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Public external debt and economic growth in Tunisia
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Article)The relationship between public external debt and the economic growth of a country is still a subject of significant interest and controversy for researchers. This article focuses on the issue of the effect of the ... -
The push for practical legal skills education in Qatar: Results from an externship program
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)For decades, educators across the world have been advocating for educational reform that would increase the number of practical skills courses included in traditional legal education. In 2011, Qatar University College ... -
Quranic Studies Made in Austria: Approaching Quantitative Arabic Linguistics
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Article)The aim of this article is to outline the interest in the Arabic language in Europe and the beginnings of teaching Arabic and establishing Arabic studies in Europe before introducing Quranic studies in Austria as such. In ... -
The Qur’ān before the book - History and concepts of Qur’ānic variants (qirā’āt)
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Article)Purpose: This paper addresses methodological issues related to the concept of ‘Qur’ānic variants and readings’ (qirā’a pl. qirā’āt and ḥarf pl. aḥruf, respectively). I investigate the way they have been depicted in early ... -
Rapprochement between Sunnīs and Imāmīs during the Crusades
( جامعة قطر , 2018 , Article)The Imāmī Shī‘a of Syria stood along with the Sunnīs as one group against the Franks, rather than as followers of different religious traditions. This article traces the rapprochement between the Sunnī and the Imāmī Shī‘a ... -
Re-forming the knot - ʿabdullāh al-ghumārī's iconoclastic sunnī neo-traditionalism
( جامعة قطر , 2018 , Article)This article studies the life and thought of Abdullah al-Ghumari (d. 1413/1993), an accomplished, yet uncelebrated, Muslim scholar from Morocco. After a brief biographical sketch, I present an overview of his thought ... -
Redesigning the Schedule Time Slots for Qatar University to Cope with Local Specificities
( Qatar University , 2015 , Article)This study is concerned with the redesign of the class meeting pattern at Qatar University. It examines the existing meeting pattern based on its operational efficiency, its alignment with the strategic plan of the ... -
Reforms in triple talaq in the personal laws of Muslim states and the Pakistani legal system: Continuity versus change
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2013 , Article)This work analyses the reforms carried out in some of the Muslim states regarding the issue of triple divorce in one session. According to a majority of Sunni jurists, pronouncing the word “talaq” three times in succession, ... -
Regulating payments for M-Content: The positive impact of the deregulation
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2014 , Article)This paper analyses the regulatory regime potentially applicable to the prepaid m-payments for m-content before and after the introduction of the Electronic Money Directive (2009) and the Payment Services Directive (2009). ... -
Regulation of Treasury Shares in Kuwaiti Law: A Comparative Study
( Qatar University Press , 2024 , Article)Treasury shares have a significant role in companies and capital markets’ regulations. As a result, it gained the attention of legislators and legal scholars. This paper examines the regulatory rules regarding treasury ... -
The Relation of Earnings Quality to Accounting Conservatism
( Qatar University , 2012 , Article)The aim of this article is to examine the relationship between accounting conservatism and earnings quality. Data were collected from 50 industrial corporations listed in Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) between 2004-2009. ... -
The Relationship Between Internal Auditing and External Audit Fees: Evidence from Kuwait
( Qatar University , 2017 , Article)Although audit pricing has been one of the most studied topics in the audit literature for more than three decades now, to date, very little research has been conducted on this important issue in the Middle East Region. ... -
The Relationship Between Net Trade and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Africa
( Qatar University , 2018 , Article)We study the net impacts of international trade on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in African countries at different income groupings and other driving forces of environmental impacts (CO2 emissions) using an augmented STIRPATN ... -
Religious Approaches and Practices in Malaysia to Supplement Handling of Sexuality Issues of Adolescents with Autism
( Qatar University Press , 2022 , Article)Adolescents with autism (AWA) suffer limitations in communication, social interaction and behaviour as well as inability to manage their sexuality in a normal way. A more efficacious approach needs to be introduced to deal ... -
Representation and Evaluation of the Global Performance of Cooperatives
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Article)Global performance, defined as “the aggregation of economic, social and environmental performance” (Baret, 2006), is a multidimensional concept that was introduced with the emergence of the concept of CSR and sustainable ... -
RETIREES FROM PUBLIC SERVICE IN NIGERIA: A SURVEY
( Qatar University , 2011 , Article)The proportion of the Nigeria’s population that is retired is large and growing, and the government face huge fiscal burdens because of promises it has made to provide income security (pension) to this set of people. ... -
Revisiting Indigenization of Sociology in Iran : An Inquiry into Shariati's Distinction between Subject and Indigenous
( دار نشر جامعة قطر , 2020 , Article)What does indigenization of social sciences mean? Does it carry a similar meaning to all those who are concerned with this project in social sciences and humanities or does this concept mean something else to different ... -
The Right to Self-Determination of Modern Secessionist Movements under International Law
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Article)States' boundaries have changed to a large extent over the course of time, in fact, the world has not always been the same as nowadays. In place of archaic forms of social organisation, the universal order has appeared ... -
The rise and fall of international administrative arbitration: An inquiry into the commerciality of international arbitration under Egyptian Law
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Conference Paper)This article proposes a new expanded take on the definition of commerciality of international arbitration and its ramifications on the applicable law to the merits, the jurisdiction and authority of courts to review and ... -
The Role of Apocalyptic Prophecies in ISIS Terrorism
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Article)Purpose: This study aims to reveal how ISIS exploits apocalyptic prophecies stated in the Qur’an and hadiths to find new recruits and legitimize its ideology. The study tries to identify how sensitive issues of Islam are ...