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The role of the United Arab Emirates in the internationalization of the Yemeni conflict
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2021 , Conference Paper)
In 2011, tired of poverty and corruption, thousands of Yemenis mobilised to demand the departure of President Abdullah Saleh. After thirty years in power, Saleh signed his resignation, and an initially peaceful and promising ...
Infrastructural, Socio-cultural and Economic Issues Dealing with Disabled Spectators: Lessons from the FIFA World Cup 2018.
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
FIFA World Cup 2018 took place in Russia during 14th of June - 15th of July 2018. More than 3 million people watched the games of the 2018 World Cup live in the 11 cities stadiums across country. The average attendance at ...
Evil Eye and Health: Exploring Cultural Beliefs and the Role of Family in Healthcare Provision in Qatar
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Cultural beliefs of the effect of the evil eye on health have been studied across many cultures, which is where a person receives the evil eye from another for various reasons and it causes them harm, such as getting ill. ...
Regional inclusive mechanism for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region; Bringing 'Pipe Dreams' to Reality
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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 ...
Nation branding legacies in emerging contexts - from 2010 to 2022
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
Sport mega-events such as the FIFA World Cup or Olympic Games are receiving increasing attention as their hosting is regarded a strategy to obtain global distinction. They are considered as one of the strategies to attain ...
Fathers' Involvement in Family and Youth's Delinquent Behaviour
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
In this paper, we developed an Arabic Fathering Scale using data from 450 middle and high school students in Qatar between 12 and 19 years of age (M=15.24, SD= 1.74). We developed 38 items about father involvement in various ...
A Geopolitical Economy of the World Cup: Lessons from Qatar's Hosting of FIFA's Showcase Tournament
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
Qatar's hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup is the embodiment of a new way in which sport in the 21st century is being conceived. This challenges prior utilitarian and neoclassical notions of sport, which are evident both ...
Red Sea security as Gulf security: building a new regional order in the Red Sea
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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 ...
Political Dimensions of Climate Justice in the Persian Gulf
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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 ...
Quality of Life (QoL) of the Elderly in GCC region: A case of Taif in Saudi Arabia
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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, ...