Vol 3 Issue 3 July 2015-September 2015

Abstract: The research studies some potsherds that were found in al-Rabadha site on the west of the Arabian Peninsula south-east of Madinah. These potsherds (fragments) are the remains of various ceramic plates and pots that belong to the pattern of metallic luster ceramics. However, their pattern has certain features that make it different from the metallic luster ceramics that spread in the Islamic World during the second half of the 3rd century AH (the 9th century AD). This is due to the fact that it is purple. The importance of the study stems from the fact that scientists have admitted that this pattern is not widely spread in the Islamic countries that are known for manufacturing metallic luster ceramics (e.g. Iran, Egypt and the Levant). This pattern is restricted to certain rare samples that were found in Samarra, Iraq and are available in global museums worldwide. The existence of similar samples at al-Rabadha site that dates back to the 3rd century AH (the 9th century AD) is of great significance. It urges us to question whether this purple pattern is of relevance to the metallic luster pattern that spread in Iran, Egypt and the Levant or not.

Keywords: Found in al-Rabadha site on the west of the Arabian Peninsula south-east of Madinah, pattern of metallic luster ceramics, metallic luster ceramics that spread in the Islamic World during the second half of the 3rd century.

Title: Purple Ceramics with Metallic Lustre in Al-Rabdha Islamic Site

Author: AI jouhara Abdulaziz AI –Sadoun

International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research

ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)

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Abstract: Gender is an integral dimension of social stratification in society varying in degree and quantum across time and space. Gender roles are socially constructed and they demarcate responsibilities between men and women in social and economic activities, access to and control over resources and decision making authority. A list of students was prepared from the respective class and from the list a sample of 40 males and 40 females respondents from class-Xth and class-XIth were randomly selected to study access, control and usage pattern of mass media- newspaper, magazine and mobile by gender.Cent per cent male and female respondents possessed newspaper, mobile and very few respondents possessed magazine and  Only 7.5 per cent respondents (male 12.5% and female 2.5% respondents) take self decision to buy newspaper. Total 67.5 per cent respondents (male 80.0% and females 55.0% respondents) were having mobile phones. Results reveal that 60.0 per cent of male respondents read newspaper to get information related to educational career, sports (22.5%), political news (17.5%). Regarding female respondents it was found that educational career (60.0%), sports (27.5%), movies (7.5%), and political news (5.0%) were the main reasons to read news paper. With regard to decision taken by respondents to buy magazines highlighted that the decision was in hands of their mothers (85.0%), younger siblings (10.0%), elder siblings (2.5%), self (2.5%) while in case of females 52.5 per cent were those who exercised self control followed by mother (40.0%), younger siblings (7.5%). A good per cent of males (75.0%) and females (67.5%) never read magazine whenever interested while 25.0 per cent of males and 32.5 per cent of females read magazine whenever interested.

Keywords: Gender, possession.

Title: Gender Analysis: Access and Control of Newspaper, Magazine and Mobile

Author: Anusha Punia, Krishna Duhan

International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research

ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)

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Abstract: The research explores to what extent does the media affect the portrayal of terrorism by “Manufacturing Consent” through the use of language. This idea was brought to life by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky in their book Manufacturing Consent. It focuses on “manufacturing consent” in the portrayal of terrorism and terrorists in mass media. Due to the nature of terrorism being reported usually by news media the essay focuses on the way news media presents terrorism. There are many elements to the presentation by news media, but this essay focuses on the use of language. The question is focused on the language part of the news presentation; it doesn’t include visual presentation, which is one of the strongest manipulators of audience. The research suggests that mass media uses language very efficiently for portrayal of stories. In the case of terrorism, the term “framing” is used to describe how news media takes stories and filters them to manufacture agreement within society and audience. Language is used with the help of semiotics to engrave the audience’s mind. It is effective as the media provides just one perspective of the issue; since the majority audience does not experience terrorism first hand, it is easy for the news media to show a perspective to the audience that they want the people to see and believe.

Keywords: Manufacturing Consent, terrorism, portrayal, media affect, presentation.

Title: To what extent does the media affect the portrayal of terrorism by ‘Manufacturing Consent’

Author: Chirag Baadkar

International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research

ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)

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