Abstract
This article shows how Arab students at an Arab college in Israel, majoring in teaching of mathematics, English, and science, rely on metaphor as an important rhetorical tool for the advancement of their ideological positions and for criticism of the policies of the Israeli government, which discriminates against and disenfranchises Arab Israelis. The underlying hypothesis of the article is that the way Arab students in Israel use metaphor in their writing has unique rhetorical aspects that help to sharpen their message in pursuit of the broader goal of emphasizing Arab Israelis’ suffering and changing for the better the Israeli government’s discriminatory patterns of action against them.
About the authors
Aadel Shakkour received his MA cum laude in Hebrew and Semitic Languages from Bar-Ilan University, Israel, in 2009 and his PhD from the same institution in 2011. He spent two years as a postdoctoral researcher there (2012–2013) and a year in the Department of Hebrew Language and Literature of Haifa University, Israel (2014– 2015). He has taught the Hebrew language and literature at the Al-Qasemi Academy, Israel, since 2013.
Nader Qasim received his MA in Arabic Language and Literature from the University of Jordan, Jordan, in 1991 and his PhD from the same institution in 1996. He is currently the head of the Department of Arabic Language and Literature at An-Najah National University. He has taught the Arabic language and literature at An-Najah National University, Palestine, since 2009.
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