The aim of the present research was to analyse political oppression and brutality during Saddam Hussein regime’s rule in Iraq based on fictions by selected Iraqi writers. The main objective of this research is to show how the regime abused its power to subjugate the Iraqi population as depicted in the contemporary Iraqi novels. The selected novels for analysis were An Iraqi in Paris, Dates on My Fingers, Ijaam, Saddam City, The Scattered Crumbs, and The Corpse Washer. Using Michel Foucault’s concepts of sovereign power, surveillance, and resistance as the theoretical framework, the study shows how the Baath Party’s stranglehold on power adversely affected the lives of Iraqis. The selected novels highlighted oppression, inequality, and restrictions on freedom during the regime’s rule. They were also emblematic of the Baath Party and its tyrannical domination of Iraqi society. Scattered Crumbs and The Corpse Washer describe the effect of war on Iraqis. The texts also i.....

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As the average life expectancy of populations across the world increases, there is a growing challenge to maintain the health of older adults into older age. Older adults are at greater risk of endothelial dysfunction, reduction in functional fitness and mental ill-health issues such as depression, anxiety and loneliness. Research has suggested that low physical activity (PA) among older age populations contributes to an increase in oxidative stress and inflammation, which contribute to perpetuate further endothelial dysfunction, and growing mental ill-health. Low PA coupled to the natural process of sarcopenia are factors in an older adults’ decreased functional fitness, which limits their ability to do things independently. This creates a declining spiral in ageing leading to isolation, disease and eventually death. Therefore, encouraging older adults to increase their PA and adhere to an exercise programme is crucial in offsetting the effects of ageing. However, not all .....

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The aim  of this  study  was  to  improve  antimicrobial  properties  of fish  scales  hydroxyapatite/fish collagen (FsHA/FsCol) composites through infiltration of silver nanoparticles  into the matrix for antimicrobial bone filller substitute. In this sudy both hydroxyapatite and  collagen were extracted from fish scales using simple hydrothermal extraction method. Silver  nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized from silver nitrate using microwave-assisted method in which  neems leaves extract was used as reducing agent while fish collagen as stabilizer. FsHA/FsCol/AgNPs  composites were prepared in a form of powders and beads using two different methods. Chemical and  physical properties of AgNPs and FsHA/FsCol/AgNPs composites were characterized using field  emmision scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive x-ray (FESEM-EDX), transmission   electron  microscopy  (TEM),  Fourier transform  infrared  spectroscopy (FTIR) and  x-ray  diffrac.....

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The study aims to analyze the patriarchal system, the patriarchal oppression towards female  characters, and women's resistance to this patriarchal oppression in selected novels by Miral Al  Tahawi namely The Tent, Blue Aubergine, Gazelle Tracks, and Brooklyn Heights. Radical feminism  theory is used to analyze the selected texts as it considers patriarchy as the main root of women's  oppression. The objectives of the research shed light on the oppressive patriarchal authority that  uses its power to oppress Bedouin women, the types of oppression that Bedouin women are subjected  to by the norms of oppressive patriarchal system, and the way Bedouin women resist patriarchal  oppression. The study finds that, despite the strict Bedouin patriarchal system which imposes its  oppressive rules on women, the Bedouin women try to release these restrictions in several ways.  AI-Tahawi manages to provide a sense of identity for the female characters to free them from the  opp.....

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The purpose of this study was to examine the existential predicaments of modern men in Naguib  Mahfouz's selected novels. According to Jean-Paul Sartre, existentialist predicament is a dilemma  of human existence in terms of despair, perplexity, crisis or moral chaos and its meanings The  study analysed four of Naguib Mahfouz's novels about Eygptian society faced with existential  predicaments which were The Cairo Trilogy, Midaq Alley, The Thief and the Dogs, and The Beggar  based on Jean-Paul Sartre's model. These novels were selected because they were related to  existential predicament issues that beset the moderm men. The study objectives included (a) to  examine the moral chaos in selected novels, (b) to analyse the modern men's predicaments, and (c) to  explain how existentialist philosophy is able to express the predicaments of the modern men. This  qualitative study has utilised literary criticism as its research design. The underpinning theory  was existent.....

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Hysteria was a phenomenon commonly portrayed in the twentieth century's literature, and for its  importance, it needs to be discussed in the current context. In this research, I argue that  patriarchal, physical, and sexual violation are the causes of a psychological disorder that weakens  females' personality that may lead to hysteria among them. Toni Morrison is a post-modern feminist  contemporary writer, whose work focuses on the problems of slavery and women. In her Paradise, A  mercy, The Bluest Eye, and Beloved, hysteria appears as a female character that symbolizes their  problems and difficulties. This research aims to examine how females are pushed to be hysteric by  family or society, how Toni Morrison depicts it, and how these female characters get rid of  hysteria to help them live as ordinary human beings based on Kristeva's concept of abjection. In  general, females are more reserved to express their feelings openly as males do, and as such, the  form.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan kesan Model Hibrid Teaching Games for Understanding-Pendidikan Sukan (HTGfU-PS) terhadap prestasi dan refleksi murid Tingkatan 1 bagi permainan kategori jaring. Prestasi dan refleksi murid memfokuskan aspek membuat keputusan taktikal buka ruang, tutup ruang, pemilihan menggunakan kemahiran dalam permainan, pelaksanaan kemahiran dan aspek kesukanan iaitu tanggungjawab kendiri, interaksi sosial dan etika dalam sukan. Kajian menggunakan kaedah kuasi eksperimental melibatkan sampel kajian terdiri daripada 96 orang murid Tingkatan 1. Tiga set instrumen digunakan dalam kajian iaitu Instrumen Pemerhatian Permainan, Instrumen Penilaian Domain Afektif dan Instrumen Penilaian Retleksi Murid. Data dianalisis dengan mengunakan Min, Sisihan Piawai, Anova, Manova, Mancova, dan korelasi Pearson. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan terdapat peningkatan pencapaian prestasi yang signifikan dalam kesan instruksi keseluruhan iaitu bagi aspek kognitif dan psikomotor.....

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Technological advancement and the Internet are two-edged swords. Children and adolescents across the world have turned to the internet and digital technologies as a result of the pandemic COVID-19. Despite the benefits, technology advancement has a negative impact. There are many factors contributing to the use of internet among children and adolescents as well as the hazards associated with the over-usage of the digital technology. Studies also investigate the psychological effects of internet use on children and adolescents, which include physical, social, cognitive and emotional effects. This paper highlights the discussion of Islam as a way of encountering the issues and challenges faced as a result of the internet usage. Islam recognises the advent of technological tools to facilitate lives and provides general guidelines in using modern technology such as internet. This is paralleled with the role of human as a vicegerent on earth, which calls for good and prevents evildoing, in .....

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Analisis keperluan dilakukan bagi mengetahui keperluan pengguna terhadap pembangunan modul bermain olok-olok bagi menggalakkan kemahiran komunikasi sosial kanak-kanak. Terdapat beberapa aspek yang dinilai dalam pembangunan modul bermain olok-olok iaitu keperluan modul bermain olok-olok, tahap pengetahuan dan amalan guru tentang bermain olok-olok, serta elemen modul yang mendasari modul yang diperlukan oleh guru. Kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dimana borang soal selidik digunakan sebagai instrumen kajian. Kajian ini melibatkan guru TADIKA swasta di sekitar negeri Perak. Data telah dianalisis secara deskriptif menggunakan Statistical Package For The Social Science Version 26 (SPSS 26). Kesimpulannya terdapat keperluan untuk membina modul aktiviti bermain olok-olok bagi menggalakkan kemahiran komunikasi sosial kanak-kanak. Oleh itu, diharapkan pembangunan modul ini dapat membantu guru dalam menggalakkan kemahiran komunikasi sosial kanak-kanak. Kata kunci: Modul, Bermain Ol.....

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Pembelajaran terhadap tarian Melayu Zapin merupakan satu seni tari penting yang perlu disemai dalam jiwa kanak-kanak. Dasar Kebudayaan Negara (DAKEN) 2021 dalam aspek pendidikan telah menyatakan hasrat untuk meningkatkan penghayatan dan apresiasi terhadap seni, budaya dan warisan negara untuk setiap peringkat pendidikan. Pelan Pembangunan Pendidikan Malaysia (PPPM) 2013-2025 juga menjustifikasi, kanak-kanak perlu mendapat pengetahuan am mengenai sejarah, bidang seni dan muzik. Maka, kurikulum pendidikan praskolah harus diperkemaskan dengan menambah baik kualiti pembelajaran kanak-kanak menerusi tarian tradisional Melayu Zapin agar kesenian budaya ini akan terus terpelihara. Satu kajian analisis keperluan dijalankan untuk mengenal pasti keperluan guru prasekolah terhadap pembangunan modul tarian tradisional Melayu Zapin dalam kalangan kanak-kanak prasekolah. Reka bentuk kajian ini adalah jenis tinjauan yang menggunakan kaedah kuantitatif. Kajian ini menggunakan persampelan bertujuan di .....

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