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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. ...
Social Impact of COVID-19 on Qatari Families: Challenges and Coping Strategies
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2021 , Conference Paper)
The pandemic of the coronavirus has swept the world and affected health, economic, social and financial aspects on all countries around the world in an unprecedented way due to its universal spread. Qatar is no exception ...
Elderly Care in the GCC: Family Experiences with Assistive Technology
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Elderly care is a significant concern in the GCC region, especially with the increasing older population. The talk will delve into the experiences of families in the GCC, particularly in Qatar, with the use of Assistive ...
International military organizations of the Global South: comparing the Peninsula Shield Force, the Africa Standby Force, and the Southern Cross Combined Force
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2021 , Conference Paper)
In the post-Cold War era, only three international military organizations with standing headquarters made up exclusively of militaries of states in the Global South have emerged in the field of peace operations. These are ...
Impact of Twitter on Qatar youth perspectives: activism, digital authoritarianism, and democratization
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
This paper aims to investigate the impact of social media on the political perspectives of young people in Qatar by employing an in-depth quantitative interview methodology with students aged 18 to 25 from universities in ...
الأسر التي تعیش من ذوي الإعاقة في قطر
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
تعد الأسرة نواة لأي مجتمع، فإن تطور أي مجتمع مرتبط بمدى تطور الخدمات الاجتماعیة المقدمة للأسرة، وقد تحتاج الأسر التي یوجد لدیھا أفرد من ذوي الإعاقة إلى عنایة خاصة. خلال الحدیث المقدم سیتم التعریف بالخدمات والامتیازات التي ...
How Parents in the Gulf States Can Guide Their Children Toward Healthy Environments in the Social Media World
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Children and adolescents spend considerable time surfing and using social media sites. They use the internet for many purposes including to interact with family and friends, access games, watch videos and to blog. Social ...
The Process of Building Identity in the Gulf / the Case of Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
The massive influx of foreign residents and workforce led to the exacerbation of the demographic imbalance in the GCC countries. As the rise of expatriate population may contribute to the economic growth, it may have an ...
Reconfiguring the Regional Security Architecture in the Persian Gulf: Intra-GCC Conflicts, Relations with Iran, and Great Power Interests
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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 ...