Master’s Degree Awarded to Mr. Rashid Mohammed Ali Al-Hajin in English Language and Literature

Mr. Rashid Mohammed Ali Al-Hajin was awarded a Master’s degree in in English Language and Literature with an average of (Excellent) and a grade of (94%) for his thesis titled: Revolution Betrayed: Satire in George Orwell’s Animal Farm, which was submitted to the Department of English, Faculty of Arts and Humanities – Sana’a University. The MA defense was held on Saturday, August 16, 2025.

 

The MA Viva-voce Committee, which was formed based on a resolution issued by Graduate Studies and Scientific Research Council, consisted of the following:

#	Committee Members	Designation	University	Position
1	Assoc.Prof. Bushra Nasser Ahmed Al-Musawba	External Examiner	Hajjah University	Chair
2	Prof. Mohammed Ahmed Sharaf Al-Deen	Main supervisor	Sana’a University	Member
3	Dr. Abdullah Mohammed Abdullah Al-Ghurbani	Internal Examiner	Sana’a University	Member

The Study aimed to:

– Examine the dimensions of political and social satire in Animal Farm.

– Highlight the satirical style employed by George Orwell to expose the mechanisms and tactics through which an ambitious popular revolution is transformed into a repressive authoritarian regime.

– Trace the historical parallels of the novel with the Russian Revolution and its subsequent transformations.

– Analyze how Orwell employed allegory and satire to critique the betrayal of revolutionary ideals.

The Study reached the following key findings:

– Animal Farm stands as a brilliant artistic model in employing political satire to uncover the mechanisms of revolutionary betrayal.

– Orwell provided a profound critical vision of how revolutions deviate when seized by authoritarian elite.

– Satire in the novel was not merely an aesthetic device, but also a powerful tool of condemning despotism and exposing the mechanisms of mass manipulation and the betrayal of revolutionary principles.

– All revolutions that begin with lofty promises, unless they are safeguarded by mechanisms of accountability, transparency, and integrity in governance, will ultimately end in utter failure.

The Study concluded with the following recommendations:

– Expanding academic studies that bridge literature with political and social sciences.

– Encouraging critical studies that approach literature from the perspective of satire and political irony.

– Making use of Animal Farm as an enduring and timeless model for understanding the mechanisms of revolutionary collapse and the transformation of revolutions into authoritarian regimes.

The defense was attended by a number of academics, researchers, and specialists, along with the researcher’s colleagues and family members.

A video from the Viva-Voce