CMES (Center of Middle Eastern Studies)
The CMES (Center of Middle Eastern Studies) journal is a distinguished peer-reviewed academic publication dedicated to advancing rigorous scholarly research on Middle Eastern studies. It publishes high-calibre research articles, theoretical studies, and critical reviews that engage with both contemporary and historical issues relevant to the region, employing a multidisciplinary approach. The CMES journal serves as a dynamic intellectual platform for researchers, academics, and practitioners to exchange innovative findings and perspectives, advancing Middle Eastern studies through a multidisciplinary framework grounded in the epistemological foundations of the humanities and social sciences. In the humanities, the journal emphasises linguistics, literature, and Middle Eastern culture. At the same time, the social sciences focus on politics, economics, education, religions, and the social dimensions of Middle Eastern societies. CMES encourages scholarly work that engages these disciplines through monodisciplinary inquiry, interdisciplinary synthesis, or transdisciplinary dialogue, fostering conceptual integration and methodological interaction across disciplinary boundaries. Manuscripts submitted to CMES must be pertinent to Middle Eastern studies and demonstrate clear engagement with the epistemic traditions of their respective fields. Submissions are expected to exhibit rigorous methodology, original insights, and significant contributions to regional studies, while appealing to a global academic audience.
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<![CDATA[THE EXISTENCE OF WOMEN IN THE QĀLŪ WISDOM QUOTES ANTHOLOGY BY ANIS MANSOUR (AN EXISTENTIALIST FEMINISM REVIEW) ]]>
<![CDATA[Alfi Mardhiyatus Staniyah]]>;
<![CDATA[Muhammad Khoirul Malik]]>
<![CDATA[ CMES (Center of Middle Eastern Studies) Vol 16, No 1 (2023) ]]>
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DOI: 10.20961/cmes.16.1.63861
<![CDATA[This research concentrates on the analysis of the wisdom quotes compilation within the Qālū wisdom anthology by Anis Mansour. Among other studies on Mansour, examining this anthology of wisdom quotes is significant due to its previously unexplored nature, specifically regarding Mansour's attitude toward women as represented in this work. Utilizing a qualitative descriptive method and bibliographic technique, the study describes data related to women's existence and analyzes the data using Simone de Beauvoir's existentialist feminism approach. The findings suggest that Mansour affirms women's existence through his work by portraying more descriptions of women than men. Through these descriptions, women are shown to have superiority over men, even though in some places they are depicted as inferior. The anthology also discusses marriage, women's character, and women's liberation, which from an existentialist feminist viewpoint aligns with Simone de Beauvoir's perspective.]]>
<![CDATA[SEJARAH SASTRA ARAB DI ANDALUSIA ]]>
<![CDATA[Nur Hidayah]]>
<![CDATA[ CMES (Center of Middle Eastern Studies) Vol 6, No 2 (2013) ]]>
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DOI: 10.20961/cmes.6.2.11716
<![CDATA[Arabic literature in Andalusia is a part of the enriching presence of Arab literature in Middle East. Geographically, Andalusia is located in Europe. Arabic literature comesinto Europe by Futuhat Islamiyah. Color and pattern in Arabic Andalusian literary,which became known as the Arab Maghreb Literature - opponent of Arabic literatureMasyriq - very different from the forms of Arabic literature in the Middle East. Kind of acomplex society and Andalusia are from different races and religions with beautifulnatural conditions and rich powerful influence for Arabic literature. So that the writerscreate works that are creative, beautiful, with high imagination and choice of words areeasy to understand. Many emerging new literary genres that are not known in Masyriqlike Mala Luzum Yalzam , Muwasyah or Mu'aradhah. Many literary works are timelessand be a reference to the works of modern literature in the world. Like Hayy bin YaqdzanIbnu Thufail or Thouqul Hamamah Ibn Hazm Al-Andalusia.Arabic literature in Andalusia is a part of the enriching presence of Arab literature in Middle East. Geographically, Andalusia is located in Europe. Arabic literature comesinto Europe by Futuhat Islamiyah. Color and pattern in Arabic Andalusian literary,which became known as the Arab Maghreb Literature - opponent of Arabic literatureMasyriq - very different from the forms of Arabic literature in the Middle East. Kind of acomplex society and Andalusia are from different races and religions with beautifulnatural conditions and rich powerful influence for Arabic literature. So that the writerscreate works that are creative, beautiful, with high imagination and choice of words areeasy to understand. Many emerging new literary genres that are not known in Masyriqlike Mala Luzum Yalzam , Muwasyah or Mu'aradhah. Many literary works are timelessand be a reference to the works of modern literature in the world. Like Hayy bin YaqdzanIbnu Thufail or Thouqul Hamamah Ibn Hazm Al-Andalusia.]]>
<![CDATA[BENTUK DAN PERILAKU FRASA VERBA NOMINA DALAM BAHASA ARAB ]]>
<![CDATA[Arifuddin, Arifuddin]]>
<![CDATA[ CMES (Center of Middle Eastern Studies) Vol 10, No 2 (2017) ]]>
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DOI: 10.20961/cmes.10.2.20200
<![CDATA[Verbal noun phrase (VNP) is a component of the construct phrase or idhāfah. This study aims to describe VNP’s structure and behavior in arabic grammar and show the unique characteristics of VNP among other types of construct phrase. The methodology used in this study is qualitative descriptive. The data containing VNP is collected from several sources i.e The Quran, Prophetic tradition, and online newspaper. The analysis of data is occurred by distributional methode in which bases its performance on analysing each linguistic particular related to other units. The results state that VNP has distinctive form: the first term mudhāf is a verbal noun which has neither the definite article nor nunation, and second term is definite or indefinite noun with no prepositional insertion. In order to syntac relation built by VNP the second term is the agent or doer of the action conveid by verbal noun, or the object of an action.]]>
<![CDATA[The Silencing of Student Movement Against The Egyptian Pro-Capitalism Government in Radwa Ashour's Novel Faraj ]]>
<![CDATA[Shinta Fitria Utami]]>;
<![CDATA[Betty Mauli Rosa Bustam]]>
<![CDATA[ CMES (Center of Middle Eastern Studies) Vol 14, No 1 (2021) ]]>
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DOI: 10.20961/cmes.15.1.50450
<![CDATA[This research is studying about novel Faraj. The novel contains an overview of the silencing the student movement’s resistance during the capitalist government. This resistance rises due to the cooperation policy between Egypt and the U.S, which impact on intervention of the U.S in Egypt economic and political affairs. The Egyptian students begin, intensively, to discuss these issues, write numerous articles about resistance and criticism of the government, and perform various protests in Cairo. The method of data collecting data in this research consist of two phases, determines the research object and restriction on research problems that focused on an overview of events related to silencing the student movement. The method of data processing consists of determining the relevant theory to answer the problem, searching for references that support the research topic, analyzing the data in accordance with the related theory. The Result of this research indicates the silencing carried out against the anti-capitalist student movement in Egypt. The silencing was conducted through the destruction of the wall magazine, which publish numerous articles about resistance and criticism of the government, arrest, and torture. It happened because of the different interests between the government and the students.]]>
<![CDATA[TEORI NAZHM ABDULQĀHIR AL-JURJANĪ DALAM DALĀ’ILU ‘L-I’JĀZ DAN PENGARUHNYA TERHADAP PERKEMBANGAN ILMU MA’ĀNĪ ]]>
<![CDATA[Arifuddin Arifuddin]]>
<![CDATA[ CMES (Center of Middle Eastern Studies) Vol 7, No 2 (2014) ]]>
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DOI: 10.20961/cmes.7.2.13462
<![CDATA[A discipline of Arabic is determined by the views of creative scholars andinfluence significally to the development of the science discipline discussion. Thisarticle reviews the theory nazhm Abdulqāhir al-Jurjani and its influence on thedevelopment of Ma'ani science. Ma'ani Science is a part of balaghah science(rhetoric) reviewing the structure of the sentence in accordance with the context ofthe situation. This study has two objectives, namely a practical purpose andtheoretical purpose. The practical purpose of this study is to explain the concept ofnazhm Abdulqāhir influence on the development of science Ma'ani. While thetheoretical goal is to prove a general view of historians that Abdulqāhir is thefather of Ma'ani. This study is a qualitative study. The author collected data ofAbdulqāhir through the reference of biography Arab scholars, explore ideas eitherdirectly or through studies of expert. The systematics of writing this article isdivided into three parts, the first is biography of Abdulqāhir, the second is hiswork Dalā'ilu 'l-I'jaz and the third about nazhm theory.]]>
<![CDATA[KEPADUAN UNSUR VERBAL DAN NONVERBAL DALAM MEME INSTAGRAM BERBAHASA ARAB: ANALISIS WACANA ]]>
<![CDATA[Moh. Masrukhi]]>
<![CDATA[ CMES (Center of Middle Eastern Studies) Vol 11, No 2 (2018) ]]>
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DOI: 10.20961/cmes.11.2.26994
<![CDATA[Meme Instagram generally uses two views, as well as verbal and nonverbal text. This article will reveal the verbal and nonverbal structure of the Instagram meme. The aim is to find out what are the elements of meme its pattern and how the interrelationships between these elements are interrelated and aligned together into one unit. The meme data is taken from the @Mzajeat instagram and @Iq.Shabab which is in Arabic. Furthermore, the data is analyzed by utilizing concepts or theories of discourse and semantics. The result is the opening element of memes can be verbal or nonverbal elements, as well as the body or contents of memes can be in the form of verbal or nonverbal elements. From this research, it can be argued that the integration or linkage and the existence of these two elements make memes a discourse that is very interesting and very diverse in interpretation, especially on nonverbal elements. Through these two elements the meaning and message of the meme writer can be conveyed.]]>
<![CDATA[THE IMPORTANCE OF MEANING IN ARABIC TEXTBOOK TRANSLATION ]]>
<![CDATA[Hanifah Hikmawati]]>
<![CDATA[ CMES (Center of Middle Eastern Studies) Vol 14, No 2 (2021) ]]>
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DOI: 10.20961/cmes.14.2.50832
<![CDATA[The translation process includes transferring the source language into the target language with the intention of knowing the meaning. When meaning is expressed to the reader, then all information, insight, and knowledge can also be understood. As in textbooks, knowledge conveyed through texts in it of course have references from foreign languages, including Arabic. Therefore, in this article there are several objectives; (1) becoming one of the references for writers and translators in understanding the importance of the translation process to find out the meaning of writing textbooks, (2) helping students and students learn to understand science through printed books. In particular, the discussion in this article is focused on understanding, strategies and the urgency of meaning in Arabic translation which is applied to writing lesson texts. This article uses a qualitative descriptive method. The data obtained are sourced from observations, findings, and literature reviews from various sources. The results of the analysis of this article are in the form of emphasizing the importance of the translation process as language transfer and messages from the source text which includes the source language into the target text which includes the target language. The translation process must refer to the understanding of both languages, and involve the sensitivity and feelings of the translator. This translation strengthens the position of language and cultural differences that are no longer a barrier in the development of science. Thus, by using a good and correct translation process, the meaning of textbooks can be fully grasped]]>
<![CDATA[MEMAHAMI AGAMA DAN BUDAYA SEBAGAI SOLUSI MENGATASI KONFLIK TEOLOGIS ]]>
<![CDATA[A. Zaini Dahlan]]>
<![CDATA[ CMES (Center of Middle Eastern Studies) Vol 8, No 1 (2015) ]]>
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DOI: 10.20961/cmes.8.1.11620
<![CDATA[This article is intended to establish a common perception in the understanding of religion as a way of life or common life rule in religion and nation. Therefore in this article described the essence of religious term that is misunderstood by some people - the negative effects of ignorance about the essence and incomprehension about the various terms of religion - is the extreme attitude in religious life, that's so convicting others (who do not agree with him) as an "infidel", "the lost", even worse they take anarchy action to "justify the blood" of others for the same reason. Besides, to avoid the "negative effects" above, this article also aims to realize and prove that Islam is a friendly, polite, tolerant religion - as did the prophet in Medina charter- more particularly the diversity (diversity - which is the grace of the gods- as proof that Islam brings blessing for the whole world (rahmatan lil 'alamin).]]>
<![CDATA[PANDANGAN DUNIA DALAM NASKAH DRAMA HĀRŪT WA MĀRŪT KARYA ALĪ ACHMAD BĀKATSĪR ]]>
<![CDATA[Rahmat Hidayat]]>
<![CDATA[ CMES (Center of Middle Eastern Studies) Vol 7, No 1 (2014) ]]>
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DOI: 10.20961/cmes.7.1.15346
<![CDATA[This research discusses the following: (1) How is the text structure of Hārūt Wa Mārūt play script by Alī Achmad Bākatsīr? (2) How is the authors‟ world view which is reflected in Hārūt Wa Mārūt play script? The objectives of this research are: (1) To describe the text structure of Hārūt Wa Mārūt play script by Alī Achmad Bākatsīr (2) To describe the author‟s world view Hārūt Wa Mārūt play script by Alī Achmad Bākatsīr. According to the result of this research, the following conclusion can be drawn: first, from the text structure there are three visions as follows: the vision of God which is represented by the characters with the divinity characteristics such as virtue and fidelity; the vision of world which is represented by the characters with worldliness or secular characteristics with badness tendency; and the vision of human which is represented by the characters with human characteristics who is setting out their desire. Second, the author wants to deliver his ideology which has Islamic reformer by putting the precept of God into his works and combining it in history or politic which is related to the reality. World view obtained after theresearch is social realism.]]>
<![CDATA[KONFLIK SUNNI-SYIAH DI TIMUR TENGAH PERSPEKTIF GEOPOLITIK DAN DAMPAKNYA TERHADAP HUBUNGAN SUNNI-SYIAH DI INDONESIA ]]>
<![CDATA[Humaini Humaini]]>
<![CDATA[ CMES (Center of Middle Eastern Studies) Vol 12, No 2 (2019) ]]>
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DOI: 10.20961/cmes.12.2.37890
<![CDATA[Since the Iranian Islamic Revolution in 1979, Sunni sentiments with Shia have been redistributed everywhere. Even though the Sunni-Shia sentiment is not the main source of conflict but political geography, which is related to borders and natural resources. Because, the Middle East is located in a strategic area so that it becomes a very important region in the global political map. Conflicts that are inseparable from Sunni-Shia sentiments in the Middle East include: Shiite Sunni conflict in the Gulf War, attacks on the commemoration of Ashura (Karbala Massacre), Shiite Sunni conflicts in Syria and Lebanon, and Shia Sunni conflicts in the Yemeni Civil War. This conflict has a huge impact on Shia Sunni relations in Indonesia. The impact of the conflict was the occurrence of Sunni Shia conflict in Indonesia, which included: the attack on the Shia Islamic Boarding School, the dissolution of the commemoration of the Ashura tradition, the dissolution of the anniversary of Fatimah Az-Zahra, the ban on the Rausyan Fikr Foundation in Yogyakarta, and the attack on the Shia community in Madura. This paper attempts to examine the impact of the Shia Sunni conflict from a Geopolitical perspective and the impact of the conflict on Sunni- Shia relations in Indonesia.]]>
