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Local rooting and creativity within the fashion industry in Beirut
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the factors that make Beirut a fashion hub by studying the characteristics of creativity and the role of the different stakeholders in setting an environment that encourages ... -
Mapping Europe renewable energy landscape: Insights into solar, wind, hydro, and green hydrogen production
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)The study offers an in-depth examination of the capabilities and output of renewable energy sources, specifically focusing on solar, wind, hydroelectric, and green hydrogen technologies, within 27 countries of the European ... -
Media-ting democratic literacies
( Intellect Publishers , 2018 , Article)N/A. -
Modeling ground access mode choice behavior for Hamad International Airport in the 2022 FIFA World Cup city, Doha, Qatar
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)The Hamad International Airport (HIA) in Doha, Qatar is the only international airport operating in the country. The airport was officially opened in 2014 to function as the engine of the country's economic growth. Due to ... -
Moderate salinity stimulates growth and photosynthesis of Phragmites karka by water relations and tissue specific ion regulation
( Elsevier , 2014 , Article)The domestication of non-food salt resistant plants could be helpful for biofuel as well as phyto-remediation of salt-affected lands. Limited eco-physiological studies on halophytes are the major bottleneck in developing ... -
Modernizing palestinian women: Between colonialism and nationalism-reflections on the 1960s and 1970s
( Taylor and Francis , 2018 , Book chapter)It is commonplace to read in many of the Israeli academic and quasi-academic works on Palestinian society that Israeli policies led to new economic and social openings for Palestinian women (Lavine 1982; Maoz 1984; Semyonov ... -
Moments and memories: football and state narratives in Algeria
( Routledge , 2019 , Article)A Nation’s memory is selective and sheds light only on a selection of narratives of memory and process of memorizing that serves a nation’s interests. At the core of the Algerian state formation, the question of memory and ... -
Motivation, preference, socioeconomic, and building features: New paradigm of analyzing electricity consumption in residential buildings
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)In strategic energy planning, human-oriented factors are uncertain and lead to unpredictable challenges. Thus, decision-makers must contextualize the target society to address these uncertainties. More precisely, uncertainties ... -
Multi-layered documentation of heritage villages: The case of tinbak, qatar
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Heritage settlements have long histories that consist of multiple layers of urban layouts, building forms, and culture. Looking at the first layer that formed the initiation stage of the growth becomes a difficult task ... -
(Muslim) Woman in Need of Empowerment: US foreign policy discourses in the arab spring
( Routledge , 2016 , Article Review)Why, in the current geo-political and strategic context seemingly in stark contrast to the "War on Terror," does the emphasis on women in US foreign policy persist? Why the repeated references to the vulnerability of women ... -
The new cultural turn in urban development for the gulf state: Creativity, place promotion, and identity: Doha as a case study
( Nova Science Publishers, Inc. , 2019 , Book chapter)Urban theorists and policy makers have begun to re-evaluate the significance of integrating culture into urban development strategies. Within the present growing global interurban competition, a new approach to urban ... -
No social distancing from food: How the COVID-19 pandemic shaped student food-related activities in the Western Balkans
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2023 , Article)Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced food preparation and consumption habits, as well as food wastage. The pandemic also affected the lives of university students worldwide; their learning and living environments ... -
Observations on Food Consumption Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Oman
( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)This paper aims to study the perceptions of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on behaviors related to diet and food shopping on a sample of 356 adults in Oman. The study is based on the results of an Arabic-language ... -
On evaluation of onsite energy storage for various end-use facilities with utility bill management, arbitrage, and frequency regulation opportunities
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2021 , Conference Paper)This paper proposes a comprehensive evaluating framework that enables facility operators to optimally size and dispatch their onsite energy storage systems (ESS) that might be operated as either standalone or integrated ... -
ORGANISING SPORTS MEGA- EVENTS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLICIES: The Case of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
( Taylor and Francis , 2022 , Book chapter)This chapter examines the organisation of sports mega-events (SMEs) and its relationship with achieving sustainable development goals. By focusing on the conditions of sustainability and guided by the results of previous ... -
The Persistence of Autocracy: Jordan, Morocco and the Gulf
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2015 , Article)Through the ebbs and flows of the Arab Spring, Arab monarchies have remained securely in place. In fact, for much of their history, the resilience of autocracy has been a key feature of the Arab monarchies' survival. While ... -
Piracy in the Horn of Africa Waters: Definitions, History, and Modern Causes
( Taylor & Francis (Routledge) , 2015 , Article)Throughout history, ocean piracy was common in different parts of the world, but it was rare in the Horn of Africa waters. Although international law clearly defines piracy, the term is often carelessly used interchangeably ... -
Potential of halophytes as cattle fodder : A case-study in Pakistan
( University of Agriculture , 2016 , Article)Good quality water and arable land are needed to grow conventional crops to provide food for human and animal population. However, burgeoning world population leading to wide spread urbanization and industrialization is ... -
Preface
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Preface: The meme of the arab spring
( Taylor and Francis , 2014 , Other)N/A