American Studies الدراسات الأمريكية

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American Women and Equal Rights : Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
(AL-Quds University, 2006-09-17) زينة منير محمود بركات; Zeina Mounir Mahmoud Barakat; محمد الدجاني; منذر الدجاني
BDS Movement Achievements and Challenges: Palestine, United states 2005-2015
(AL-Quds University, 2017-08-09) محمود يوسف عبدالحميد النواجعة; Mahmoud Yousef Abdalhameed Alnawajaa; ياسر أبو دية; أ. د. سامي مسلم; د. سمير عوض
Changing Values & Attitudes Through Nonviolence: 'Case Study Martin Luther King'
(AL-Quds University, 2006-06-13) عبد الحكيم محمد عبد الفتاح عودة; AbdelHakim Mohammed Abdel Fattah Odeh; محمد الدجاني; Monique Taylor; . Joni A'asi
Do Women Bring Different Value to Business? Businesswomen Leaders in the United States (2000-2016)
(AL-Quds University, 2019-01-23) شادي شوكت غطاس سلامة; Shadi S G Salama; Dr.Sue Lanser; Dr.Daniel Terris; Dr.Shaira Vadasaria
FEMALE IDENTITY AND CONFLICT IN THE WRITINGS OF ALICE WALKER AND HANAN AL-SHAYKH
(AL-Quds University, 2005-02-01) بيان سميح سليم شبيب; Bayan Samih Saleem Shbib; محمد الدجاني; نديم مسيس; مونيكو تايلور
Feminist Narratives by Walker and Morrison and Their Analysis of Women’s Resistance
(Al-Quds University, 2025-08-28) Eyad Ghassan Hussein Hreiz; إياد غسان حسين حريز
This thesis examines the feminist narratives of Alice Walker and Toni Morrison, focusing on their representations of women’s resistance to patriarchal structures in The Color Purple (1982) and Beloved (1987). Both authors foreground the experiences of African American women whose voices have historically been silenced, offering literary spaces where memory, trauma, and survival converge as acts of defiance. Drawing on feminist and womanist theoretical frameworks, the study analyzes how Walker and Morrison reconstruct narratives of oppression through storytelling, maternal bonds, spirituality, and communal resilience. The research situates the novels within the broader historical and cultural contexts of slavery, segregation, and Black feminist thought, emphasizing the ways in which literature functions as both testimony and resistance. Through comparative close readings, the thesis demonstrates that Walker and Morrison challenge dominant historical discourses by presenting Black women not as passive victims, but as agents of cultural transformation. Their works reveal how personal survival and collective memory become intertwined in the ongoing struggle against patriarchy and racial oppression. Ultimately, this study argues that Walker and Morrison extend the boundaries of American literature by redefining feminist resistance through the lens of African American womanhood. In doing so, they not only reclaim silenced histories but also affirm the enduring power of narrative as a form of liberation. Keywords: Alice Walker; Toni Morrison; patriarchy; oppression; resistance; Black feminism; female agency; empowerment; intersectionality; African American women’s literature.
How American Social Movements Frame Political Violence: The Case of Shireen Abu Akleh from April 2022 to the present
(Al-Quds University, 2025-08-26) Hiba Ibrahim Issa Albabish; هبة إبراهيم عيسى البعبيش
This thesis examines how American social movements and media framed political violence abroad, focusing on the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May 2022. It analyzes how advocacy groups and U.S. media responded, the narratives they created, and how these frames shaped public opinion and political accountability. Using social movement theory, framing analysis, and critical media studies, the study shows that advocacy organizations quickly mobilized to demand justice, emphasizing press freedom, human rights, and U.S. responsibility. However, their efforts faced barriers such as political alliances, media hesitancy, and government silence. The analysis compares coverage across different sources: Palestinian media was clear, Israeli media often deflected responsibility, U.S. mainstream outlets were ambiguous, and alternative sources like the Zeteo documentary Who Killed Shireen? made bold claims. The thesis also highlights the role of cultural perceptions and stereotypes, drawing on Edward Said’s concept of Orientalism, to explain how American audiences interpreted the frames. By showing how Shireen’s journalist role, U.S. citizenship, and symbolic value were used in advocacy, this study clarifies the challenges of transnational justice campaigns, the limits of moral framing in U.S. foreign policy, and the uneven resonance of different narratives. The findings have implications for future advocacy strategies and U.S. accountability in international human rights cases. Keywords: political violence, framing, Shireen Abu Akleh, social movements, media, United States, advocacy, journalism, accountability, Orientalism
The Impact of Anti-Arab Racism in Social Media on the Mental Health and Daily Lives of Arab Americans (2016-2025)
(Al-Quds University, 2025-08-27) Hanin Elias Yousef Salsa; حنين الياس يوسف سلسع
This study investigates the psychological effects of anti-Arab racism on Arab Americans, with a focus on Palestinian communities after the 7th of October war, and the role of social media in amplifying discrimination. Using an intersectional approach, it examines how ethnicity, religion, and gender intersect with systemic biases to intensify stress, anxiety, and social withdrawal, particularly during politically sensitive events. Data from surveys and in-depth interviews reveal limited engagement with formal mental health services, largely due to cultural mistrust, language barriers, and a shortage of culturally competent care. Participants frequently relied on active coping strategies—such as physical exercise, and other coping strategies such as community involvement, activism, volunteering, and meaningful work—as substitutes for therapy, consistent with Abou Ziab (2016). Findings highlight the need for culturally responsive, patient-centered mental health services that address language, religious values, family dynamics, and intergenerational trauma. The study also emphasizes the importance of community-based interventions, increased visibility of Arab American therapists, and anti-racism training for mental health professionals. Despite a small sample size, the research provides valuable insights into the mental health challenges, coping strategies, and structural barriers experienced by Arab Americans, offering a foundation for future research and culturally informed interventions. Keywords: anti-Arab racism, anti-Palestinian racism, Arab Americans, social media discrimination, intersectionality, mental health disparities, coping strategies.
The Impact of Politics on Selected Classical American Novels
(AL-Quds University, 2009-11-10) فخري عبد الرحمن علي الجبالي; FAKHRI ABDULRAHMAN ALI JABALI; مجدي حمايل; د عبد الستار قاسم; سمير رمال
Margaret Sanger, Reproductive Rights, and the Eugenics Movement:Navigating the Tensions Between Feminist Advocacy and Scientific Racism
(Al-Quds University, 2025-08-25) Abeer Fuad Hashem Zughaiyer; عبير فؤاد هاشم زغير
This thesis explores the life and contributions of Margaret Sanger, a key figure in the early birth control movement, to investigate the conflicts between the struggle for reproductive rights and the impact of eugenic ideology in the early twentieth century. Sanger’s advoca-cy was groundbreaking; she challenged oppressive laws, established clinics, and founded organizations that enhanced women's access to contraception. In doing so, she propelled feminist battles for bodily autonomy and contributed to the groundwork for contemporary reproductive rights. However, Sanger’s legacy is complicated by her association with the eugenics movement. At a time when eugenic concepts heavily influenced public health and social policy, she frequently presented birth control as a method to better society while also empowering women. This strategy enabled her to forge political alliances and obtain re-sources, but it also linked her movement with racial and class-based disparities. For many African American communities and other marginalized groups, this raised worries that birth control was less about individual choice and more about controlling their populations and regulating their reproductive rights. By examining Sanger’s writings, public addresses, and academic works, this thesis emphasizes both the liberating and exclusionary aspects of her efforts. It posits that Sanger’s legacy cannot be viewed simply as either a feminist achievement or eugenic involvement; rather, it embodies a complex convergence of both. Her narrative demonstrates how movements for social change can both challenge and per-petuate the inequalities of their era.
Modernism in T. S. Eliot’s Dramatic Monologue “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
(AL-Quds University, 2012-11-12) باسم جميل مرشد طميزه; BASEM JAMEEL MURSHID TMAIZAH; مجدي حمايل; د جمال نافعة; د. سمير رمال
The Obama Administration s Intervention in UN Resolutions on Palestine
(AL-Quds University, 2018-12-15) رنا خالد قاسم زكارنه; Rana K Q Zakarna; محمد ابو كش; Daniel Terris; Michelle Murray
US Foreign Policy towards Palestine After 9/11
(AL-Quds University, 2018-12-19) وئام عدنان محمد هماش; Wiam Adnan Mohammed Hammash; دانا كريدير; Mohammad Abu Koash; Sami Musallam
اتجاهات المجتمع الفلسطيني في قطاع غزة نحو المساعدات الاكريكية للسلطة الفلسطينة منذ أوسلو 1993- 2006
(Al-Quds University, 2008-05-21) رياض صلاح اسماعيل عمر; Reyad Salah Omar
التجمعات الصناعية الأمريكية وأثرها على القرار السياسي الأمريكي من بوش الأب إلى بوش الابن
(AL-Quds University, 2008-05-21) ماجد علي ابراهيم المصدر; Majed Ali Ibrahim Almasdar; محمد محمود النيرب; محمود حسن الأستاذ; جهاد جميل حمد
الرؤية الامريكية للدور التركي في الشرق الاوسط بين النظرية والتطبيق (2001-2015)
(AL-Quds University, 2015-12-27) حمودة محمد خليل الحوساني; Hammoudeh Mohammad Khaleel AlHousani; ياسر أبو دية; د. سنية الحسيني; د. سمير عوض
This study seeks to analyze the American vision towards the Turkish role in the Middle East, and the compatibility of this on reality in order to understand the fact of the roles of the United States and Turkey in the fundamental issues in the region, such as the Arab Israeli peace process, and the issue of war against terrorism, as well as the revolutions that has swept the world such what is known in the term “the Arab Spring”. Furthermore, the Study seeks to analyze the reasons of assemblage and the reasons of difference in the stances of both countries with highlighting the future of the Turkish role in the region and its compatibility with the American vision, and the extent of the association of this to the existence of justice and development party in the Governance of Erdogan. The study also concentrates on the history and nature of the American relations in the Middle East in general, and the Turkish American relations in particular, as well as introducing the history and nature of the Arab American relations to the reality of the Turkish stance towards the Palestinian Cause. The study is aimed at analyzing the stance of the United states of America and Turkey towards the popular revolutions in the countries of Arab moderate axis in order to fulfill the purposes and objectives of the American stance which seemed different, but rather, contradictory towards these revolutions and protests that has broken out in the countries of the Arab moderate axis. These revolutions have raised the same demands and requests, providing that these revolutions have happened in countries that are friendly to the United States in the Arab Region, classified with the countries of the Arab moderate axis. The limits of the study extended to include the region of the Middle East as a whole. However, the time limits of the study is restricted in the time period 2001-2015. The main question is “how did the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union as well as the events of 11th of September, in addition to the resulted changes in the American politics towards the region which remained firm throughout the centuries after the Second World War, influenced the role of Turkey and its strategic significance in the region? Moreover, the Study has proposed the following sub-questions: how did the American strategy developed in the Middle East before and after the Cold War and the events of 11th of September? How did the Turkish strategy developed in the Middle East before and after the Cold War and the events of 11th of September? What is the role of America and Turkey in the Arab Israeli Peace process? What is the fact behind the Turkish and American stances towards the issue of anti-terrorism? And what is the stance of America and Turkey towards the popular revolutions? In an attempt to answer these questions, the study has highlighted several hypotheses, most importantly: the hypothesis that says: “although the end of the cold war, and the collapse of the Soviet Union has made changes in the American Politics towards the region which has remained firm throughout the centuries after the Second World War, which has reached its peak after the event of 11th of September, Turkey has confirmed that its strategic significance has not ended by the end of this war, which has been the spearhead in fighting the Soviet Union, but rather, this significance has increased and developed”, in addition to the following sub-hypotheses: 1. The end of the Cold War and the event of 11th of September has caused change in the American and Turkish strategies in the Middle East. 2. The alignment of America with Israel has led to the stagnation of peace process in terms of the Palestinian course. 3. There is a relation between the background of the Justice Party and the Islamic Development and the absence of the Israeli trust as an intermediate in the peace process. 4. The difference in the American and Turkish view of points in terms of the region issues has led to the difference in the concepts of anti-terrorism. 5. The role of America and the role of turkey in the events of “the Arab Spring” have met sometimes and conflicted other times. The study is divided into four chapters. First chapter is a background on the study, the second chapter revolved around the theoretical framework using a detailed theoretical study and this chapter has also highlighted the importance of the Middle East Region for United state and Turkey. Then the third chapter highlighted the American strategy in the Middle East before and after the Cold War, and the events of the 11th of September, in conjunction with a study to the American and Turkish relations and Turkish strategy in these time periods. The Fourth and final chapter has highlighted the research that was carried out to the roles of America and Turkey in the Israeli Arab peace process, and the stand point of other countries towards the issue of terrorism as well as the views of America and Turkey towards “the Arab Spring”.
السياسة الخارجية الأمريكية تجاه حركات الإسلام السياسي في مرحلة 'ثورات الربيع العربي'
(AL-Quds University, 2017-03-18) مهند حسن ابراهيم شكارنة; mohanad hassan ibrahim shakarna; أحمد أبو دية; د. ياسر أبو دية; د. سمير عوض
العلاقات التركية - الأمريكية ( الثوابت والمتغيرات من 1997– 2011 )
(AL-Quds University, 2013-06-01) حنان محمد مصطفى عمارنه; Hanan Mohammad Mustafa Amarnah; ياسر أبو دية; أ. د. محمد الدجاني; د. عبد الرحمن الحاج
القضية الفلسطينية في فكر ادوارد سعيد
(AL-Quds University, 2013-01-01) ليلى خالد راشد حوشيه; laila khaled rashed housheya; محمد الدجاني; منذر الدجاني; سمير عوض
الكاريكاتير السياسي و الرأي العام ' دراسة حالة عن كاريكاتير الثورة المصرية 2011 بين صحيفة الغد الأردنية و نيويورك تايمز الأمريكية
(AL-Quds University, 2012-11-17) منى رفيق علي سليم; mona rafiq ali salim; محمد الدجاني; د. صبحي حمدان; د. عبد الكريم سرحان

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