Abstract This article examines two modern women poets’ ambivalent engagements with Arabic elegy: the Iraqi Nazik al-Malaʾikah and Egyptian Iman Mersal. Although they wrote in different national contexts historical eras, utterly distinct political aesthetic projects, a close look at their verse reveals specter of bereft-yet-eloquent “ancient Arab woman” haunting respective poetic voices. Looking...

ashura event is one of the most important historical events thathas gained a great deal of attention not only from muslim scholars but also from many non-muslims as well. considering historical-cultural relation betweeniranand arabs, especially iniraq, ashura has emerged as a common element in culture of both nations. this helps us to make comparative studies on the two cultures.  in addition, ...