Arts and Social Sciences Series

Analysing and Planning Agricultural Land Uses to Achieve Sustainable Development in Mafraq Governorate Using Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing

Ayman A. Al-Taani — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100

The study aimed to identify the pattern of the geographical distribution of farms in Mafraq Governorate, and to achieve sustainable development by determining the most suitable location for establishing farms based on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) analysis. The study employed the descriptive-analytical method to examine farm distribution by illustrating the geographical distribution patterns of farms and the appropriate sites for establishing farms in Mafraq Governorate using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing. An AHP analysis was conducted for both natural and human factors.

The study reached several key findings, most notably: farms in Mafraq Governorate exhibited a relatively random and dispersed geographical distribution pattern, with a value of 1.025166. The areas identified are located in the western part of northern Badiya District near Umm Al-Jimal and Al-Khalidiyah, in addition to all parts of Al-Ba’aj, Al-Nahda, Sama Al-Sarhan District, Hosha District, Buraika, Roush, and all parts of Mafraq District including Irhab, Bal’ama, and Al-Manshiya. These areas cover an area of 3,212.2 km² (12.1%), within which 17 farms are currently located. Furthermore, the areas that presently and in the future require the establishment of farms cover 1,466.9 km² (5.5%), represented in the northern part of Al-Qasaba and the northeastern part of northwestern Badiya.

The study recommends launching awareness campaigns for farmers on the importance of adopting sustainable agricultural practices, along with providing training on modern agricultural techniques to enhance productivity while preserving natural resources. It also calls for strengthening environmental sustainability by implementing programs to protect soils from degradation and reduce desertification risks through the establishment of green belts and increasing vegetation cover in arid areas by 20%.

Analysis of Language Errors in Legal Studies: Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan Journal for Legal Studies as an Example

Nibal Nazzal, Alaa al-Deen Zaki — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100

This study traced the language errors found in 140 research papers published in Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan for Legal Studies within the period of October 2020 until May 2024. Moreover, the researchers classified and analyzed the errors then proposed plausible causes for these errors according to the following language levels: syntactic, morphological, structural and stylistic. The researchers also probed common language and spelling mistakes in connection to the errors under analysis. Towards that end, the study utilized a descriptive, analytical model.

The study explicated its significance, objectives, framework and previous studies; afterward, it delved into its two core sections: the theoretical study and the practical study. The first part focused on visible phenomenon while the second part covered language error analysis at all levels.

Ultimately, the analysis revealed that language errors within this legal context may be attributed to several factors amongst which are: receptive education, inadequate comprehension of language rules, lack of language skills, insufficient knowledge of proper grammar, in addition to common language mistakes made by authors.

Cognitive Narratology and the Neurology of Reading in Adnan Al-Sayegh’s The Omitted from The Epistle of Forgiveness

Nart M.K. Qakhoun — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100

This study seeks to establish a contemporary Arabic critical approach by intersecting cognitive narratology with the neurology of reading in analyzing Adnan Al-Sayegh’s poem The Omitted from The Epistle of Forgiveness. The research is grounded in the premise that the poetic text is not merely a rhetorical or aesthetic construct but also a cognitive structure that activates mechanisms of memory and emotion, reshaping the relationship between reader and poem.

Drawing on cognitive models such as event indexing, deictic shift, theory of mind, and embodiment, the study demonstrates how textual units unfold into eventful scenes that accumulate into five emotional peaks and a concluding climax. These culminations reconfigure the meaning of justice within a tense poetic and cultural horizon, showing how the poem operates by shifting addressees, altering goals, and attributing mental states, thereby making the reader an active partner in interrogating contemporary political, cultural, and religious values.

Accordingly, the research represents a foundational attempt to broaden the horizons of Arabic criticism toward a cognitive-contextual analysis that re-reads poetry as an integrated mental, bodily, and cultural experience.

Manifestations of Opposing Dualities in Muhannad Al-Azab's Very Short Stories

leedya abumariam — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100

The study explores the use of “binary oppositions” in the three short story collections by the Jordanian writer Muhannad Al-Azab (Ruo’a al-Khuffash “Bat’s Visions,” Solo, and Arwah Mashroukha “Fractured Souls”). These collections are notably rich in displaced binaries that acquire diverse meanings, reflecting the author’s vision and philosophical perception of the world, humanity, and life.

The stories highlight the dialectical process of perceiving things through their opposites, as these binaries take on multiple artistic and symbolic forms, such as: “The Title as an Artistic Threshold toward Human Depth,” “The Blind as a Seer,” “The Bat’s Insight,” “Luminous Darkness,” and “Exposure before the Mirror.”

These manifestations convey the narratives in an intense and unconventional manner, as Al-Azab redefines the nature of these opposites to generate new meanings through rhetorical finesse, semantic density, and linguistic economy, emphasizing the human
need for inner vision and spiritual insight. The study chose to rely on the tenets of the semiological school.

Dystopian narrative: Concept, Vision, and Stages of development

Bassam Quttous — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100

This study seeks to examine the concept of the dystopian narrative in order to establish a clearer vision of its meaning, and subsequently to explore the historical framework of the global dystopian novel, along with its intellectual, social, and political backgrounds and the most Prominent Arabic dystopian novels and stages of development. The researcher assumes that a set of political, social, and economic factors—such as poverty, class stratification, discrimination, the erosion of the middle classes, totalitarian regimes, moral and ethical decline, as well as the technological boom—are crucial elements that contributed to the emergence of this type of dystopian narrative, or the dystopian novel, which has functioned as a tool of provocation, stimulation, and perhaps enlightenment aimed at changing this reality, or at least destabilizing and challenging it.

The study may also require a brief theoretical overview of narrative in general, in order to link the dystopian narrative to earlier forms of narration, thereby highlighting the qualitative difference between this relatively new form and the narratives that preceded those that were predominantly governed by realism. This necessitates, first, an exploration of the concept of narrative both linguistically and technically, along with its elements and components, before moving on to trace the stages of the development of dystopian narrative.

The Zirid Emir al-Mu'izz ibn Badis and His Political Relations with the Fatimids (406–454 AH / 1016–1062 CE)

Mousa Bani Khaled — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100

This study explores the political and sectarian shifts in Ifrīqiya during al-Muʿizz ibn Badīs's reign (406–454 AH / 1016–1062 CE), focusing on his relationship with the Faṭimid state and their impact on legitimacy, governance, and local security. Its main aim is to explain the transition from nominal allegiance to outright rupture, linking this change to institutional and tribal structures as well as regional power dynamics. Methodologically, the research adopts a critical historical-analytical approach, utilizing classical narrative sources such as Ibn al-Athīr, Ibn ʿIdharī, al-Nuwayrī, and Ibn Khaldūn, and compares them with symbols of sovereignty like the Friday sermon (khuṭba), coinage (sikka), and banners. A causal and chronological analysis traces the roles of key figures, such as al-Yazūrī, local leaders, and jurists, as well as tribal movements like Banū Hilal and Banū Sulaym. Material evidence like coins and sermons helps clarify the sequence of political developments. Findings reveal that Zirid–Faṭimid relations progressed through three stages: initial conciliation and managed allegiance, increased tension marked by the reinforcement of Sunni symbols, and an official split around 440 AH, confirmed by measures taken in 441 AH, including coinage, banners, and bans on the circulation of Faṭimid currency. The study also shows that deploying major Arab tribes as punitive tools caused demographic and security disruptions, weakening central authority. It concludes that the move toward independence was the result of a layered political–sectarian process amid the decline of the Faṭimid Empire and shifting regional power dynamics, with significant costs affecting urban growth, the economy, and local security networks. The research advocates for increased use of numismatic and sermonic evidence to refine the political timeline and assess regional differences.