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    • Oman's independent foreign policy 

      Baabood, Abdullah ( Taylor and Francis , 2016 , Book chapter)
      This chapter examines and explains the nature of Oman’s foreign policy. In doing so, it will apply three levels of foreign policy analysis, including the societal level, the state level, and the system level. The chapter ...

    • Oman: Food Security in Times of Uncertainty 

      Hoetjes, Gertjan ( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)
      As the protest illustrated, the affordability of food has been an issue of concern among Omani citizens. As a result of its arid climate, the salinity of the country's soil and water scarcity, there are restrictions to the ...

    • Pandemic threatens to drive wedge into US-Gulf relations 

      Dorsey, James M. ( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)
      It is early days, but first indications are that the global pandemic is entrenching long-drawn Middle Eastern geopolitical, political, ethnic, and sectarian battle lines rather than serving as a vehicle to build bridges ...

    • 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 ...

    • Perceptions and attitudes of Qatar University students regarding the utility of arabic and english in communication and education in Qatar 

      Mustafawi, Eiman; Shaaban, Kassim; Khwaileh, Tariq; Ata, Katsiaryna ( Springer Science and Business Media B.V. , 2022 , Article)
      This study investigates the linguistic attitudes and perceptions of Qatar University students regarding the utility and vitality of the two languages that define the education and communication scenes in Qatar, namely, ...

    • Political Dimensions of Climate Justice in the Persian Gulf 

      Haieri-Yazdi, Asieh ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)
      The research utilises the framework of Regional Security Complex Theory to explore and integrate a conceptual approach tailored to climate justice in energy debates of the Persian Gulf. This study tries to analyse the ...

    • Privileged but Immobile: Citizenship and Career Path of the Youths of Bicultural Families in Kuwait 

      WATANABE, Akiko ( 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 

      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 ...

    • Prospects for Alternative Energy in the Gulf 

      Bahgat, Gawdat G. ( 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 

      Al-Mohannadi, Fatma Hilal ( 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 

      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 ...

    • Qatar: Energy abundance and small powers 

      Dogan-Akkas, Betul ( 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 

      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 ...

    • Quality of Life (QoL) of the Elderly in GCC region: A case of Taif in Saudi Arabia 

      Khan, Hafiz T.A. ( 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 

      Islam, M Mazharul ( 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 

      Haghirian, Mehran ( 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 

      Madeeha, Muznah ( 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 

      Sánchez, Victoria Silva ( 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 

      Hajian, Mohammad Mahdi ( 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 

      Baabood, Abdullah ( 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 ...