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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Arab region"”.
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Governance and Economic Development in the Arab Region: A Global Perspective
The Arab region enjoys a strategic geographical location, an abundant natural resource base, a demographic gift of an expanding pool of young and educated labour force, and a dynamic and entrepreneurial population. Despite these, the region has been unable to achieve sustained and inclusive growth. …
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(Dys)Functional Polities: The Limits of Politics in the Postcolonial Arab Region
… local hegemony and for expanding such hegemony regionally and globally whenever possible; Gramsci’s notion of hegemony does not accord with a (dys)functional polity, where the ruling group actively impairs or quashes the influence of civil society perceived as threatening to its monopoly of …
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Where are the muslim feminists? Religiosity and support for gender equality in the Arab region
Contains fulltext : 221745.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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After Bin Laden: An Alternative Futures Analysis for Al-Qaida, Uncertainty in the Arab World, and U.S. Counterterrorism Policy
… already volatile and unstable environment in the Arab region. Islamic extremism and terrorist threats pose a serious challenge to emerging Arab governments, U.S. national security, and American interests abroad, and create additional difficulties for U.S. counterterrorism policy. Increasing …
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Palestinian Revolution and World Imperialism in the "American Century," 1945-1972
… States imperialism on the basis of research in Arabic. The inquiry is organized around several key US interventions in West Asia immediately following World War Two, namely the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP), the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine …
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An Evaluation of Blended Learning in Higher Education: A Case Study on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
… demographic, cultural and religious context of Arab region is distinctive in comparison to rest of the world. Gender segregation and restriction of direct communication between men and women form the basis of several limitations for learning and access to resources. Blended Learning (BL), in …
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Saba George Shiber's Kuwaitopolis And The Emergence Of The Arab Urban-Architect
This dissertation tells the story of an Arab architect and planner through the (re)development of Kuwait City from a medieval seaport town to a metropolitan city. During his relatively short practice in Kuwait, Saba George Shiber (1924–1968) conceptualized the idea of the Arab metropolis and …
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Unruly Acts: Queer Masculinities in Akram Zaatari’s Lens-Based Artworks
… of men in relation to social practices of Arab cultures, while also examining discourses of violence, militarization and hegemonic masculinity in times of war and conflict. However, there has been little discussion and critical literature concerning non- heterosexual (or queer) …
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Review of problems of transferring and localising technology in the Arab world
… to technology transfer and localisation in theArab countries. Technology is defined in the international context and then related tothe environment of the Arab countries. Technology has a great role to play in thedevelopment of the Arab countries. Unfortunately these countries face …
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AN APPLICATION OF THE COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING (CLT) APPROACH FOR ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (EFL) LEARNERS IN THE ARAB CONTEXT
EFL textbooks in countries of the Arab region have introduced the communicative language teaching (CLT) approach as a way to improve learners English fluency. However, Arab EFL teachers face many challenges in implementing this approach. This study was conducted to provide a possible sample of a …
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The Arab satellite and the television news and program exchange between Arab countries
This thesis examines the role of the Arab satellite as a new means of technology, in the exchange of TV production in the Arab region. The study points out the situation of the Arab TV production and examines its problems. Arab TV production had been facing a lack of quantity and quality which led …
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Outsourcing Security and the Reconfiguration of State Power after the Arab Uprisings
Since the 2010-2011 uprisings, several Arab countries have witnessed considerable reconfiguration of their market for force. Alongside continuous reshuffle and reform schemes affecting the public security institutions, the market for force has experienced a notable expansion of the private security …
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Art, Science, and Construction: Exploring the Boundaries of Modern Architecture in the Arabic Context, the Work of Sayed Karim and Rifat Chadirji
… the evolution of architectural knowledge in the Arabic context focused on its transformation into a modern discipline using locally determined evidence found in primary texts. It explores the changing boundaries of architecture and its relationship to other fields of knowledge, mainly science, …
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Democracy And The Press In The Middle East
<p>This paper examines relationships between Arab media and several different institutions including government in general, democracy specifically, and Islam. The primary purpose of this research is to gain not only broad, but also in-depth understanding of Arab governments and their control of …
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Personal Constructs in Dementia Caregiving: The Family Caregiving Experience of People Living with Dementia in Saudi Arabia
… of dementia has become a critical issue in the Arab region, including Saudi Arabia. This doctoral research psychometrically and conceptually evaluates an Arabic version of the Montgomery Borgatta Caregiver Burden Scale for use as a measurement tool to assess family caregivers of older adults …
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Al-Jazeera's role in the Syrian uprising: A study of Al-Jazeera's coverage of the Syrian uprising, its impact on Syrian audience perception, and the factors motivating content selection.
This study explores the role of Al-Jazeera Arabic news channel's coverage at the outset of the Syrian uprising, covering March and April 2011. It reviews the channel's practices and their impact on Arabic public opinion, and examines the allegations that Al-Jazeera played a role in shaping the Arab …
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Investigating the factors affecting the development of a sustainable national accreditation body for engineering and technology laboratories in North Africa
… for accreditation, specifically, in the Arab region. The primary objective of a National Accreditation Body is to enable organisations to attain continuous performance improvement, maintain consistency, promote quality awareness and achieve the desired level of business excellence. …
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The Strategic Importance of Africa to Arab National Security From the Perspective of Libyan Foreign Policy
… the perception of Libyan policy-makers towards Arab National Security since the 1969 Revolution. Also this study proves a link between Libyan foreign policy towards African and Arab national security. This perception has resulted in creating an in-depth strategy incorporating Africa. The study …
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A framework for evaluating material management performance in Jordanian concrete building projects.
… rapid growth of the construction sector in the Arab region of the Middle East, particular in Jordan, is expected to attract investments worth 21 billion U.S. dollars over the next five years (2012 - 2017). This growth has contributed to the increasing number and types of large-scale projects …
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The impact of knowledge, skills, and attitude on organisational performance among Kuwaiti employees within the private oil and gas sector in Kuwait : the moderating effect of power distance
… interest in human capital development in the Arab region. This study is one of several initiatives to offer a number of insights to policy makers and managers in Kuwait’s private sector in gas and oil services and is intended to yield effective information on and recommendations regarding …
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