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    • Contemporary issues in Qatar’s food security 

      Miniaoui, Hela; Irungu, Patrick; Kaitibie, Simeon ( Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore , 2018 , Other)
      Qatar is one of the richest countries in the world. However, its domestic food production is so low that over 90 percent of its food supply has to be imported. This article provides some stylised facts on Qatar’s food ...

    • Kuwait’s Islamist Proto-parties and the Arab Uprisings: Between Opposition, Pragmatism and the Pursuit of Cross-Ideological Cooperation 

      Zaccara, Luciano; Freer, Courtney; Kraetzschmar, Hendrik ( edinburgh university press , 2018 , Book chapter)
      Exploring the evolution of Islamist proto-parties in Kuwait, this chapter revealed that in the aft ermath of the Arab uprisings their behaviour was guided mostly by pragmatism, albeit with diff erent outcomes. As we have ...

    • IRAN’S FOREIGN POLICY AND EVOLVING ROLE OF SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION 

      Zaccara, L. ( RUDN University , 2018 , Article)
      The Islamic Republic of Iran is one of the most active players in the framework of South- South cooperation. During the Cold War period Iran treated South-South cooperation as an instrument for providing an independent ...

    • QUANTO SCOTTANO LE PERIFERIE 

      Zaccara, Luciano ( LIMESONLINE , 2018 , Article)
      La grande diversità geografica, etnica e linguistica costringe l’Iran a mantenere accentrato il potere politico ed economico lungo l’asse Teheran-Qom-Mashhad. A farne le spese, le province al confine con Iraq e Pakistan. ...

    • Development of Bangladeshi immigrant entrepreneurship in Canada 

      Rahman, Md Mizanur ( SAGE , 2018 , Article)
      Canada has developed a comprehensive immigration policy to accept different types of immigrants under its economic, family and humanitarian immigration categories. Canada invites over a quarter-million immigrants in a year. ...

    • Principal selection for Qatar's government schools: Policy makers', principals' and teachers' perspectives 

      Romanowski, Michael H; Sadiq, Hissa; Abu-Tineh, Abdullah M; Ndoye, Abdou; Aql, Mofed ( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2019 , Article)
      Research indicates that principals are critical in school reform since the implementation of policies and practices is to a large extent determined by the role that principals play in educational change. This study examines ...

    • Is there a symbiotic relationship between secularism and fundamentalism? 

      Chak, Farhan Mujahid ( Common Ground Research Networks , 2019 , Article)
      This article explores the relationship between secularization and fundamentalism in 'Western' liberal society and the manner it impacts socio-political "exclusionary" narratives, which is a theme both timely and important. ...

    • La República Islámica de Irán en perspectiva 

      Zaccara, Luciano ( Fundación Dialnet , 2019 , Article)
      En febrero de 2019 la República Islámica de Irán acaba de cumplir cuarenta años de edad. Lejos queda la imagen del ayatollah Ruhollah Jomeiní regresando a Teherán desde su exilio en Neauphle le Châteaux, recibido en clamor ...

    • Islam and the myth of the other: The noble colloquy between st. francis of assisi and sultan al-malik al-kāmil 

      Chak, Farhan Mujahid ( Wiley , 2019 , Article)
      This article aims to explore a profound ethical challenge confronting heterogeneous, multi-denominational, and ethnically variegated societies as they confront modernity, seek bonding capital, and come to terms with their ...

    • The Impact of Migrant Remittances on Economic Growth in Arab Countries 

      Ouni, Habib; Miniaoui, Hela ( Scholink Inc , 2019 , Article)
      The potential role that workers’ remittances are likely to play in promoting economic growth, especially in Arab countries, is currently attracting considerable attention. These remittances have an impact on the remitting ...

    • Iran and the Intra-GCC Crisis: Risks and Opportunities 

      Zaccara, Luciano ( foundation for european progressive studies , 2019 , Article)
      The intra-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) crisis started in late May 2017 with the blockade implemented by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt against Qatar, due to its alleged support for terrorist ...

    • Kuwait Islamists: From Institutionalized to Informal Opposition 

      Zaccara, Luciano ( ministry of research, science and technology , 2019 , Article)
      This article analyses the evolution of the Islamist political associations and groups, both Shiites and Sunnis since the independence of Kuwait in 1962 to the last legislative elections which was held in 2016. It tries to ...

    • Economic Drivers of the GCC Investments in the Horn of Africa Region 

      Miniaoui, Héla ( Gulf Studies Center , 2019 , Other)
      This paper discusses the economic drivers of the GCC investments in the Horn of Africa region.

    • The Arabs and Iranians : What Went Wrong? And Why? 

      Zweiri, Mahjoob; Zahirovic, Ismail ( Brill , 2020 , Article)
      Using the longue durée approach to history, this paper reflects on the long history of Arab-Iranian interactions and identifies three key historical developments which had a defining role in shaping mutual Arab-Iranian ...

    • From Ahmadinejad to Rouhani: Iran’s Presence in Africa 

      Zweiri, Mahjoob; Manjang, Alieu ( Springer , 2020 , Book chapter)
      This article explains the drivers behind Iran’s overtures to Africa, and the dynamics of its presence in the continent. Focusing on Senegal as a case study, this article contends that the compound international sanctions ...

    • COVID-19 AND THE FUTURE OF THE GLOBAL SYSTEM: SHIFTING-SANDS OR EARTHQUAKE 

      Zweiri, Mahjoob ( Center for Strategic Research & Antalya Diplomacy Forum Republic of Turkey - Ministry of Foreign Affairs , 2020 , Book chapter)
      As we witness the pandemic of COVID-19, we are also observing a rising trend that is becoming a scholarly pandemic. It is the pandemic of overstating the current moment of COVID-19 as a cause of global transformations. It ...

    • Deconstructing the Gulf Crisis: Post-Colonialism and Competing ‘Projects’ in the Middle East 

      Chak, Farhan Mujahid ( SETA Foundation , 2020 , Article)
      This article deconstructs the stated reasons behind the quartet’s blockade on Qatar, including i) Iranian-relations; ii) funding ‘terror;’ iii) supporting ‘political Islam’ –Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood, etc.; and iv) ...

    • مناهج الدراسات الاجتماعية وقضايا الهوية الوطنية : في قطر بعد حصار عام 2017 

      الزويري, محجوب; الظاهري, فاطمة; Zweiri, Mahjoob; Al-Dhaheri, Fatma (2020 , Article)
      تركـز الدراسـةعلى المقارنـة بيـن محـددات الهويـة الوطنيـة في مناهـج الدراسـات الاجتماعيـة للمرحلـة الابتدائيـة بدولـة قطـر، وقـد تكوّنـت عينـة البحـث مـن مناهـج الدراسـات الاجتماعيـة للصـف الأول حتـى السـادس الابتدائـي ...

    • Economic Development in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: From Rentier States to Diversified Economies 

      Miniaoui, Héla ( Springer Nature , 2020 , Book)
      This book delves into the economic development of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Since the 1960s, the GCC states have harnessed their potential to exploit the wealth accrued from the oil boom to build ...

    • Food Security in the GCC Countries: Towards a More Diversified and Sustainable Economic Development 

      Al-Handhali, Khalil; Miniaoui, Héla ( Springer Nature , 2020 , Book chapter)
      This chapter examines the challenges and opportunities for food security in GCC countries and shed lights on the strategies undertaken by these countries to enhance their domestic food security. These include the measures ...