1980. The article was based on various reports about the Conference, especially the one stating women's specific needs in the list of«Resolutions and Decisions» adopted by the Conference.
Demographic Aspect of Family Planning
Authors: Farah Dr. Francois
Published: March 2020

Abstract of a lecture presented by Dr. Francois Farah althe Lebanon Family Planning Sixth Week, Beirut, 1-7 December, 1980.
«Women: The Fifth World» by Elise Boulding
Authors: Abu Nasr Julinda
Published: March 2020

«Women: The Fifth World» by Elise Boulding
17th IBBY Congress, Prague 1980
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

The International Board on Books for Young people", (IBBY), was founded in 1951, thanks to the efforts made by Jella Lepman, a British social worker who worked in Germany in the aftermath of World War II and there developed the idea that children's books could serve as a foundation for international understanding
Ghada Samman
Authors: Abu Nasr Julinda
Published: March 2020

The first Arab woman who created a publishing house to publish her own works. Her books, which represent a loud claim for liberal thought, are best sellers in the Arab world.
The Germ
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Bitterness was a persistent trait in my young friend. When she was a student at college, whenever we met, she had something to complain about. Unfair grades, teachers' bias, students' folly and pseudo-modernism. She herself was against irrational traditions and prejudices, yet she adhered to certain traits, good or bad, inherited from her environment.
A Survey of the Asian Women Institute's Activities in 1979
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

The Asian Women's Institute (AWI)e) which links together nine women's studies institutes distributed among various women's colleges and universities of Asia, is defined, in the coordinator's report of 1979, as "a non-governmental organization accredited to the Department of Public Information of the United Nations"
Mental Health For Children And Families
Authors: Abu Nasr Julinda
Published: March 2020

An international congress on mental health for children and families was held in Salzburg, Austria, July 8-13, 1979, and was organized by the Austrian association for Mental Health in collaboration with the World Federation for Mental Health.
The Image of Woman in Egyptian Mass Media
Authors: Ramzi Dr. Nahid
Published: March 2020

In preparing this study on the image of woman in Egyptian feminine mass media, the researchers chose the women's magazine "Hawwa", a weekly periodical, as a medium of research. "Havvvva" has a wide circulation in Egypt and other Arab countries, adressing itself primarily to the average woman.
Women in Politics
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

As early as the latter part of the 19th century, feminists in the West claimed the franchise for women, in accordance with the Human Rights Charter which recognized equality of rights for all people, regardless of sex or race.
Women and Journalism
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Journalism has been during the last seventy years a popular profession among women in Arab countries as well as in the West. Some women journalists have been internationally known . One of them is the French Genevieve Tabouis, a distinguished foreign correspondent who flourished in the second quarter of this c entury.
To Wash Their Shame Away
Authors: Al-Malaika Nazik
Published: March 2020

A poem by Nazik al-Malaika, written In 1949.Free translation by Rose Ghurayyib
Women's Studies in Ewha Woman's University
Authors: Young Soon
Published: March 2020

Women's liberation movement takes form in various cultural activities: clubs, research centers, conferences, papers, magazines and other mass media. These activities crystallize in what are called "Women's Studies," a series of courses at the university level, given in universities of the United States since the beginning of the 1970's i.e. since the start of woman's lib in America.
Contemporary Arab Feminine Poetry
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Feminine poetry is not a product of our age. Women poets appeared in ancient as well as in modern times. The Ancient Greeks and Hebrews produced women poets and those who practised certain arts akin to poetry: the priestesses and the prophetesses. Arabic literature counts at least 200 women poets in pre· lslamic and Islamic periods, but unfortunately most of their poetry has been lost.
May Ziadeh: a Biography of Conflict
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

From a convent atmosphere at the Visitation Sisters' School in Aintoura, Lebanon, May Ziadeh moved, at the age of 22, to the boisterous literary circles of Cairo, Egypt, in 1908. There she came in contact with highbrow Egyptian and Lebanese society.
Arab Women Writing in English
Authors: Nikro Saadi
Published: March 2020

As the title indicates, this issue of Al-Raida is informed by the theme of Arab Women Writing in English, presenting essays, short stories, personal reflections, and poetry. Accordingly, the File includes mostly creative writing by Arab women living and working either in or outside the region.
Women's Education in Asia in the Next Twenty-Five Years
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

The above is the title of a keynote address given by Mrs. Kiyoko Takeda Cho at the Triennial Conference of the Presidents of nine Women's Christian Colleges in Asia, at Tokyo Woman's Christian University, May 1-5, 1978. The address brings out problems concerning all Asiatic women, and the following paragraphs give a condensation of it.
Qassem Ameen (1863-1908)
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

• A RESEARCHER WHO SOUGHT TRUTH FOR ITS OWN SAKE, NOT AS A STEPPING STONE TO AUTHORITY AND HIGH POSITION.• A THINKER WHO PRECEDED HIS AGE IN RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF WOMAN IN SOCIETY.• AN IDEALIST IN HIS ATTITUDE TOWARD LOVE.
Hikayat: Short Stories by Lebanese Women
Authors: Tabbara Tanja
Published: March 2020

In Hikayat, Short Stories by Lebanese Women, Roseanne Khalaf has compiled and edited the short stories of 26 Lebanese women writers. Some of the texts are excerpts from novels, others were written as short stories. Half of the collection was written in English, the other half was translated from either Arabic or French.
Arab Countries in Transition: Gender Rights and Constitutional Reforms
Authors: Aghacy Samira
Published: March 2020

This second issue of Al-Raida consists of papers that were presented at the international conference “Arab Countries in Transition: Gender Rights and Constitutional Reforms” held by the Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) at the Lebanese American University (LAU) in June 2014 and centering on human rights, women’s bodies, power relations, violations and testimonials.
Women’s Political Participation in Lebanon: Gaps in Research and Approaches
Authors: Helou Marguerite
Published: March 2020

After being pushed to the back stage during fifteen years of civil war, a sharp resurgence of interest in enhancing the participation of Lebanese women in politics was witnessed in the early 1990s. This was reflected in the mushrooming of women’s non-governmental organizations that had this goal on their agenda. The constitutional and political reforms that brought the war to a halt, and the accompanying promise of democratization, raised women’s hopes that their pre-war exclusion from power and decision-making positions would come to an end. However, the results of the first post-war parliamentary elections held in 1992 did not meet women’s expectations, either qualitatively or quantitatively. This, coupled with their continued exclusion from post-war governments, intensified pre-war frustration.
Women and Ijtihad: Towards a New Islamic Discourse
Authors: Raouf Ezzat Heba
Published: March 2020

A phenomenon of extreme polarization between the Islamist and the secular camps characterizes the intellectual scene regarding social, economic, and political issues in the Arab-Islamic world. This is especially true with respect to women’s issues, which are a very hotly contested terrain. Understanding this reality clearly requires a historic overview to comprehend how this polarization occurred and map the debate between supporters of “modernity and contemporality” (al-hadatha wa-l-mu‘asara) on the one hand, and supporters of “tradition and authenticity” (al-turath wal-asala) on the other. Though this is not at the heart of our research, framing it in its historical context enables us to better understand the roots and origins of the problem, in order to map the debates and foresee future courses more clearly.
A Bracelet on the Wrist of Time
Authors: Barakat Ibtisam
Published: March 2020

On my way out of Ramallah, out of Amman, across the Atlantic and into Manhattan, New York, in the summer of 1986, I was crying.
Living with Dissonance: Women Students Speak Out about Sex
Authors: Khalaf Roseanne Saad
Published: March 2020

This essay focuses exclusively on the views of women students at the American University of Beirut (AUB). The initial study examined the personal texts and discourse of forty-three students, men and women, enrolled in three creative writing sections over the course of one academic semester.Participants crafted personal texts in order to explore their views, feelings, and lived experiences regarding sex.
Workshop of the Women’s Studies’ and Gender Research Network - Manila
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

IWSAW was invited to attend the Workshop of the Women’s Studies’ and Gender Research Network on July 25 and 26, 2007 in Manila, the Philippines. During the workshop the network members discussed ways of collaborating with UNESCO Social and Human Sciences Program for Gender Equality and Women’s Rights and areas for inter-university/ research centers collaboration on gender issues across continents.
The Enemy Has a Name
Authors: Osseiran Ghia
Published: March 2020

Of this ancient Phoenician city which once chose to lock its gates and burn itself to the ground rather than be invaded, of the crusader's sea fortress sacked and recaptured many a time, of the Souks and the old town, my mind is absorbed elsewhere. Of the enemy's threat to turn back the hands of time 20 years; my thoughts are fixated on a single spot, a single house that had been bombed many a time, and rebuilt many a time.
Recent Publications/Announcement/Films
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

- The Links between Prostitution and Sex Trafficking: A Briefing Handbook- Campaign: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence- Films: Trade/Maid for Sale
Female Criminality in the Arab World
Authors: Nashabe Omar
Published: March 2020

The decision to compile an issue exploring female criminality in the Arab region stemmed from a need and a desire to tackle a controversial topic on which very little has been published.
Female Corporate Crime in Lebanon: Money and Banking
Authors: Author Anonymous
Published: March 2020

A bank employee who decided to remain anonymous collected the case studies below. He/She holds a prominent position in a bank in Lebanon. He/she has volunteered to provide information about unreported crimes committed by his/her former female employees. The banks that were involved did not report the crimes because they were afraid of tainting their reputation and potentially damaging their customers' trust.
Dangers of Cultural Change: Gender and Female Criminality in Early Post-World War II Iran
Authors: Schayegh Cyrus
Published: March 2020

“Today's civilization … is full of paradoxes.”1 With these words an Iranian women's magazine characterized Iran's state of affairs in 1928. Starting with the Constitutional Revolution (1905 and 1911), and at a faster pace during Reza Shah Pahlavi's rule (1921-41), social reforms, cultural change, and techno-scientific progress were re-forming Iran. The sun appeared to be rising again over the country, awakening it from an almost millenarian 'slumber'.
Female Criminality in Lebanon The Local Police Perspective
Authors: Saliba General Dr. Amin
Published: March 2020

The following texts were submitted by two high ranking Lebanese Internal Security Forces (Police) officers following the request of the editor. Although the content of the articles do not involve adequate research methodology, the participation of law enforcement officials in attempting to understand female criminality is necessary for developing an insightful perspective.
Women's Civil Rights in Lebanon
Authors: Zein Alia Berti
Published: March 2020

Article 2 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms the right of each human being to enjoy all rights and liberties set forth in the Declaration without distinction of any kind as to race, color, sex, language, or religion, while Article 16 confers on men and women equal rights regarding marriage and its dissolution.
Globalization, Gender and Religion: The Politics of Women's Rights in Catholic and Muslim Contexts
Authors: Waines David
Published: March 2020

By Jane H. Bayes and Nayereh Tohidi, eds. Houndmills and New York: Palgrave, 2001Studies dealing with the broad theme of 'women and religion' are often designed along the lines of edited volumes of essays on each of the major religious traditions, written (most often) by Western experts. Such an approach is perfectly legitimate and, when the results are informative, justified as well. It is an approach, however, that makes comparison between (and even within) traditions difficult, as one crucial aspect of this kind of tradition narrative is inevitably missing. That aspect, and the most important word in this book's sub-title, is 'contexts.' The contexts in the present case are not defined by therebeing only two traditions treated, the (Catholic) Christian and the (Sunni and Shia) Muslim.
Women’s Participation and Personal Status Issues in Post-War Lebanon
Authors: Mansour Nisrine
Published: March 2020

Women’s participation in current debate has been widely used and disseminated through various international developmentand women’s rights forums alike. In the most common and recently used sense, women’s participation means actively involving women in decision-making.1 Transferred to the Lebanese context, the concept has been largely interpreted by state and non-state actors as formal political decision- making and less so as participation in fighting for personal status rights both at the levels of the family or social groups mobilization.
The Aftermath: Women in Post-Conflict Transformation
Authors: Sayigh Rosemary
Published: March 2020

By Sheila Meintjes, Anu Pillay and Meredith Turshen eds., London: Zed Books, 2001. This is an important book that takes up the questions left by a generation of studies that celebrated gains made by women during national liberation or revolutionary struggles.This generation of feminist scholars found reasons for optimism in the visibility of women in these struggles, and in the progressive gender ideologies and practices of many Third World leaders. With Algeria as a paradigm of the frustration of such hopes, the editors of The Aftermath begin from the basic question: Why is it that the gains made by some women during conflict are very seldom sustained after conflict ends?
Quote/Unquote
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

"Now the time has come when society should start accepting disabled women. There are many disabled women who are capable and intelligent but are rejected by society. Why? And just because a woman is disabled, she cannot get married because the man’s parents refuse to accept her as their daughter-in-law. The preposterous reason is that they adhere to the old tradition and give priority to what society would say rather than to their son’s feelings about the woman."
The Situation of Visually Impaired Women in the Arab World
Authors: Hada Ghasan
Published: March 2020

One of the difficulties confronting researchers working on the situation of the disabled in any country of the Arab world is the lack of data and statistics. Visual impairment is a unique kind of disability given that people sufferring from such a disability are the least in number. Moreover, because it is a sensory disability this makes it complex in nature. It is a disability that has serious impacts on all aspects of life: the educational, the rehabilitational, the social, the cultural, the economic, and so on.
The Life Experiences of Twenty-One Women who Challenged Disability
Authors: Khalil Jahda Abou
Published: March 2020

Studies related to disability in the Arab world are still limited and studies concerned with the status of disabled women are nearly non-existent. In order to fill the void I have conducted research work covering the experiences of 21 women with disability in seven Arab countries. By analyzing the living history of these women the study aims at deciphering the actual life conditions of women with disability in the Arab world. The objective is to highlight the areas of oppression and opportunities available to disabled Arab women in comparison with women with disability worldwide.
Thus Spoke Fatima
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

“ … I do not recall the day of my circumcision. I have no recollection of the physical pain I was made to suffer. But what has remained engraved in my memory and what I can never forget, is the agony and affliction I began to feel when I grew up and became aware of the horror inflicted on my body, of the physical amputation I was submitted to, an essential part of my femininity had been cut off from me and tossed away.
The Lebanese Youth: Scattered Approaches
Authors: Shuaib Shafic
Published: March 2020

The attempt to establish civil peace in Lebanon that began a decade and a half ago, is still marked by the absence of social planning policies. According to the latest report on socio-economic conditions in Lebanon, the "official handling of social dimensions has been limited to generalities and remains governed by the assumption that social problems depend on finding solutions for economic growth. As a result, although the government’s interest has shifted away from that of previous governments after the Taif agreement*, putting the emphasis on economic reform rather than reconstruction schemes, governmental policies did not change their approach to social issues. They still consider social issues to be a variable depending on expected economic transformations."
“Dancing Against the Norms” A Profile of Mosbah Baalbaki
Authors: Maalouf Lynn
Published: March 2020

Every Saturday night, at around three o’clock in the morning, Music Hall’s long velvet crimson curtains draw open, leaving way to a slim, tall figure that takes position in a bare set up, standing under a single spotlight. As the first percussion beat rips through the silence of anticipating viewers, the figure’s hips take a bold swing left, and then another right, setting off a series of sexually-teasing belly dance moves.
Quote/Unquote
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

“No woman is exempt from violence and exploitation. During conflict women and girls are attacked because they are related to political adversaries, because they are political leaders themselves, or simply because they were at home when the soldiers arrived. … During conflict, women and girls experience violence at the hands of many others besides armed group.
From Iran/From Iraq
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

From Iran: Nobel Prize goes to Iranian Rights ActivistFrom Iraq: Aquila Al-Hashimi Dies
Armenian Women In Jordan
Authors: Dargarabedian Arda
Published: March 2020

Armenians are among the smallest ethnic minorities in Jordan and have been in the country for a fairly long period of time. This paper will deal mainly with the position and role of Armenian women in Jordanian society by reviewing their general characteristics, social and economic status (based on data from a recent study about Armenians in Jordan), using indicators that reflect their position and role in the concerned areas from a gendered perspective.
“When One Sits Among The People”: Lucie Duff Gordon’s Letters from Egypt
Authors: Viviani Aglaia
Published: March 2020

As a child Lucie Duff Gordon (née Austin) had travelled a lot with her intellectual parents, learning to appreciate the customs of different people in many foreign countries. Yet it was not for pleasure, or by her own choice, that in 1861 she left England for good. TB forced this forty-year-old lady to leave her children, her friends and her country for The Cape of Good Hope. There she first met (and was immediately fascinated by) Islam, almost by chance:
Ingrid Jaradat Gassner: An Austrian Media Activist in Palestine
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

This is an interview conducted via email with Ingrid Jaradat Gassner, director of BADIL Resource Center forPalestinian Residency and Refugee Rights. Jaradat, who is of Austrian origin, recounts what it is like to be a foreigner living in the Arab world.
To be an Arab or not to be… that is the question!
Authors: Katawi Mona
Published: March 2020

When I was offered to write an article as a non-Arab woman living in Lebanon, I paused for a while before answering, wondering whether I really felt like a non-Arab. I have been pondering about this ever since, wondering what makes an Arab. This subject turned out to be more elaborate than I had first thought. If being, or for that matter, not being an Arab were simply a question of origin, of blood and genes, things would look slightly more calculable. I rather doubt that one can be born as an Arab, since “Arabism” is not a state induced by natural processes, but rather through socialization and acculturation. It seems that many factors have to be taken into consideration, as the place where one has lived, which language one speaks and, sometimes, the physical appearance.
The ‘NGOization’ of the Arab Women’s Movements
Authors: Jad Islah
Published: March 2020

One of the dominant trends in the evolution of the Arab women’s movements is the ongoing increase in the number of women’s NGOs dealing with aspects of women’s lives such as health, education, legal literacy, income generation, advocacy of rights, research, and so on. This steady increase in Arab women’s NGOs can be seen as a sign of decentralization of power and politics after the failure of the centralized Arab states to bring about social change and development. It is also widely viewed as a development of Arab ‘civil society’ to contain the authoritarian state, and as a healthy sign of real democracy in the region based on a ‘bottom-up’ approach.
A Young Lebanese Woman talks about her lesbian identity, her relationships and her perspective on homosexuality ….
Authors: Hamdar Abir
Published: March 2020

In recent years, Lebanon has witnessed a proliferation of the gay and lesbian community; at least that’s one generalization many are willing to agree upon. But, agreeing is one thing and providing accurate data is another. In the absence of the latter, the issue is bound to remain subject to generalizations only. As a reporter seeking information on the topic, I learned this fact hands-on. I also learned my task was almost futile when it came down to the lesbian community. There were simply too many obstacles and hindrances. You just didn’t go about investigating the way you did with other topics. One had to be discreet … really discreet.
Arab Women Journalists Slam Palestine/Iraq Sieges, Urge Skills Upgrade
Authors: Abu-Fadil Magda
Published: March 2020

Beirut, November 2002 — Arab women journalists meeting in Jordan this fall slammed the siege laid on Arab reporters in Palestine and Iraq and called fortraining programs to upgrade practitioners’ technical skills and optimization of the Arab Women Media Center’s (AWMC) website, notably through an online newsletter in Arabic and English.
Women in Arab Civil Society: A Case Study from Sudan
Authors: Osman Amira
Published: March 2020

This article will endeavor to explore Sudanese women’s involvement in civil society. It will investigate their roles as actors in public life with emphasis on their roles in conflict resolution and peace reconstruction. The paper argues that Sudanese women are active members in civil society, yet they face many obstacles, which could hinder their full involvement in development and the peace process.