Vol. 9 No. 035 (2021): Issue 035

غلاف العدد 35 من دورية عمران

Issue 35 of Omran for Social Sciences and Humanities (Winter 2021) includes the following studies and articles: “Settler Colonialism in the Palestinian Context: A Paradigm or a Concept?” (Ashraf Othman Bader, Asem Khalil); “On the Origins of Nationalism in the Societies of the Maghreb: Ernest Guellner and the High Culture Concept” (Rahal Boubrik); “Different Perspective of the Informal Housing in the City of Oran: The Basement, Roof, and Transformed Space” (Bachiri Hamza); “Soussi Family Entrepreneurship in Morocco: Leadership Style and Challenge of Continuity” (Fatima Zahra Bouzlou); “Wayside Charity: Ramadan Mercy Tables in Tunis (Metamorphosis of Food Solidarity and its Sociological Implications)” (Mehdi Mabrouk); “Women Victims and Transitional Justice in Tunisia: Shattered Expectations and Partial Recognition” (Adel Ayari); “Georg Simmel’s Space Theory: Space as a Priori Condition of Social (Re)construction” (Ahmed Elkhatabi); “The Future of Demographic Shifts in the Arab World” (Omar Almagharebi); “Southern Theory: Social Science and the Global Dynamics of Knowledge” (Fares Echtay); “The Order of Things: Thinking about Postmodernity” (Rachid Benbih); “The Middle East: An Anthropological View” (Carlotta Marchi).

Published: 2021-01-01
Issue totals:296 views421 downloads2 citations

Studies

  • Settler Colonialism in the Palestinian Context: A Paradigm or a Concept? 25 views43 downloads

    Authors: Ashraf Othman Bader, Asem Khalil
    7-30

    This paper provides a critical reading of the concept of settler colonialism in Palestine. It engages with the most prominent theorists, Patrick Wolfe and Lorenzo Veracini, taking into...

  • On the Origins of Nationalism in the Societies of the Maghreb: Ernest Guellner and the High Culture Concept 27 views44 downloads

    Author: Rahal Boubrik
    31-57

    This study outlines Ernest Gellner’s (1925–1995) anthropological conceptualisation of the Nation and Nationalism. It focuses on the notion of high culture pertaining to the study of Islam,...

  • Different Perspective of the Informal Housing in the City of Oran: The Basement, Roof, and Transformed Space 28 views38 downloads Cited once

    Author: Bachiri Hamza
    59-79

    This study sheds light on the informal residential areas around central Oran, Algeria, symbolised by the roofs and cellars of residential buildings clumsily dotted about. It is a phenomenon that...

  • Soussi Family Entrepreneurship in Morocco: Leadership Style and Challenge of Continuity 24 views32 downloads

    Author: Fatima Zahra Bouzlou
    81-106

    In the Sous region of central Morocco, a group of family-led businesses have established a prominent position within the fabric of the national economy. However, these enterprises suffer from...

  • Wayside Charity: Ramadan Mercy Tables in Tunis (Metamorphosis of Food Solidarity and its Sociological Implications) 24 views35 downloads

    Author: Mehdi Mabrouk
    107-134

    Since the revolution, a new form of politically-associated solidarity initiatives have arisen in Tunisian society, such as relief for refugees and Ramadan Mercy tables. To understand these...

  • Women Victims and Transitional Justice in Tunisia: Shattered Expectations and Partial Recognition 26 views36 downloads

    Author: Adel Ayari
    135-162

    Democratic transition in Tunisia has highlighted transitional justice as one of the most important and current social and political issues. Despite having been mentioned in the constitution, its...

Discussions

  • Georg Simmel’s Space Theory: Space as a Priori Condition of Social (Re)construction 23 views38 downloads Cited once

    Author: Ahmed Elkhatabi
    165-188

    The concept of space has numerous sociological interpretations, but it is poorly employed in Arab sociology, despite its limited usage. This study represents an in–depth examination of this...

Book Reviews

  • Southern Theory: Social Science and the Global Dynamics of Knowledge 44 views47 downloads

    Author: Fares Echtay
    191-201

    Book Title : Southern Theory: Social Science and the Global Dynamics of Knowledge . Author : Raewyn Connell. Translation : Farouq Mansor. Publisher : Doha/ Beirut: Arab Center for Research and...

  • The Order of Things: Thinking about Postmodernity 25 views38 downloads

    Author: Rachid Benbih
    203-213

    Book Title : The Order of Things: Thinking about Postmodernity . Author : Michel Mafessoli. Translation : Saoud El Mawla & Rana Diab. Publisher : Doha/ Beirut: Arab Center for Research and...

  • The Middle East: An Anthropological View 27 views32 downloads

    Author: Carlotta Marchi
    215-221

    Book Title : Medio Oriente: Uno sguardo antropologico . Author : Ugo Fabietti. Publisher : Milan: Raffaello Cortina Editore. Date of Publication : 2016. Pages : 300.

Reports

  • The Future of Demographic Shifts in the Arab World 23 views38 downloads

    Author: Omar Almagharebi
    225-236

    Report on the Istishraf Symposium, 26 November 2020