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Motives for Choosing to Study in International Branch Campuses in Qatar: Focusing on Nationalities in "National-minority States"
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference)
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 ...
Youth as Barometer of Socio-cultural Change in Iran
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference)
Young people are regarded as agents of socio-cultural change as well as being subject to structural forces. These dynamics of interaction between agency and structure forms the outcomes of social change in any society. Due ...
Migration and Social Change in the Gulf: A Comparative Study in the Six Gulf States
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference)
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 ...
The Dilemma of Being Gulf-born NRIs: An Analysis of Cases in Kuwait
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference)
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 ...
Chai Karak: The Politics of Tea and its Impact on the Status of South Asians in the United Arab Emirates
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference)
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 ...
Privileged but Immobile: Citizenship and Career Path of the Youths of Bicultural Families in Kuwait
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference)
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 ...
Comments on Transnational Generations
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference)
Aspirations for Pursuing the Prominent Leadership Roles in the Academia: Perspectives of Kuwaiti Women
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference)
Since 1938, oil was discovered in Kuwait that made a progressive source of socio- economic growth. In addition to that, Kuwait took initiatives to start adult education programs for women who followed by parallel programs ...
Identity and Globalisation: Tribal Identity in the Age of Social Media
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference)
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 ...
Where rhetoric meets reality: an ethnographic analysis of the sports education sector in Qatar
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2020 , Conference)
This paper explores the growing provision of sports education in the state of Qatar. Since 2010, there has been a rapid increase in new courses in sports administration as part of wider, government-backed initiatives to ...