• Chai Karak: The Politics of Tea and its Impact on the Status of South Asians in the United Arab Emirates 

      Moaswes, Abdulla ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      Chai karak is a popular tea beverage in in the UAE and the other Arab Gulf states that is widely consumed across class and ethnic lines, particularly among wealthy UAE citizens and the poorer South Asian manual labourers ...
    • China in the Middle East: Foreign Direct Investment, Economic Transformation, and Regional, Development 

      Lim, Guanie; Yagci, Mustafa ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      This paper unpacks the complicated manners in which Chinese investment has taken shape in the Middle East, especially the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Rather than focusing on highly emotive (but ...
    • Comments on Transnational Generations 

      YAMAMOTO, Sumiko; D'SOUZA, Rohan ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
    • COVID-19 and Migrant Workers in the Gulf 

      Rahman, Md Mizanur ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      As the global COVID-19 crisis unfolds, the Gulf countries faces an unprecedent challenge of containing the spread of the virus among the non-national residents. Since migrants in Gulf countries live primarily in labour ...
    • Education and Empowerment of Women in the GCC States 

      Ahmed, Sumaiyah ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      According to the popular view, 21st century is regarded as an era of women. The rising tide of educating and empowering women has considerably influenced the lives of women in every walk of life throughout the world. ...
    • Emerging Transnational Identities: Indian Skilled Migration in the UAE 

      Bortolazzi, Omar ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      India has been the source of the largest annual outflows to the GCC countries. The increasing significance of GCC countries as a destination for migrant workers is illustrated by the change in total migrant stock in those ...
    • Expressing Identity through the Dressed Body: Iranian Migrants in the Gulf 

      GOTO, Manami ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      Historically, communities have always travelled, traded, and intermarried across the Persian Gulf, resulting in the formation of transnational societies and material cultures. This paper focuses on migrants of Iranian ...
    • GCC and Political Divide: An Analysis of Potentials and Risks 

      Moniruzzaman, M. ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) since its establishment in 1981 has made tremendous achievements over the past forty years in economic, social, military, scientific and educational sectors which made the body to think ...
    • Identity and Globalisation: Tribal Identity in the Age of Social Media 

      Al-Etaibi, Abdulla ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      The age of globalisation and technology have provided people with a platform to stay connected with each other. As elsewhere, social media is rapidly spreading in the Gulf region and creating a virtual forum for people to ...
    • Impact of Gender-related Legal Regulations on Pursuing Sustainable Development: A study of Kuwait's National Development Plan (Vision 2035) 

      Suleiman, Muyassar Marwan H. ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      This paper seeks to analyze the impact of gender inequality on the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 as expressed in the UN Post-Millennium global program. More specifically, it aims to illustrate how gender equality and ...
    • Migrant Workers Impact on Social life of the Gulf Countries During COVID 19 

      Parveen, Tabassum ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      Six GCC countries are the home of the global migrant workers. As at present estimated that about 56 million population of collectively of GCC among 30 million populations are not nationals.Huge migrants population and ...
    • Migration and Social Change in the Gulf: A Comparative Study in the Six Gulf States 

      Rahman, Anisur ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      Migration and flow of people across the world is rapidly growing today. It was estimated that there were about 272 million migrants globally in 2019 which roughly constitutes of 3.2% of the world population. The Gulf ...
    • Motives for Choosing to Study in International Branch Campuses in Qatar: Focusing on Nationalities in "National-minority States" 

      NAKAJIMA, Yusuke ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      This paper clarifies the motives of students to study in International Branch Campuses (IBCs) in Qatar. In Qatar, a lot of IBCs have been established in Education City, for example, Georgetown University, Carnegie Mellon ...
    • Privileged but Immobile: Citizenship and Career Path of the Youths of Bicultural Families in Kuwait 

      WATANABE, Akiko ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      This paper aims to depict privilegedness yet immobilities of the youths of bicultural families on their citizenship and career path, particularly on the second generations who have roots of Filipino traits on one side and ...
    • Reverse Orientalism? French Salafis' Fascination with Saudi Arabia 

      Adraoui, Mohamed Ali ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      Recently, French Muslims have been seen by several media outlets and politicians to be increasingly influenced by some of the understandings of Islam generated in Saudi Arabia. While some connections do undoubtedly ...
    • Social Media in the GCC`s Countries - Facilitator or Curse for Generation "Z"? 

      Pripoae, Ciprian ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      The aim of this paper is to explore the directions and the magnitude of the social change in some of member's states of Golf Cooperation Council (GCC), by analyzing how traditional family interactions and pattern evolution ...
    • Special Economic Zone Experience Overseas? Industrial Parks and Ports in the Gulf and China's Presence 

      Zhou, Luyang ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      The Gulf countries have shifted to a new development paradigm in which more dynamics are pursued. The evolution of industrial parks and ports facilitates local development and boosts connectivity. As industrial parks and ...
    • The Dilemma of Being Gulf-born NRIs: An Analysis of Cases in Kuwait 

      MATSUKAWA, Kyoko ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      This paper attempts to elucidate the dilemma of being Gulf-born NRIs (Non-Resident Indians), focusing especially on cases in Kuwait. As the Arab Gulf States (AGS) rarely offer citizenship to expatriate residents, the ...
    • The Dominant Discourse Representing Iranian National Identity in Social Media: A Case Study of Twitter 

      Amin, Majidifard; Majidifard, Ehsan; Hajmalek, Muhammad Mahdi ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      Identity is defined through the comparison of oneself to the other and it is rooted in human beings' need to be different and distinguished from others. From a post-structualist viewpoint, identity is plural, dynamic and ...
    • The Gender-Pay Gap and the Family in the Gulf: Root Causes, Implications and Policy Response 

      Al-Ahmadi, Hala ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      Despite the remarkable progress in women's status in countries of the Gulf gender equality remains unfulfilled. According to evidence, the Gulf has been underperforming on the arena of women's economic participation, ...