Human Frailty in the Face of Rebellion

Sharif Elmusa

scholar

poet

translator

environmentalist

author of In the Middle of Ramadan

Sharif Elmusa

born in 1947 in the village of Al-Abbasiya

grew up in a refugee camp on the town of Jericho

Al-abbasiya

where does Sharif S. Elmusa born?

Civil Engineering

what does Elmusa study in Engypt and traveled to US to study in MIT to receive a doctorate?

Senior Fulbright Fellowship

became part of this and became a senior research fellow at the Palestine Studies.

impressionism and surrealism

Elmusa’s poem are rich in imagery, and draw on elements of ___________ and __________

sharif s. elmusa

I like to think of my writing more as a form of painting with words
writing poetry is not just an art its an continuous exercise of an existential need

states by?

Ramadan

ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a sacred time of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community, commemorating the month in which the Quran was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad.

Islam

worlds second largest religion after christianity and has more than 1 billion followers, Originated in Arabia and spread all over the world.

Muhammad

they believed that a man named ??? from the Mecca started receiving revelations from God or Allah, via the angel Gabriel

Quran

a holy book in which Muslims believe contains the exact words of God.

114 chapter

Submission

Surrender

Islam means ???

Shahada

Salat

Zakat

Sawm

Hajj

5 PILLARS OF ISLAM

Shahada

faith

Salat

pray five times a day

Zakat

give support to the needy

Sawm

fasting during ramadan

hajj

pilgrimage to Mecca

Lent

a solemn religious observance in the Christian liturgical year that serves as a period of preparation for Easter. It is a season of intensified prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, and it is observed by many Christian denominations, including Catholics, Orthodox Christians, and some Protestant churches.

Lent

40 days where christians replicate Jesus Christ’s sacrifice and withdrawal into the desert.

Marked by fasting, both from food and festivities.

Eid Pray Love

which says it is an "initiative with the goal of uniting Muslims and changing perception through positive social, and interfaith action."

Psychoanalysis theory

is a psychological framework developed by Sigmund Freud that explores how unconscious thoughts, desires, and childhood experiences influence behavior, emotions, and personality. It emphasizes the role of internal conflicts, repressed memories, and symbolic meanings in shaping the human psyche.

Sigmund Freud

Psychoanalysis theory is a psychological framework developed by ????? that explores how unconscious thoughts, desires, and childhood experiences influence behavior, emotions, and personality.

ID
SUPEREGO
EGO

Freud proposed that our personality is made up of three parts

Id

• Pleasure principle

- collection of our most basic, primal urges and instincts, like hunger, thirst, and sex

- seek immediate gratification without any concern for rules, reality, or others.

Superego

- our internalized moral compass

- the voice of our conscience, which is formed by our parents' rules, societal norms, and religious beliefs.

- makes us feel guilty when we do something wrong and strives for perfection.

Ego

- Reality principle

- the rational, decision-making part of our personality.

- tries to find realistic and socially acceptable ways to satisfy the Id's desires while also pleasing the Superego's moral demands.

ID

is the mischievous devil on your shoulder,

SUPEREGO

is the angelic conscience on the other shoulder

EGO`

is you, in the middle, trying to make a reasonable decision.

Hegemony

leadership and dominance, especially by one country

Muezzin

a man who calls muslim to prayer from the minaret of mosque

Stratagem

a plan to outwit an enemy

Oasis

a fertile spot in a desert