This research spotlights the cultural and the intellectual life in Jerusalem during the Ottoman Period and it emphasizes on the historical and the spatial aspect of the First Kiblah in order to remain alive in the Arabian intellect and the new genera
tion to recognize its ancient civilized history, cultural treasures and its contributions in the Arab and the Islamic civilization
This research highlights the cultural life and thought in Damascus
in the last Ottoman rule. It brings into sight the historical dimension of
the city of Damascus which is considered one of the most important
cultural centers of knowledge in the A
rab east. It speaks also about the
importance of the mass knowledge means as printing, press and libraries
and their role in the flourishing of the cultural life and keeping the
cultural heritage in Damascus.
Women shared men in the cultural aspects of life during the Abbasid
ear, by proving to be famous poets and authors.
A group of women were very creative in poetry through its various
topics, such as praise, criticism and other topics.
In Prose, wo
men expressed their wide background knowledge
especially in two main areas in prose: the art of personal correspondence
and the art of dedication.
Women's contribution in the field of literature during the Abbasid
time, was actually a reflection of their interaction with the cultural
background of that era and an attempt for meeting the needs to be open to
the new civilisation arid a reflection of the ability to mingle with other
types of art in all fields. Women's contribution therefore is an indication
of their mental and intellectual potentials and the prominent role they
played by that time to give in the end a good example through their
genuine literature and writing..
