{"id":20839,"date":"2025-09-17T22:48:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T22:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/su.edu.ye\/cl\/?p=20839"},"modified":"2025-09-17T22:49:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T22:49:02","slug":"20831","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/su.edu.ye\/cl\/en\/20839\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Degree Awarded toMs. Ebtesam Sheikh Hasan Sheikhan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Ms. Ebtesam Sheikh Hasan Sheikhan<\/strong>was awarded a PhD degreein English Literaturefor herdissertation titled \u201cScrutinizing Feminism in I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced<\/em> by Nujood Ali and I Am Malala<\/em> by Malala Yousafzai: A Comparative Study<\/strong>,\u201d<\/em>which was submitted to Department of English Language, Faculty of Languages- Sana\u2019a University. The PhDdissertation defense was held onSaturday, August 30, 2025<\/strong>, corresponding to Rabi’ al-Awwal 7, 1447 <\/strong>Hijri.<\/p>

The PhD Viva-Voce Committee, which was formed based on a resolution issued by the Post-Graduate Studies and Scientific Research Council, consisted of the following members:<\/p>
#<\/strong><\/td>Committee Members<\/strong><\/td>Designation<\/strong><\/td>University<\/strong><\/td>Position<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>Assoc. Prof. Abbas Abdulmalik Mutahar<\/strong><\/td>Internal examiner<\/td>Sana\u2019a University<\/td>Chair<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Prof. Eman Abdullah Al-Mahdi<\/strong><\/td>Main supervisor<\/td>Sana\u2019a University<\/td>Member<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Assoc. Prof.Bushra Nasser Ahmed Al-Musawba<\/strong><\/td>External Examiner<\/td>Hajjah University<\/td>Member<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

The dissertation aimed to <\/strong>shed light on the difficult circumstances faced by some women and their resilience in the face of hardship, as depicted in Najood Ali’s I Am Najood, Aged 10 and Divorced<\/em> from Yemen and Malala Yousafzai’s I Am Malala<\/em> from Pakistan.<\/p>

The dissertation <\/strong>concluded with several key findings, including:<\/p>

  • The presence of gender discrimination within some families and legal institutions.<\/li>
  • An assertion that women have a right to education, choice, and work.<\/li>
  • Confirmation that Islam is a religion that values both genders and that some in the West have used religion to distort the role of women in society.<\/li><\/ul>

    The candidate provided several recommendations<\/strong> in her thesis, such as:<\/p>

    • Carefully analyzing texts and building language to develop a clear approach that allows readers to easily understand.<\/li>
    • The necessity of evaluating the female perspective to gain a deeper understanding of women’s status from various points of view.<\/li>
    • Investigating the ways in which female authors have advocated for women’s rights within an Islamic framework.<\/li>
    • Expanding the theoretical framework of this study for a more in-depth analysis.<\/li><\/ul>

      ThePhD dissertation<\/strong>was examined and recommended by the Viva-Voce Committee for acceptance<\/strong> and approval<\/strong>. The PhD defense<\/strong> was attended<\/strong> by a number of academics, researchers, interested students, the candidate\u2019s colleagues, and family members.<\/p>

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        Ms. Ebtesam Sheikh Hasan Sheikhanwas awarded a PhD degreein English Literaturefor herdissertation titled \u201cScrutinizing Feminism in I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali and I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai: A Comparative Study,\u201dwhich was submitted to Department … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":20833,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[121],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t