"URA" magazine, Autumn/Winter 2009, No. 1 (3)

CULTURAL-SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINE

FOR ORIENTAL STUDIES

PUBLISHED BY:

“ALBANIAN CENTER FOR ORIENTAL STUDIES”

attend:

Albanology

Balkanology

Orientalism

Architecture

Archivism

Civilization

History

Philosophy

Linguistics

Literature

Moral

Art

Science

Culture

Notable Personalities

Sociology, etc.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Dr. Edward SAID

Preface to Orientalism

2. Dr. Feti MEHDIU

The educational situation in Kosova during the Ottoman and post-Ottoman period

3. Dr. Murad HOFMANN

Islam and the West - Islam in the West

4. Dr. Genciana ABAZI-EGRO

Nezim Berati or Nezim Frakulla?!

5. Mr. Gëzim SELACI

Orientalism today - Is the Orientalism of Said a valid critique for analysis in the globalized world

6. Dr. Alibeman Eghbali ZARCH

The science, Iranin civilization and Islam

7. Dr. Ilber ORTAYLI

Nationalism in the Ottoman Empire

8. Mr. Hamdi THAÇI

Esoteric gnosticism and the literature of technical anticipation

9. Mr. Abdullah REXHEPI

Islamic mystical literature and Mevlana Jalal ad-din Rumi

10. Alban ÇULI

Hania - A city between Orient and Occident

11. Xhemal BALLA

The contribution of Hafiz Ibrahim Dalliu in the history of culture and Islamic science

12. Muhammad HOZIEN

Ibn Khalduni - His life and work

Book reviews

1. Dr. Muhamed MUFAKU (ARNAUTI)

“The map of Arabic literature in Albanian language” by Dr. Feti Mehdiu   

2. Hasan KELMENDI

“From Kërçova - For Kërçova” by Dr. Feti Mehdiu

Poezi orientale (Oriental Poems)

1. Khalil GIBRAN

On Children (Poem)

2. Fahredin SHEHU

This drink (Poem)

3. Nizar KABBANI

Increase my love (Poem)

New books from A.C.F.O.S. - Albania

Summary (English)

Invitation to collaborate

Published by:

“ALBANIAN CENTER FOR ORIENTAL STUDIES”

Tirana-Albania

P.O.Box 8203

www.acfos-albania.org

E-mail: info@acfos-albania.org, uramagazine@gmail.com