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    • The Middle East and North Africa (MENA): Fragility, Fragmentation, and Crisis 

      Ahsan Ullah, A. K.M.; Rahman, Md Mizanur; Chattoraj, Diotima ( Common Ground Research Networks , 2023 , Article)
      The paper examines the fragility, fragmentation, and crisis in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) by dissecting the region into three subregions-Maghreb, Mashreq, and the GCC-and elaborating on their complex contours, ...

    • Migrant wives: dynamics of the empowerment process 

      Luna, Sabnam Sarmin; Rahman, Md Mizanur ( Taylor & Francis (Routledge) , 2018 , Article)
      An increasing number of male migrants are taking part in intra- and inter-regional migration in Asia, leaving their wives behind at home. Their wives, whom we call emigrant wives, often adapt to new roles and responsibilities ...

    • Migration, debt, and transnational livelihood: Indian labour diasporas in the GCC states amid the pandemic 

      Raj, Pranav; Rahman, Md Mizanur ( Routledge , 2023 , Article)
      South Asian labour migration to the GCC States is a debt-financed migration in which labour diasporas mobilise resources from a variety of sources, often at exorbitant interest rates, to cover migration costs. In the event ...

    • Nation branding legacies in emerging contexts - from 2010 to 2022 

      Arres, Kamilia Swart; Kutty, Nusarath Mohamed ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)
      Sport mega-events such as the FIFA World Cup or Olympic Games are receiving increasing attention as their hosting is regarded a strategy to obtain global distinction. They are considered as one of the strategies to attain ...

    • Navigating Murky Waters: Iranian-Gulf Relations a Year into Raisi's Presidency 

      Zweiri, Mahjoob; Al-Rabbat, Leen ( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2023 , Article)
      This paper examines the first year of Ebrahim Raisi's presidency and focuses on Iran's relations with neighboring Gulf states. The paper analyzes how President Raisi was able to navigate his foreign policies amidst numerous ...

    • Negotiating an End to Somalia's War with al Shabaab Why Military Solutions Aren't Enough: Why Military Solutions Aren't Enough 

      Elmi, Afyare Abdi; Aynte, Abdi ( Council on Foreign Relations , 2012 , Article)
      In August 2011, after three years of fighting, forces backing the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) took control of the Somali capital of Mogadishu. Although this was a welcome development, it was a short-term ...

    • The New Arab Media: Technology, Image and Perception 

      Mahjoob, Zweiri; Murphy, Emma C. ( Ithaca Press , 2011 , Book)
      The New Arab Media: Technology, Image and Perception provides a valuable introduction and analysis of some of the most important issues surrounding the new media revolution in the Middle East. In particular, the book ...

    • Pathways for a Sustainable Future 

      Pal, Leslie A.; Al-Hababi, Reem; Cochrane, Logan ( Springer , 2023 , Book chapter)
      The strategic vision of the State of Qatar seeks to pursue development while aiming for a balanced approach to the social, human, economic, and environmental pillars of the vision. The legal and governance mechanisms ...

    • Peace Education in Canada:Teacher Perceptions of the Cultivating Peace Education Program 

      Elmi, Afyare Abdi ( University of Alberta , 2009 , Article)
      Many Muslims, Arabs, and other minority communities in Canada experienced the backlash of the September 11, 2001 events. Although these groups were discriminated against in a number of institutions, Muslim children in ...

    • The Post-Enlightenment Moral Crisis and the Emergence of Secular Tyranny in the Middle East 

      Chak, Farhan Mujahid ( the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) , 2017 , Article)
      This article explores humanity’s ethical transformation during Europe’s post-Enlightenment era and assesses its impact upon the origins and development of secularism. Thereafter, it investigates how secularism was introduced ...

    • 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 ...

    • Promoting Learning Outcomes Assessment in Higher Education : Factors of Success 

      Ndoye, Abdou ( Penn State University Press , 2013 , Article)
      This article presents results of a study on factors that contribute to successful learning outcomes assessment practices. This qualitative study uses the case study method to analyze factors of success in higher education ...

    • Qatar in Paris: Paris St-Germain, Cosmopolitanism, and National Identity Performance Post-2022 

      James, Thomas Bonnie ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)
      In this project, I take the negative media coverage that the 2022 World Cup has received from much of the western press as a starting point to discuss the Qatari ownership of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) football club as a ...

    • Qualitative Analysis of Student Perceptions of E-Portfolios in a Teacher Education Program 

      Parker, M.; Ndoye, A.; Ritzhaupt, Albert D. ( International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) , 2012 , Article)
      In the last decade, e-portfolios have moved to the forefront of teacher preparation programs across the United States. With its widespread use, faculty and administrators need to understand teacher candidates’ perspectives ...

    • 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. ...

    • Remembering 'The Blockade on Qatar': National Memory and the Assemblage of the Event 

      Viramontes, Erick ( Springer , 2021 , Book chapter)
      Amidst the reinvigoration of the discourse on national identity in Qatar since mid-1990s, the governments of neighboring countries, such as Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, announced the cessation of ...

    • Revisiting the economic theory of crime A state-level analysis in India 

      Raj, Pranav; Rahman, Md Mizanur ( Cogent OA , 2023 , Article)
      The economic theory of crime tends to suggest that deterrence variables have a significant impact on crime rates in a society. From an economic perspective, criminals are rational economic agents who weigh the likelihood ...

    • The Role of the GCC Countries in Ending Piracy in the Horn of Africa 

      Elmi, Afyare; Mohammed, Said ( Center for Research and Policy Studies , 2016 , Article)
      Piracy in the Horn of Africa has had a far-reaching security and economic impact both globally and regionally. The World Bank estimated that between 2008 and 2012, the global economy lost $18 billion annually due to Somali ...

    • Saudi Arabia–Pakistan Relations: An Age of Uncertainty or Decline? 

      Zweiri, Mahjoob; James, Thomas Bonnie ( SAGE Publications , 2021 , Article)
      This article aims to analyze the relationship between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia from 2015 when the latter refused to cooperate on the kingdom’s war in Yemen. The relationship can be understood through the dependency theory ...

    • The Second Succession in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Change or Continuity? 

      Zweiri, Mahjoob; AlObaidan, Aljohara ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2021 , Article)
      The Supreme Leader has a significant role in determining political life in Iran. The analysis of this role is an integral part of studying Iranian domestic politics and foreign policy. The succession issue has been of ...