English Language and Literature
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2024-03-26T18:54:33ZEscaping to the desert: the case of Gertrude Bell
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/603986
Escaping to the desert: the case of Gertrude Bell
Witwit, May
A paper submitted at the 'Women in British Politics' conference held by the University of Lincoln May 2011
2011-05-01T00:00:00ZReview: Dean Baldwin: Art and commerce in the British short story, 1880-1950.
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Review: Dean Baldwin: Art and commerce in the British short story, 1880-1950.
Witwit, May
Review of Baldwin, D. (2013) 'Art and commerce in the British short story, 1880-1950' London: Pickering & Chatto.
2013-11-30T00:00:00ZBiblical proximity and women: the image of Arabs in Victorian works of religious nature
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Biblical proximity and women: the image of Arabs in Victorian works of religious nature
Witwit, May
Abstract The pro-suffrage campaign to elevate the Oriental female did not give emphasis to Arab women; however, they were vividly presented in religious literature and romances of a religious nature. The inferior position and the victimisation of Arab women, attributed to Islam, delivered a political and a religious message that helped steer the Victorian reader’s opinion towards a desired effect. The paper will focus on the image of the Arab woman in some of these publications to highlight that the use of the biblical element of the Middle East was employed to reinforce Christianity and combat Ottomans. The image of the victimised Arab woman also prepared the public for a future military involvement in the Middle East. The paper suggests that the Victorian depiction of the Arab female may well be the precursor of present-day use of Islam-phobic slogans that trigger sorrow easily transformed into anger at the men, culture and the religion that victimise women.
2015-10-01T00:00:00ZFalse freedoms
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False freedoms
Witwit, May
It is hard to appreciate freedom until you experience losing it. It may be difficult for someone born in a democracy to understand, but it’s somewhat like comparing what a wild bird feels when locked in a cage, as opposed to a bird born in captivity that regards a cage as its natural environment. When I am asked about academic freedom in Iraq, it is this parallel that leaps to mind. As a former lecturer at the University of Baghdad who has recently completed a PhD in the UK, I have felt the difference acutely.
2012-09-01T00:00:00Z