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Challenges of Communication and Identity in the Gulf: Insights from Qatar and the UAE
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Book chapter)In this chapter, I present the case studies of the State of Qatar and the UAE, two countries in the Arabian Gulf where although Arabic is the de jure official language, many foreign languages are widely used for communication ... -
Combating Islamophobia: English in the Linguistic Landscape of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
( Taylor and Francis , 2025 , Book chapter)This chapter analyzes Qatar's strategic use of English and other non-official languages in public signage and religious messaging during the FIFA World Cup. In 2022, Qatar became the first Arab and Muslim country to host ... -
Expatriate languages in Kuwait: Tension between public and private domains
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2016 , Article)Following the rise of oil-based economies after the 1950s, the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries became extremely attractive to workers from other Arab countries and beyond. Initially, Arabs were a majority in ... -
Exploring a Sociolinguistics of Islam
( Oxford University Press , 2025 , Article)The ‘sociolinguistics of Islam’ refers to the exploration of how language and society intersect within contexts where the Islamic faith is the defining worldview shaping language, literacy, and other processes of semiosis. ... -
The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010–19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)BackgroundUnderstanding the magnitude of cancer burden attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors is crucial for development of effective prevention and mitigation strategies. We analysed results from the Global ... -
Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)BackgroundDiabetes is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, and affects people regardless of country, age group, or sex. Using the most recent evidentiary and analytical framework from the Global ... -
Graphic politics in Eastern India: Script and the quest for autonomy - Nishaant Choksi (2021)
( Equinox Publishing , 2023 , Book Review)Although linguists and other social scientists proudly assert that India is a land of linguistic diversity and richness, there aren’t many empirical studies showing how this linguistics diversity is socially and culturally ... -
Industry Insights: Multilingualism and Safe Workplace Communication in a High-risk Industry in the Gulf
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2025 , Book chapter)While organizations with a linguistically and culturally diverse workforce may face communication challenges, high-risk industries are required to address barriers to effective communication. The nuclear industry is unique ... -
Laboring to communicate: Use of migrant languages in COVID-19 awareness campaign in Qatar
( De Gruyter , 2021 , Article)This study examines the communication strategies employed by Qatar's government in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The study contributes to a growing body of work on the sociolinguistics of crisis communication. We ... -
Metaphorical expressions in E-commerce: A study of arabic language websites
( Taylor and Francis Inc. , 2017 , Article)This study examines the use of metaphors in Arabic language e-commerce websites and shows that metaphorical language plays an important role in enhancing the effectiveness of websites and e-commerce businesses in general. ... -
Muslim personal names in Urdu: Structure, meaning, and change
( De Gruyter , 2023 , Article)Based on an analysis of a corpus, in this study we examine: (a) the linguistic structure of Muslim personal names, (b) their etymological sources, and (c) some changing patterns among the younger generation. Firstly, we ... -
My name is Khan… from the epiglottis: Changing linguistic norms in Bollywood songs
( Taylor & Francis (Routledge) , 2018 , Article)Many recent studies, academic and non-academic alike, have argued that the use of Urdu in Bollywood has started to decline. These studies, important as they are, however, suffer from some limitations. They are either ... -
TRANSLATING QUR'ANIC STYLISTICS (AL-I'JĀZ AL-BALĀGHĪ): A STUDY OF SIX ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS OF SŪRAT ṬĀHĀ
(2022 , Master Thesis)Stylistic inimitability, al-i‘jāz al-balāghī, is one of the cornerstones of the Qur’anic textual structure. Based on the inability of the Arabs of the time to compose even one verse like that of the Qur’an, Muslim scholars ... -
Urdu in Devanagari: Shifting orthographic practices and Muslim identity in Delhi
( Cambridge University Press , 2011 , Article)In sociolinguistics, Urdu and Hindi are considered to be textbook examples of digraphia—a linguistic situation in which varieties of the same language are written in different scripts. Urdu has traditionally been written ...
