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Showing 1 to 20 of 322 for “"Middle Eastern"”.
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Representations of Political Violence in Contemporary Middle Eastern Fiction
Today many Middle Eastern states are experiencing political violence, either in the form of foreign occupation, civil war, revolution or coup d’état. This regional violence is not dissociated from international politics. In fact many foreign states are directly involved through influencing, …
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Portraits of Middle Eastern Gulf female students in Australian universities
… explores the experiences and insights of ten Middle Eastern Gulf women as they cross international borders to study in Australian universities. The literature indicates that international students in Australia establish their identity within the context of their overseas existence. This is …
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Towards Sustainable Middle Eastern Cities: A Local Sustainability Assessment Framework
… of city sustainability at a local level in Middle Eastern cities. Based on a literature review, this research devised a methodological framework, ALSA, which is a combination of the Commission on Sustainable Development’s (CSD)Theme Indicator Framework (2001) (themes, sub themes and …
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Mental Illness Stigma Among Middle Eastern Canadians: A Mixed Methods Study
… However, little is known about MIS in the Middle Eastern Canadian (MEC) context. To address this gap in the literature, the current study employed a concurrent mixed methods design to assess the impact and explore the nature of MIS among Middle Eastern relative to White, Black, and South …
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Mental health in Middle Eastern refugees resettled in the Western countries
… - Objectives: In recent years, a high number of Middle Eastern refugees have resettled in high-income countries. Those families have experienced significant traumatic experiences that impact on the functioning and well-being of whole families. This systematic review examines if family/parental …
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The Transition Experiences of Middle Eastern Graduate Students in the U.S.
… is growing. In 2010 alone, over 20,000 Middle Eastern Graduate students (MEGS) were studying in U.S. universities (Bhandari & Chow, 2010). The purpose of this phenomenological study was to gain an understanding of how MEGS experienced the transition from their home to the host culture …
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Evaluating the effectiveness of strategic planning within the Middle Eastern public sector
… the strategic planning formation process within Middle Eastern public sector organisations, particularly in Dubai. This includes an assessment of the formality of the strategic planning formation process, determining the influence of the external contextual and internal organisational barriers on …
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Breastfeeding Attitudes and Intentions Among Middle Eastern Women Living in Southern California
… United States has experienced a great influx of Middle Easterners; California in particular has a dominant presence of Middle Easterners. Many are faced with obstacles and stresses in acculturation, which may lead to lack of breastfeeding their infants. Few studies are available on Middle Eastern …
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Dating and Mating : Attitudes of Middle Eastern Students in the United States
… stemmed from the fact that a large number of Middle Eastern students are coming to the United States of America to seek higher education. This has created a social problem for both the Middle Eastern students and their American counterparts because of the great differences between their …
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Manifestations of the oil encounter: an ecocritical approach to Middle Eastern petro-literature
This study examines fictional works from the Middle East that delve into Amitav Ghosh’s notion of the “Oil Encounter,” including novels by Ahmad Mahmoud, Leila Al-Atrash, Nawal El-Saadawi, and Jean-Jacques Annaud’s film Day of the Falcon. By analyzing texts across different historical periods and …
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Gender and Space in Jordan: Boundaries and Power in a Middle Eastern Society
A diversity of facets in the relationships between gender and space in Jordan come to light throughout this study, highlighting foremost the contentious nature running throughout the relationships between men and women as each gender attempts to shape, expand, and solidify the accepted gender roles …
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The Impact of Government Policies in Middle Eastern Countries on Digital Platform Startups
… (BNPL), crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending, etc. Middle East and North African (MENA) countries have seen significant growth in the number of fintech startups and the total investment value in these companies. For example, in Egypt, Fawry is the biggest payment service provider; it covers nearly …
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Fat oxidation at rest and during exercise in postmenopausal middle eastern and white women
… levels and cardiometabolic risk factors between Middle Eastern (ME) and W postmenopausal women. Results: Significant differences between groups were observed are as follows; the ME women were younger (p= 0.004), observed their first period at an earlier age (p= 0.023) and had their last menstrual …
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Narrative exposure therapy to treat traumatic stress in middle eastern refugees: a clinical trial
… of NET in treating psychological symptoms in Middle Eastern samples.</p>
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Factors Associated With 'Honour' Based Violence in Middle Eastern and South Asian Communities Worldwide
… pertinent to ‘Honour’ Based Violence (HBV) in Middle Eastern and South Asian communities. This thesis attempted to identify these factors via two approaches: a systematic review, and a qualitative study. The systematic review examined 16 peer-reviewed journal publications concerning HBV in …
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Racism without Race: The Racialization of Middle Eastern and North African Students at U.S. Colleges
… schema remain untold. This study examined how Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) students understood their racial identities given the United States’ tense history with Islam and the MENA world. Using foundational texts on critical race theory, current scholarship on Arab Americans and …
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The Iranian Threat: Iran's Confrontation With The United States And Pursuit Of Middle Eastern Hegemony
… to confront the United States and its greatest Middle Eastern ally, Israel, indirectly. The fourth chapter examines Iran's establishment of global allies based on shared interests, particularly North Korea, Pakistan, China and Russia, which provide Tehran with the most lethal weapons and weapons …
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