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Representasi Nilai Karakter dan Kehidupan Sosial Perempuan Arab Saudi dalam Film from The Ashes Yosep Fatahudin; rohanda rohanda; khomisah khomisah
Dzil Majaz: Journal of Arabic Literature Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026)
Publisher : Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Darul Ulum Banyuanyar, Pamekasan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58223/dzilmajaz.v4i1.877

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This study aims to analyze the representation of character education values and the social dynamics of Saudi Arabian women in the film From the Ashes through Charles Sanders Peirce’s semiotic approach. The study is motivated by the limited number of semiotic studies examining the representation of Saudi women in contemporary Middle Eastern cinema, particularly those connecting cinematic signs with character education and social transformation within educational settings. Previous studies have primarily focused on cultural and feminist perspectives, leaving the relationship between symbols, social meanings, and women’s identity transformation insufficiently explored. This research employs a descriptive qualitative method using Peirce’s semiotic framework by identifying icons, indexes, and symbols embedded in scenes, dialogues, character expressions, costumes, and social settings portrayed in the film. Data were collected through direct observation of the film available on Netflix and analyzed based on the relationship between sign, object, and interpretant. The findings reveal that the film represents character education values through symbols of moral courage, responsibility, female solidarity, and critical attitudes toward social pressures within educational environments. Furthermore, the film portrays Saudi women as negotiating between patriarchal traditions and modernity, reflected in school spaces, institutional regulations, social interactions, and visual depictions of social control. The novelty of this study lies in its semiotic interpretation of Saudi women’s representation through the lens of character education and social change. This research contributes to expanding film semiotics studies by highlighting the role of cinema as a medium for constructing social meaning and reflecting cultural transformation in contemporary Arab society.
Propaganda by Deed and the Destruction of Authority in Ahlam Alnisa' Alharem: An Goldman's Anarcho-Feminist Reading Rendi Muhammad Fauzi; Rohanda Rohanda; Khomisah Khomisah
Journal of Education, Humaniora and Social Sciences (JEHSS) Vol 8, No 4 (2026): Journal of Education, Humaniora and Social Sciences (JEHSS), Mei 2026
Publisher : Mahesa Research Center

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.34007/jehss.v8i4.3099

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This study examines the forms of women's resistance against patriarchal structures in Fatima Mernissi's novel, Ahlam Alnisa' Alharem. In contrast to previous liberal feminist approaches that generally emphasize negotiation and systemic reform, this research employs Emma Goldman's Anarcho-Feminist perspective to analyze direct and confrontational resistance strategies. Utilizing a descriptive-analytical qualitative method, the present study draws upon two primary concepts: Propaganda by Deed and The Destruction of Authority. The findings indicate that the female characters within the Harem articulate their autonomy through direct action, the assertion of bodily rights, and civil disobedience, rather than mere compliance. Furthermore, these acts aim to deconstruct three intersecting forms of authority conceptually referred to as the "trinity of oppression," which encompasses the manipulation of religious tradition, state repression represented by territorial boundaries (hudud), and social class hierarchies. The culmination of this resistance is the liberation of women from internalized patriarchal control, identified within the narrative as the "internal tyrant". In conclusion, emancipation within this text is realized through the dismantling of both structural confinement (the physical spaces of the Harem) and psychological subjugation.