Exploring Contemporary Arabic Novels for Advanced Students of Arabic: Voices from the Arab Gulf Countries
Exploring Contemporary Arabic Novels for Advanced Students of Arabic: Voices from the Arab Gulf Countries offers an in-depth exploration of contemporary novels by Arab writers from the Gulf region and is designed to foster advanced-level language skills, as well as the ability to analyse, interpret, and construct knowledge from different multimodal texts

 

Structured around five thematic sections on gender issues, religion and sectarianism, racism and human rights, refugees and statelessness, and socio-economic and political upheavals, the textbook addresses some of the most pressing issues in the Gulf today. Each excerpt is carefully selected with attention to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and is accompanied by activities that promote engagement with Modern Standard Arabic. Adopting a multiliteracies approach, the textbook incorporates a range of multimodal texts and emphasizes not only the development of advanced language skills, but also critical thinking, interpretation, and the ability to construct and (re)design meaning across different modes of communication.

 

This book is ideal for advanced students of Arabic seeking to improve their language skills and expand their knowledge of contemporary events and issues in the Gulf region, while developing skills that can be applied in professional, academic, and personal contexts.

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Exploring Contemporary Arabic Novels for Advanced Students of Arabic: Voices from the Arab Gulf Countries
Exploring Contemporary Arabic Novels for Advanced Students of Arabic: Voices from the Arab Gulf Countries offers an in-depth exploration of contemporary novels by Arab writers from the Gulf region and is designed to foster advanced-level language skills, as well as the ability to analyse, interpret, and construct knowledge from different multimodal texts

 

Structured around five thematic sections on gender issues, religion and sectarianism, racism and human rights, refugees and statelessness, and socio-economic and political upheavals, the textbook addresses some of the most pressing issues in the Gulf today. Each excerpt is carefully selected with attention to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and is accompanied by activities that promote engagement with Modern Standard Arabic. Adopting a multiliteracies approach, the textbook incorporates a range of multimodal texts and emphasizes not only the development of advanced language skills, but also critical thinking, interpretation, and the ability to construct and (re)design meaning across different modes of communication.

 

This book is ideal for advanced students of Arabic seeking to improve their language skills and expand their knowledge of contemporary events and issues in the Gulf region, while developing skills that can be applied in professional, academic, and personal contexts.

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Exploring Contemporary Arabic Novels for Advanced Students of Arabic: Voices from the Arab Gulf Countries

Exploring Contemporary Arabic Novels for Advanced Students of Arabic: Voices from the Arab Gulf Countries

by Jonas Elbousty
Exploring Contemporary Arabic Novels for Advanced Students of Arabic: Voices from the Arab Gulf Countries

Exploring Contemporary Arabic Novels for Advanced Students of Arabic: Voices from the Arab Gulf Countries

by Jonas Elbousty

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Exploring Contemporary Arabic Novels for Advanced Students of Arabic: Voices from the Arab Gulf Countries offers an in-depth exploration of contemporary novels by Arab writers from the Gulf region and is designed to foster advanced-level language skills, as well as the ability to analyse, interpret, and construct knowledge from different multimodal texts

 

Structured around five thematic sections on gender issues, religion and sectarianism, racism and human rights, refugees and statelessness, and socio-economic and political upheavals, the textbook addresses some of the most pressing issues in the Gulf today. Each excerpt is carefully selected with attention to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and is accompanied by activities that promote engagement with Modern Standard Arabic. Adopting a multiliteracies approach, the textbook incorporates a range of multimodal texts and emphasizes not only the development of advanced language skills, but also critical thinking, interpretation, and the ability to construct and (re)design meaning across different modes of communication.

 

This book is ideal for advanced students of Arabic seeking to improve their language skills and expand their knowledge of contemporary events and issues in the Gulf region, while developing skills that can be applied in professional, academic, and personal contexts.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781032687827
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 02/24/2026
Pages: 108
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Language: Arabic

About the Author

Jonas Elbousty holds an MPhil and a PhD from Columbia University, USA. He is an academic, writer, and literary critic and translator. He teaches in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale University, USA, where he served as the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations for seven years. He is currently the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Council on Middle East Studies and oversees the Yale Summer Study Abroad Program in Rabat, Morocco.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Roger Allen

Introduction

CHAPTER I. Gender Issues                           

القضايا الجنسانية الفصل الأول:                              

UNIT 1: Education

الوحدة الأولى: التعليم

UNIT 2: Violence

الوحدة الثانية: العنف

UNIT 3: Marriage

الوحدة الثالثة: الزواج

UNIT 4: Economic and Political (in)equity

الوحدة الرابعة: الإجحاف الاقتصادي

CHAPTER II. Religion and Sectarianism

الفصل الثاني: الدين والطائفية       

UNIT 1: Religious diversity

الوحدة الأولى: التنوع الديني

UNIT 2: Religious freedom

الوحدة الثانية: الحرية الدينية

UNIT 3: Sectarian conflicts

الوحدة الثالثة: النزاعات الطائفية

UNIT 4: Secularism and Islam

الوحدة الرابعة: العلمانية والإسلام

 

CHAPTER III. Racism and Human Rights

الفصل الثالث: العنصرية وحقوق الإنسان 

UNIT 1: Human rights

الوحدة الأولى: حقوق الإنسان

UNIT 2: Racial (in)equality

الوحدة الثانية: غياب المساواة العرقية

UNIT 3: Anti-Blackness

الوحدة الثالثة: معاداة السود

UNIT 4: Migrant workers and Xenophobia

الوحدة الرابعة: العمال الأجانب وكراهية الأجانب

CHAPTER IV.  Refugees and Statelessness

الفصل الرابع: اللاجئون وعديمو الجنسية

UNIT 1: Displacement and Statelessness

الوحدة الأولى: النزوح وعديمو الجنسية

UNIT 2: Belonging and Estrangement

الوحدة الثانية: الانتماء والغربة

UNIT 3: Resettlement

الوحدة الثالثة: إعادة التوطين

UNIT 4: Assimilation vs Acculturation

الوحدة الرابعة: الاندماج والتمازج الثقافي

 

CHAPTER V. Socio-economic and Political Upheavals

 الفصل الخامس: الاضطرابات الاجتماعية والاقتصادية والسياسية  

UNIT 1: Arab uprising

الوحدة الأولى: الثورة العربية

UNIT 2: Governance and Political Stability

الوحدة الثانية: الاستقرار السياسي

UNIT 3: Economic Development

الوحدة الثالثة: التطوير الاقتصادي

UNIT 4: Censorship and Freedom of Expression

الوحدة الرابعة: الرقابة وحرية التعبير

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