SEJARAH PERAYAAN MAULID KANZUS SHOLAWAT PEKALONGAN DAN PERANANNYA DALAM PENGEMBANGAN KEBUDAYAAN ISLAMI

Artikel ini menjelaskan bagaimana sejarah perayaan maulid Kanzus Sholawat Pekalongan dan peranannya dalam pengembangan kebudayaan islami. Penulisan artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana sejarah tradisi perayaan maulid Kanzus Sholawat Pekalongan serta bagaimana peran tradisi perayaan maulid Kanzus Sholawat dalam pengembangan kebudayaan islami di pekalongan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif dan menggunakan pendekatan historis, sosiologis. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Hasil yang diperoleh dalam penelitian ini adalah bahwa perayaan maulid Kanzus Sholawat sudah dirintis lama oleh para pendahulu Habib Luthfi dan berkembang dengan pesat pada era Habib Luthfi. Kanzus Sholawat memiliki peran yang penting terhadap pengembangan kebudayaan islami di Pekalongan.Kata Kunci: maulid, Kanzus Sholawat, kebudayaan islam

Overcoming challenges in smart phone use among older adults in Saudi Arabia

This empirical study investigates attitudes about smart phones and their use by senior citizens in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and develops general design guidelines for a smart phone interface designed to appeal to this group and thus increase the adoption of smart phones among its members. The overall rationale for the study is to enable seniors in Arabic-speaking, predominantly Muslim countries to better access the proven benefits of smart phone use among seniors, including positive impacts on mental functioning, the adoption of healthier lifestyles through improved access to healthcare information and applications, and to support more autonomous and independent living. Many studies have generated best practice guidance on smart phone design for seniors, but these have mostly been conducted in Western, English-speaking countries. This research builds on existing best practice guidance but uses the study findings to prioritize the most important design points relating to the needs of Arabic-speaking users in Muslim countries, and to identify any required additions or modifications to the existing guidance and to current theories of technology adoption. The initial findings of a survey of Saudi Arabian senior citizens were used to develop a prototype smart phone interface, which was evaluated by a sample of participants. The outcomes of this trial and the findings of semi-structured interviews were then used to develop final recommendations for a smart phone application for use by the target population, and for a modified theory of technology adoption

Characteristics of Culturally Inclusive Art Education Pedagogy: A Historical Document Analysis Study

The objective of this mixed methods historical document analysis is to identify the characteristics of culturally inclusive art education pedagogy. Using the theoretical lenses of intersectionality, critical theory, and socially inclusive pedagogy, this study seeks to determine the reasons for the misapplication of diversity and inclusion in art education. Qualitative and quantitative methods are applied to the historical document analysis of National Art Education Association articles in two major journals: Art Education and Studies in Art Education. The findings indicate that for the last 20 years, 20% of the articles published in Studies in Art Education and 30% of those published in Art Education mentioned diversity in some capacity. The findings indicate that deficit thinking and whiteness within the literature are limited to articles that highlight the need to fight white supremacy in the form of racialized stereotypes and inequality in arts and education because of the selection processes that the researchers followed. The findings also help to formulate a set of recommended characteristics of culturally inclusive art education pedagogy. These characteristics are as follows: 1) critically reflecting on one’s personal characteristics and its impact on one’s view of people who are different from oneself, (2) cultivating a deeper understanding of culture beyond only celebrating physical differences in order to capture deeper nuances and reveal differences in lived experience, (3) reflecting on the cultural framing of references and its effect on the materials displayed or presented in the classroom and the curriculum, and (4) examining and adjusting teaching practices based on both the instructor’s and the learner’s points of view. Lastly, this study provides an overview of the history of art education in terms of diversity and inclusion in the curriculum and pedagogy as related to race and ethnicity over the past 20 years (2001–2020). Overall, the findings of this research provide greater insight into the ways in which inclusion and diversity can influence art educators’ practices

Catalytic oxidation of glucose over highly stable AuxPdy NPs immobilised on ceria nanorods

Acknowledgement Motaz Khawaji gratefully acknowledges the financial support of Saudi Aramco. This work was funded in part by Saudi Aramco and EPSRC(UK) grant EP/K014749/1. We are grateful to Professor Graham Hutchings and Dr. Robert Armstrong from Cardiff Catalysis Institute for providing us with a sample of glucaric acid.Peer reviewedPostprin

Developing system-based leading indicators for proactive risk management in the chemical processing industry

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Addressing School Bullying Since the Onset of COVID-19: A MERC Research and Policy Brief

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