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The Impact of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Iran: A Clean Sheet for Scoring Political Points
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
In this discussion, I examine the impact of Iran's qualification in the 2022 FIFA World Cup on the Iranian community. With the event being hosted in Qatar, a nation with which Iran has favourable diplomatic relations, ...
It's just not cricket: what we can learn about Qatar's sports strategy by comparing the FIFA World Cup with other mass-participation sports
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
This paper sheds new light on the motivations and expectations of Qatar's hosting of FIFA 2022 Men's World Cup by comparing football with another popular sport in the country: cricket. In order to understand the particularities ...
Revisiting the economic theory of crime A state-level analysis in India
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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 ...
Shellyseer: A Literary Evolution
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Springer
, 2023 , Book chapter)
The dramatic elements that are in Shellyseer have traveled for a long period of time and have been affected by dramatic elements from different cultures, which means that Shellyseer is a result of the evolution of drama. ...
Sport Diplomacy and Soft Power through Qatar's FIFA World Cup 2022: A Case of Generation Amazing
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
Sport mega events (SMEs) such as the upcoming FIFA men's World Cup 2022 to be hosted by the State of Qatar have huge significance in how a hosting nation can use the status to influence or (re)build its influence as part ...
Building a Lasting Legacy: Beyond Qatar 2022
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
Doha, the capital city of Qatar, was a tiny, sleepy urban settlement with an economy based on fishing and pearling until the 1970s, when the discovery of oil and natural gas triggered unprecedented and rapid urbanization. ...
The Threat to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict and Its Dynamic Relationship with Gulf Society
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Springer
, 2023 , Book chapter)
Cultural heritage, both material and immaterial, is an important representation of a nation's diverse cultures and vital to national identity. Yet this heritage is increasingly coming under threat from ongoing regional ...
Gulf householding: implications of gulf migration for social reproduction
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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 ...
إيران والأزمة الخليجية: المكاسب والخسائر
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المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات
, 2017 , Article)
تسلط الورقة الضوء على محددات الموقف الإيراني من الأزمة الخليجية الرامي إلى منع أيّ تغيير في الجغرافيا السياسية في المنطقة، كما تقف على مكاسب طهران من استمرار الأزمة نتيجة خسارة الرياض بعض حلفائها التقليديين في منطقة الخليج ...
The impact of COVID-19 on Iranian politics
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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 ...