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Privileged but Immobile: Citizenship and Career Path of the Youths of Bicultural Families in Kuwait
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)This paper aims to depict privilegedness yet immobilities of the youths of bicultural families on their citizenship and career path, particularly on the second generations who have roots of Filipino traits on one side and ... -
Promoting Learning Outcomes Assessment in Higher Education : Factors of Success
( 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 ... -
Prospects for Alternative Energy in the Gulf
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2019 , Conference Paper)The Middle East region holds the world's largest oil and natural gas proven reserves. Several Middle-Eastern states are major oil producers and consumers. Given price fluctuations and environmental concerns, many countries ... -
Qatar Defense Strategies
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)Security become a crucial subject in the Arab world and Gulf region, particularly is that the security concept now include different aspects represent in social, cyber, economic and health security. So, the security of the ... -
Qatar in Paris: Paris St-Germain, Cosmopolitanism, and National Identity Performance Post-2022
( 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 ... -
Qatar: Energy abundance and small powers
( Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. , 2022 , Book chapter)The chapter will examine Qatar's strategic thinking and power projection through its journey of combining small statehood and abundant energy sources. This comprehensive approach combines Qatar's foreign policy making and ... -
Qualitative Analysis of Student Perceptions of E-Portfolios in a Teacher Education Program
( 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 ... -
Quality of Life (QoL) of the Elderly in GCC region: A case of Taif in Saudi Arabia
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)In Middle Eastern and Arabic context, the family structure is considered a solid foundation of population growth and is essentially considered an integral part of family ties and developments. However, urbanisation, ... -
Rapid decline in family size in Oman: Untangling the puzzles and paradoxes
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)Sultanate of Oman has experienced a rapid demographic transition with a sharp decrease in fertility and family size in recent time that is quite stunning and more than expected, yet has remained largely unnoticed. It is ... -
Reconfiguring the Regional Security Architecture in the Persian Gulf: Intra-GCC Conflicts, Relations with Iran, and Great Power Interests
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)The member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) -Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)- were often characterized as being a part of a singular unit and assumed to be following ... -
Reconsidering the relationship between family, motherhood, and gender equality in Qatar
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)For long, scholars have considered the centrality of the family in Arab Gulf societies and the emphasis on motherhood as obstacles to gender equality. This is because both factors are seen as hindering women's economic ... -
Red Sea security as Gulf security: building a new regional order in the Red Sea
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)During the past few years, the Red Sea has attracted increased attention from both scholars and policymakers due to several events of regional importance. However, this novelty approach neglects a long and deep history of ... -
Regional Cooperation: A New Legal Approach for Managing Common Resources of Oil and Gas in Persian Gulf
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2019 , Conference Paper)At present, common resources of oil and gas in different regions of the world do not have a similar legal pattern. Regarding political, economic and geopolitical situations and also historical facts in different regions, ... -
Regional inclusive mechanism for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region; Bringing 'Pipe Dreams' to Reality
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is going through an existential crisis due to a complex, multifaceted historical and new entrenched set of reasons. The root causes of the current situation are rife in the ... -
Regulatory Policies and Digital Security: A Review of the Regulatory Framework in the State of Qatar and Its Role in Protecting Children in Cyberspace
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)Technology has become an essential part of human life, and almost no one can prevent his family and children from using it. All traditional children's games, for example, have evolved thanks to the technological boom, and ... -
Rethinking the Family: Migration, Mobility and Urban Space in Doha, Qatar
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference Paper)This paper commences with a summary of the analytic architecture underpinning my 2011 publication entitled Gulf Migration and the Family. From scholar attendees to the conference, I'm foremost interested in gathering insight ... -
Reverse Orientalism? French Salafis' Fascination with Saudi Arabia
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)Recently, French Muslims have been seen by several media outlets and politicians to be increasingly influenced by some of the understandings of Islam generated in Saudi Arabia. While some connections do undoubtedly ... -
Revisiting the economic theory of crime A state-level analysis in India
( 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 ... -
Risk categorization and decision prioritization for climate change impacts: A rapid risk assessment methodology applied in the State of Qatar
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)The impacts of climate change vary by location and severity, will be experienced over a range of timescales, and governments are not equally able to respond to risks and hazards in the same way. Yet, despite the rapid ... -
Roadmap for hydrogen society/economy supported by petroleum sector
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2019 , Conference Paper)Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on Global Warming of 1.5?C presents the assessment concerning accelerated deep decarbonization, which is at the core of global mitigation strategy. The same ...