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Manifestations of Conflict in the Novel " Jano, You Are my Story " by Maysalon Hadi
Hamza Rasul Ibrahim, Sabah Kareem Mawlood
This research aims to examine the Conflicts in the novel “Jano You Are My Story” by Maysaloun Hadi who is regarded as one of the most significant writers in the Arabic era. The novel focuses on three key types of conflicts within the work, which are; political, social, and religious concepts. At first, I elaborate on the concept of conflict throughout the work in terms of what meaning it conveys and its importance. Later, explaining how these conflicts can have impacts on humans and drive them to achieve their goals or defend against their interests. However, the novel begins with a broad overview of conflicts and its functions in literature. Overall, it depicts how the contemporary Arabic literature’s portrayal of issues such as conflict and loss demonstrate that art and reflection of reality and aesthetics. They influence on how more parties attempt to accomplish a goal which is common among humans to feel their integrity. In fiction, these political, social, and religious conflicts can result in an impactful tension that affects both individuals and society. According to Maysaloun Hadi, and among other aspects of the story, conflict is a crucial component that shapes events and the characters' difficulties. To mention, place is more than just a location in her novels; it generally has a big influence on the protagonists' outcomes.
Volume 12 · Issue 3 · June 2025Scene emerging of the god Shamash between two mountains on cylinder seals from the Akkadian period
Aziz Mohamad Amin Zebari
This research deals with an important aspect of civilization in Mesopotamia, which is the religious aspect that played a major role in all aspects of life, and left prominent imprints in the fields of religion, art, and thought. We have dealt with one of the important gods in religious beliefs, especially in the Akkadian era, which was represented frequently in art in all its forms. The research was limited to the sun god Shamash (Utu), represented on the cylinder seals in the Akkadian era, and his appearance between two mountains and on selected seals from the British Museum, as this scene is often represented on the Akkadian cylinder seals, and it symbolizes divine power and the cosmic order, and is linked to the idea of sunrise as a daily miracle that brings light and life to the world. This scene also represents a deep mixture of cosmic beliefs and religious perceptions that embodied the Akkadian man's vision of the cosmic order and the role of the gods in maintaining the balance between the forces of nature. Shamash appeared in it in different forms, and this is what the research will investigate and study the scene of the appearance of the god Shamash between two mountains (sunrise or sunset). The positions in which he appeared and the analysis of the main scene of the seal.