Wednesday, August 18, 2010

"URA" magazine, Spring/Summer 2010, No. 1 (4)




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




Prologue (On the 25th occasion of the jubilee year of the first translation on the Kur’an into Albanian language, 1985-2010)

1. Dr. Edward W. SAID
Orientalism - 25 years later

2. Abu Ammar Jasir al-KADHI
An Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur’an

3. Dr. Murad W. HOFMANN
Governing under Islam and the Islamic Political System

The jubilee articles about the first complete Kur’an in Albanian language 
by the Academic Feti MEHDIU (1985)

Presentation

1. Idriz DEMIROVIÇ
An eveniment of the Albanian culture

2. Engjëll SEDAJ
Reading the Kur’an in Albanian language

3. The translation of the Kur’an in Albanian language

4. Liridon KADRIU
25 years later after the first entire translation of the Qur’an in Albanian language

5. Mexhid YVEJSI
Why did the Albanians take so long in translating the Kur’an?!

Critical views and discussions

1. Emin BEHRAMI
A view towards the Kur’an translated in Albanian language by Feti Mehdiu

2. Feti MEHDIU
On the Kur’an with the Kur’an

3. Isa BAJÇINCA
On the translation of the Kur’an in Albanian language

Interviews

1. Intervista 1
The Kur’an - An axis of the Islamic literature





2. Intervista 2
An interview with Dr. Feti MEHDIU

3. Intervista 3
25 years after the first complete Kur’an in Albanian language

Oriental Poems

1. Khalil GIBRAN
On Love

2. Nizar KABBANI
Would you love me if I am blind?!

Cultural activities

Invitation to collaborate

Published by:
“ALBANIAN CENTER FOR ORIENTAL STUDIES”
Tirana-Albania
P.O.Box 8203
www.acfos-albania.org
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