Ahfad Journal articles from June 2001

Ahfad Journal archives from June 2001

Editor's note.
June 1, 2001... Dear Readers and Subscribers, This issue of the Ahfad Journal covers a broad spectrum of fields. The first article is a joint effort between Dr Nafisa Ahmed A1 Amin and Professor Ahmed Abdel Magied, encompassing a detailed journey of...

A history of Sudanese women organizations and the strive for liberation and empowerment.
June 1, 2001... Only short before the dawn of independence in 1956 that the Sudanese women movement gradually started to gain momentum. This was, however previously closely linked with the escalating national movement against colonialism. However, most of...

Educating African women for change.
June 1, 2001... This paper describes the history, purposes, philosophy, and programs of the Ahfad University for Women, a private, non-sectarian university in Omdurman, Sudan. Since 1907. The Ahfad Schools, beginning with the equivalent of first grade and...

Horizontal agricultural information source.
June 1, 2001... Vegetable production has received little attention by the policy makers. The growers have received little new information, advice and technology from the public institutions entrusted with this task almost all over the country. The high cost...

Socio-cultural aspects of Kala-azar among Masalit and Hawsa tribes.
June 1, 2001... This study deals with the socio-cultural aspects in relation to visceral leishmaniasis or Kala-azar. The objective of the study is to determine the social and cultural factors influencing knowledge, attitude and practices towards Kala-azar in...

Had-Elzein Mohammed El Fatih and Hadeel Amin Ahmed (2001) Perception and visions of Sudan Youth towards conflict resolution and culture of peace. School of organizational management. Ahfad University for Women, Omdurman Sudan. (Research Notes).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... This research studied the visions and perceptions of Sudanese Youths towards conflict resolution and a culture of peace. The research mainly aimed at investigating the awareness and acceptance of youth on conflict resolution and culture of...

Alia Farag Mustafa (1999) factors that influence the legislation of personal status law. A case study of Sudanese personal status laws on divorce and polygamy. M.Sc. gender and development. Ahfad University for Women. (Research notes).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The objectives of the research were meant to clarify: 1- How the restrictions of both polygamy and divorce rights are not contradicting the Holy Quran and Sunna Spirit. 2- To examine how socio-cultural, and political contexts affected...

Limya AbdelGaffar Khalafalla(2000). Towards gender sensitive policies in Sudan: A study on Sudan National Comprehensive Strategy (1992-2002) M.Sc. in Gender and Development. Ahfad University for Women. (Research Notes).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The objectives of the study are: 1- To review and examine gender sensitivity in government policies in the "Sudan National Comprehensive Strategy" (SNCS). 2- To investigate the perception of policy makers on the concepts related to...

Khadiga Elsayed Saeed (1999) the impact of male out-migration on women's role and status in Sudan. M.Sc. in gender and development. Ahfad University for Women. (Research Notes).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The study dealt with the question of the positive and negative effects of the husband's out-migration on their wives role and status beside the family's conditions. The study clarified that the economic crises in the Sudan are behind the...

General news. (Ahfad News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Ms Fawzia Aluned Abdel Rahim from the financial department attended the first training session held for agents of businessmen and executive trade unionists that was organized by the National Fund for Social Insurance in February Ahfad...

School of family sciences. (Ahfad News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The initial opening of the second research laboratories for biochemistry and physiology took place in the school in June.

School of Psychology and Pre-school education. (Ahfad News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The Ministry of Social welfare in collaboration with F.A.R conducted a programme on rehabilitation in which Ustaza Alia Karar and Ustaza Amal Ismail attended. Ustaza Alia Karar and Ustaza Wisal Mohammed Osman traveled as part of SOS team...

School of Organizational Management. (Ahfad News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Dr Hala Elias returned from the United Kingdom late December after receiving the Ph.D. degree in Accounting and Finance. The school welcomed back in January Ustaza Alya Yousif Fadul who completed her Masters Degree in Business...

School of Rural Extension Education and Development. (Ahfad News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Dr Amna Rahma and Ustaza Intisar Suliman from the Documentation Unit participated in the festivities held by the Federal Ministry of Health in collaboration with the National project for combating tuberculosis in Sudan. The festivities were...

School of Medicine. (Ahfad News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Dr Abdelsalam Salih dean of the School has left the University to the United States of America. Dr Mohamed Mukheir is back for a period of four months to conduct data collection for his Ph.D. thesis in the Netherlands. Dr Yassin El...

Women Studies Unit (WSU). (Ahfad News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... In January the Unit conducted a training workshop on behalf of El Gezira University staff on how to integrate gender into curricula. A gender sensitization workshop was held by El Gezira University in collaboration with Ahfad University for...

Documentation Unit for Women studies. (Ahfad News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Dr Nafisa Ahmed El Amin Head of the Documentation Unit for Women studies, with Ustaza Omaima Mustapha and Ustaza Intisar Suliman attended a seminar on, political parties and women's political participation. The seminar was organized by the...

Laboratories Unit. (Ahfad News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Dr Abu Bakr Uru head of the Laboratories Unit participated in the Third National Symposium of the National Research on Faith Centre entitled "Islam and contemporary issues" held in April. He also participated in a workshop on the Reality and...

Teachers training and resource unit. (Ahfad News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Mrs Amira Yahia coordinated the "Teaching Skills Development Course" from 7th January - March 2001, which included 25 participants. Miss Ghada Rudwan participated in the course during the same period. The Quality Assurance Review under the...

Al Hafeed Library. (Ahfad News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Ms Iqbal Ibrahim presented a paper entitled "The social and psychological effects of the disabled as a consequence of the civil war in Southern Sudan, at the Fourth International Conference of Islamic World Council on Disability and...

Chant, Sylvia and Gutmann, Matthew (2000) Mainstreaming men into gender and development: Debates, reflections, and experiences. Great Britian: Oxfam. (Book Reviews).
June 1, 2001... This is a book for everyone interested to know about gender issues and about gender and development. It is simple, informative, raises many questions and gives answers to the main issues of how to make gender and development actually about...

Feder, Lynette (ed.) (1999) Women and domestic violence: an interdisciplinary approach. New York and London: The Haworth Press. (Book Reviews).
June 1, 2001... The focus of the articles in this book, is on the use of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of domestic violence. With such an approach and the use of various disciplines as well as academicians and professionals working in this area,...

Caroline Sweetman (ed.) (2000) Gender and lifecycles. Great Britain: Oxfam. (Book Reviews).
June 1, 2001... This book in Oxfam's focus on the Gender Series was originally published as single issues of the Journal Gender and Development, which is published by Oxfam. The book links gender issues to the life course of women and men. Its main idea is...