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    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • From the Renewed Policy of Sport Mega Events to Prosumerism: Articulating the challenges faced by the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar 

      Bretherton, Paul; Graeff, Billy ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)
      Although research has long focused upon Sport Mega Events (SMEs) in the Global North, it is only in recent decades that a similar level of scrutiny has been applied to SMEs outside of this region, and particularly those ...
    • Funding liquidity risk and banks' risk-taking: Evidence from Islamic and conventional banks 

      Smaoui, Houcem; Mimouni, Karim; Miniaoui, Héla; Temimi, Akram ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)
      The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of funding liquidity risk on the risk-taking behaviour of Islamic and conventional banks. Using bank-level and country-level data from 18 countries over the period ...
    • Gender and Return Migration: Gulf Returnees in Ghana 

      Rahman, Md Mizanur; Salisu, Mohammed ( College of Arts and Sciences - Gulf Studies Center , 2021 , Working Paper)
      Labor migration in the Global South is generally conceived as a multidimensional process that comprises three distinct subprocesses: emigration, immigration, and return migration. There is growing consensus that return ...
    • Gender and the return migration process: Gulf returnees in Ghana 

      Rahman, Md Mizanur; Salisu, Mohammed ( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2023 , Article)
      Labour migration in the context of South-South migration is generally conceived as a multidimensional process that comprises three distinct subprocesses: emigration, immigration, and return migration. There is growing ...
    • Gulf householding: implications of gulf migration for social reproduction 

      Rahman, Md Mizanur; Alshawi, Ali A.Hadi; Raj, Pranav ( Taylor & Francis , 2024 , Article)
      This paper introduces the idea of ‘Gulf householding’ to reflect on migrant households that send their members to the Arab Gulf states for work and rely on material and non-material supports for formation and sustenance ...
    • Gulf Migrants Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons for the Global South 

      Rahman, Md Mizanur; Hasan, Mehedi ( Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press) , 2022 , Article)
      As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, countries in the global South face an unprecedented challenge of holding back the spiralling COVID-19 cases. The challenge has become even more formidable in containing the virus among ...
    • Gulf Studies: The Imperatives of Area Studies in the Gulf Region 

      El Sayed, Sahar; Al-Hababi, Reem; Rahman, Md Mizanur ( MDPI , 2023 , Article)
      Area Studies is in crisis, but research on Area Studies also demonstrates the relevance of and need for Area Studies through case studies in different world regions. However, there is a dearth of research on the imperatives ...
    • How the Iranian Regime Survived: Examining Internal and External Strategies 

      Zweiri, Mahjoob; Nassar, Yara ( SET VAKFI İktisadi İşletmesi, SETA VAKFI , 2021 , Article)
      Following the Trump Administration’s decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018 and the reimposition of economic sanctions, Iran witnessed public unrest that threatened the survival ...
    • Ideational Factors in Turkey’s Alignment with Qatar and Their Impact on Regional Security 

      Battaloglu, Nesibe Hicret ( Routledge , 2021 , Article)
      Turkey and Qatar have developed exceptionally cordial relations and aligned their foreign policies on many regional issues. In the 2017 Gulf crisis, despite the risk of incurring material losses and sacrificing relations ...
    • Illegal Fishing and Piracy in the Horn of Africa: The Role of the MENA region 

      Elmi, Afyare A. ( Oxford University Press (OUP) , 2018 , Book chapter)
      The Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Indian Ocean have always been vital routes for world navigation and traveling. These waters are particularly important for most of the countries in the Middle East and North Africa. This ...
    • The impact of COVID-19 on Iranian politics 

      Zaccara, Luciano ( Bristol University Press , 2020 , Article)
      The first city officially affected by COVID-19 was Iran’s religious centre, Qom, on 19 February 2020. However, as this paper shows, Qom is not only the Islamic Republic’s most important city when it comes to religious ...
    • 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 ...
    • India, Islamophobia, and the Hindutva playbook 

      Chak, Farhan Mujahid ( Manchester University Press , 2022 , Book chapter)
      Among the most disingenuous and carefully orchestrated playbook strategies of the Hindutva fascist movement in India, of which the current Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government is part and parcel, is ...
    • Infrastructural, Socio-cultural and Economic Issues Dealing with Disabled Spectators: Lessons from the FIFA World Cup 2018. 

      Kaputskin, Vadim ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)
      FIFA World Cup 2018 took place in Russia during 14th of June - 15th of July 2018. More than 3 million people watched the games of the 2018 World Cup live in the 11 cities stadiums across country. The average attendance at ...
    • Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the Diversification and Growth of the Gulf Cooperation Council Economies 

      Miniaoui, Hela; Schilirò, Daniele ( Redfame Publishing , 2017 , Article)
      The Arab States of the Gulf region have vast reserves petroleum. The reduction in oil prices since summer 2014, and their volatility pose strong challenges to the six of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). In the present ...
    • Interdisciplinarity in World History: Continuity and Change 

      Abushouk, Ahmed Ibrahim; Mahjoob, Zweiri ( Cambridge Scholars Publishing , 2016 , Book)
      This book represents selected papers of an international conference convened by the Department of Humanities at Qatar University, Doha, in March 2013. Its theme was “Interdisciplinarity in History: An Old Method in New ...
    • IRAN 2016: FROM THE SAUDI EMBASSY ATTACK TO THE DEMISE OF RAFSANJANI 

      Zaccara, Luciano ( Asia Maior , 2016 , Article)
      The year 2016 was an internal and external test for Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The February legislative elections represented strong support for his administration and the nuclear accord with the P5+1 group of ...
    • Iran 2017: From Rouhani’s Reelection To The December Protests 

      Zaccara, Luciano ( Asia Maior , 2017 , Article)
      The 2017 was a challenging year for the President Hassan Rouhani despite his reelection. The Presidential and Municipal elections in May represented a clear and strong support for his administration and the nuclear deal ...