OBJECTIVES To identify the prevailing myths and misconception about vitiligo among the school students in Qassim region of Saudi Arabia. METHODS We conducted a cross sectional study in 18 schools of Qassim Regions in Saudi Arabia, Data was collected by 486 pre-tested, self-administered questionnaires. The questionnaires included a section on social-demographic information (age, sex, education...

yemeni poet abdul-aziz maqaleh is regarded among the poets who have been influenced by the myths of different nations. meanwhile this poet has used clearly and outstandingly from the greek mythology. although maqaleh has used in the beginning of his poem – like other poets- from the indexical aspect of myths, but he soon became successful to cover his own contemporary experience on the myths. p...

Since the Sassanid era, many reliefs and seals have left and by reviewing their designs, the mythical and religious attitudes of those people can be understood. The purpose of this article is to decode and interpret the symbolic paintings and to review and study the myths, concepts, and religious rituals of this period. The question is that what the divine and human origin of the symbolic paint...

The significance of high or low right-wing authoritarianism on rape myth acceptance in female college students was investigated. One hundred and fifty-eight college undergraduates answered an anonymous questionnaire containing a modified version of Altemeyer’s (1996) Right-Wing Authoritarian Scale (RWA) and Burt’s (1980) Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (RMA) and related subscales: acceptance of inte...