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Satire in Sonallah Ibrahim’s the committee: an allegory to ridicule capitalism

Despite the voluminous amount of research on the genre of satire, little is known about Arabic satirical texts. This paper explores the satirical devices employed in Sonallah Ibrahim’s novel, The Committee (2001). Through the means of satire, Ibrahim skilfully explores the devastating effects of...

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Main Authors: Khaled A. Alkodimi,, Noritah Omar,
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit UKM 2010
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2336/1/page1_21.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2336/
http://www.ukm.my/ppbl/Gema/GEMA%20vol%2010%20%283%29%202010/pp%2053_65.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.23362016-12-14T06:31:19Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2336/ Satire in Sonallah Ibrahim’s the committee: an allegory to ridicule capitalism Khaled A. Alkodimi, Noritah Omar, Despite the voluminous amount of research on the genre of satire, little is known about Arabic satirical texts. This paper explores the satirical devices employed in Sonallah Ibrahim’s novel, The Committee (2001). Through the means of satire, Ibrahim skilfully explores the devastating effects of global capitalism on third world nations, by unravelling the mask that shields the domination and exploitation of Egypt. The discussion seeks to identify the hegemonic and the exploitative nature of the capitalist system on third world countries, specifically the creation of a web of conspiracy that controls the economic and governmental policies of Egypt through multi-national corporations as seen in The Committee. The discussion will show that said corporations ultimately transformed Egypt into a mere consumer market. The discussion concludes with the significance of satire as a mode of expression that is employed to bring about awareness among the public of the destructive consequences of capitalism on Arabic society. Penerbit UKM 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2336/1/page1_21.pdf Khaled A. Alkodimi, and Noritah Omar, (2010) Satire in Sonallah Ibrahim’s the committee: an allegory to ridicule capitalism. GEMA: Online Journal of Language Studies, 10 (3). pp. 53-65. ISSN 1675-8021 http://www.ukm.my/ppbl/Gema/GEMA%20vol%2010%20%283%29%202010/pp%2053_65.pdf
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description Despite the voluminous amount of research on the genre of satire, little is known about Arabic satirical texts. This paper explores the satirical devices employed in Sonallah Ibrahim’s novel, The Committee (2001). Through the means of satire, Ibrahim skilfully explores the devastating effects of global capitalism on third world nations, by unravelling the mask that shields the domination and exploitation of Egypt. The discussion seeks to identify the hegemonic and the exploitative nature of the capitalist system on third world countries, specifically the creation of a web of conspiracy that controls the economic and governmental policies of Egypt through multi-national corporations as seen in The Committee. The discussion will show that said corporations ultimately transformed Egypt into a mere consumer market. The discussion concludes with the significance of satire as a mode of expression that is employed to bring about awareness among the public of the destructive consequences of capitalism on Arabic society.
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author Khaled A. Alkodimi,
Noritah Omar,
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Satire in Sonallah Ibrahim’s the committee: an allegory to ridicule capitalism
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Noritah Omar,
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title Satire in Sonallah Ibrahim’s the committee: an allegory to ridicule capitalism
title_short Satire in Sonallah Ibrahim’s the committee: an allegory to ridicule capitalism
title_full Satire in Sonallah Ibrahim’s the committee: an allegory to ridicule capitalism
title_fullStr Satire in Sonallah Ibrahim’s the committee: an allegory to ridicule capitalism
title_full_unstemmed Satire in Sonallah Ibrahim’s the committee: an allegory to ridicule capitalism
title_sort satire in sonallah ibrahim’s the committee: an allegory to ridicule capitalism
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