Making an Impact
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Load more
Recommended publications
-
Ahmed Janahi Defeats Salman Hassan in Semis
SPORTS Friday, July 28, 2017 21 Goals galore in Abdul-Kareem receives Futsal League man of the match award DT News Network and Al Dair Club finished in a lead by one goal in the first five Manama 2-2 draw after the former led 2-0 minutes of the match. However, oals flowed after the third day through goals by Ali Mohammed Salmabad equalised soon after on of preliminary round matches Yaqoub and Abdulaziz Dallal nine minutes inspired by man of inG the Fifth Khalid bin Hamad needed a great display by man of the match, Hussain Ali. Futsal League for Youth Centres, the match for Al Dair goalkeeper Bani Jamra also won in the same People with Disabilities and Girls Sayed Mohammed Mustafa, who group by the same margin (7-2), (Khalid 5) on Wednesday at the made many fine saves many shots to be joint leader of the group with Khalifa Sports City in Isa Town. and kept his net still until the final man of the match Fadhel Abbas In Group 3 action, Ras Rumman quarter of the match. netting a hat-trick and involved in Youth Centre were 4-1 winners Earlier on Tuesday on second a number of assists. over Dar Kulaib Club thanks to day action in Group 2, Hoora and The league features 59 teams, a hat-trick by man of the match Gudaibiya demolished East Riffa divided into 36 youth centres Karranah beat Sadad awardee Fadhil Adel to put his 10-1 after man of the match Maher teams, 9 unregistered clubs, 8 team on top place in the group. -
Changing a System from Within: Applying the Theory
CHANGING A SYSTEM FROM WITHIN: APPLYING THE THEORY OF COMMUNICATIVE ACTION FOR FUNDAMENTAL POLICY CHANGES IN KUWAIT A Dissertation Submitted to the Temple University Graduate Board In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY by Nasser Almujaibel May 10, 2018 Examining Committee Members: Dr. Nancy Morris, Advisory Chair, MSP / Media and Communication Dr. Brian Creech, Journalism. Media & Communication Dr. Wazhmah Osman, MSP/ Media & Communication Dr. Sean L. Yom, External Member, Political Science ABSTRACT Political legitimacy is a fundamental problem in the modern state. According to Habermas (1973), current legitimation methods are losing the sufficiency needed to support political systems and decisions. In response, Habermas (1987) developed the theory of communicative action as a new method for establishing political legitimacy. The current study applies the communicative action theory to Kuwait’s current political transformation. This study addresses the nature of the foundation of Kuwait, the regional situation, the internal political context, and the current economic challenges. The specific political transformation examined in this study is a national development project known as Vision of 2035 supported by the Amir as the head of the state. The project aims to develop a third of Kuwait’s land and five islands as special economic zones (SEZ). The project requires new legislation that would fundamentally change the political and economic identity of the country. The study applies the communicative action theory in order to achieve a mutual understanding between different groups in Kuwait regarding the project’s features and the legislation required to achieve them. ii DEDICATION ﻟﻠﺤﺎﻟﻤﯿﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ اﻟﻨﻮم ... اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻠﯿﻦ ﺑﻌﺪه iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To my parents, my wife Aminah, and my children Lulwa, Bader, and Zaina: Your smiles made this journey easier every day. -
In Colonial Bahrain: Beyond the Sunni / Shia Divide
THREATS TO BRITISH “PROTECTIONISM” IN COLONIAL BAHRAIN: BEYOND THE SUNNI / SHIA DIVIDE A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of Georgetown University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Arab Studies By Sarah E. A. Kaiksow, M.St. Washington, D.C. April 24, 2009 I would like to thank Dr. Judith Tucker and Dr. Sara Scalenghe for inspiration and encouragement. ii Copyright 2009 by Sarah E. A. Kaiksow All Rights Reserved iii TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction 1 Research Focus 2 Periodization 7 Archives 9 II. Background 12 The al-Khalifa and the British 12 Economy & Society of an island thoroughfare 17 Trade, pearls, date gardens, fish, and fresh water springs 17 Baharna, Huwala, Persians, Najdis, Thattia Bhattias, and Jews 20 III. Threats on the Ground: Saud-Wahabis in the Nineteenth Century 24 Uncertain allies (1830-1831) 24 First interventions (1850-1850) 26 Saud-Wahabis, Persia, and the Ottomans (1860-1862) 29 Distinctive registers 33 A new role for Britain (circa 1920) 34 The case for internal “reform” (1920-1923) 36 The “Najdi” crisis (April, 1923) 44 Debating the threats (May, 1923) 48 Forced succession (May 26, 1923) 50 Pearling industry and reforms (1915-1923) 52 Resistance to colonial reform (June – September, 1923) 55 Dawasir Exodus (October, 1923) 59 Consolidating the state (1926-1930) 61 IV. Persia and State Consolidation in the Twentieth Century 64 V. Conclusion 66 Bibliography 75 iv I. Introduction In the early months of 1923, the Under Secretary -
ISIS in Libya: a Major Regional and International Threat
המרכז למורשת המודיעין (מל"מ) מרכז המידע למודיעין ולטרור January 2016 ISIS in Libya: a Major Regional and International Threat ISIS operatives enter the coastal city of Sirte in north-central Libya on February 18, 2015, in a show of strength accompanied by dozens of vehicles (Twitter.com, Nasher.me). Since then ISIS has established itself in Sirte and the surrounding areas, turning the entire region into its Libyan stronghold and a springboard for spreading into other regions. Overview 1. In 2015 ISIS established two strongholds beyond the borders of its power base in Iraq and Syria: the first in the Sinai Peninsula, where it wages determined fighting against the Egyptian security forces. The second is situated in the north- central Libyan city of Sirte and its surroundings, where it has established territorial control and from where it seeks to take over the entire country. It intends to turn Libya into a springboard for terrorism and the subversion of the rest of North Africa, the sub-Saharan countries, and southern Europe. The firm territorial base ISIS constructed in Libya is the only one outside IraQ and Syria, and is potentially a greater regional and international threat. 2. ISIS could establish itself in Libya because of the chaos prevalent after the execution of Muammar Qaddafi. As in Iraq and Syria, the governmental-security vacuum created by the collapse of the central government was filled by nationalist and Islamist organizations, local and regional tribal militias and jihadist organizations. The branch of ISIS in Libya exploited the lack of a functioning government and 209-15 2 the absence of international intervention to establish itself in the region around Sirte and from there to aspire to spread throughout Libya. -
Al-Wala Wa-L-Bara and the Western Foreign Fighters of the Islamic State
Al-Wala wa-l-Bara and the Western Foreign Fighters of the Islamic State by Hamid Durrani A thesis presented to the University of Waterloo in fulfilment of the thesis requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Political Science Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 2019 © Hamid Durrani 2019 AUTHOR’S DECLARATION I hereby declare that I am the sole author of this thesis. This is a true copy of the thesis, including any required final revisions, as accepted by my examiners. I understand that my thesis may be made electronically available to the public. Date: April 22, 2019 Name (printed letters): Hamid Durrani Signature: i ABSTRACT Addressing the question of the Islamic State’s foreign fighters not only necessitates a thorough understanding of their state of mind or psychology, but also the firm ideological beliefs in their hearts and minds. There are many studies that focus on the earthly pursuits of the Islamic State’s Western fighters but they tend to fall short because they do not adequately address the religious aspects. As it appears, Salafi- jihadism and Wahhabism are the central philosophies of the Islamic State’s religious roots. Heavily relying on qualitative data, this study aims to unveil whether hijrah to the Caliphate or rallying to its cause at home correlates with the Islamic State’s emphasis on the distinctly Salafi and particularly Wahhabi doctrine called al-Wala wa-l-Bara. This study first explains the historical and theological contexts of the doctrine. Second, it examines the extent to which the doctrine was preached by the Islamic State to sway Muslims to support its cause. -
The Case of Doha, Qatar
Mapping the Growth of an Arabian Gulf Town: the case of Doha, Qatar Part I. The Growth of Doha: Historical and Demographic Framework Introduction In this paper we use GIS to anatomize Doha, from the 1820s to the late 1950s, as a case study of an Arab town, an Islamic town, and a historic Arabian Gulf town. We use the first two terms advisedly, drawing attention to the contrast between the ubiquitous use of these terms versus the almost complete lack of detailed studies of such towns outside North Africa and Syria which might enable a viable definition to be formulated in terms of architecture, layout and spatial syntax. In this paper we intend to begin to provide such data. We do not seek to deny the existence of similarities and structuring principles that cross-cut THE towns and cities of the Arab and Islamic world, but rather to test the concepts, widen the dataset and extend the geographical range of such urban studies, thereby improving our understanding of them. Doha was founded as a pearl fishing town in the early 19th century, flourished during a boom in pearling revenues in the late 19th and early 20th century, and, after a period of economic decline following the collapse of the pearling industry in the 1920s, rapidly expanded and modernized in response to an influx of oil revenues beginning in 1950 (Othman, 1984; Graham, 1978: 255).1 As such it typifies the experience of nearly all Gulf towns, the vast majority of which were also founded in the 18th or early 19th century as pearl fishing settlements, and which experienced the same trajectory of growth, decline and oil-fuelled expansion (Carter 2012: 115-124, 161-169, 275-277).2 Doha is the subject of a multidisciplinary study (The Origins of Doha and Qatar Project), and this paper comprises the first output of this work, which was made possible by NPRP grant no. -
26 Private Firms Suspended for Violating Ad Regulations DT News Network Taken,” the Official Commented in a [email protected] Press Statement Issued Yesterday
Monday, January 29, 2018 3 26 private firms suspended for violating ad regulations DT News Network taken,” the official commented in a [email protected] press statement issued yesterday. Al Ghatam affirmed that the Manama campaigns against such violations will he Northern Governorate has continue. suspended more than 25 private “The municipality shall remove the establishmentsT for advertisement advertisements that violate regulations regulation violations. and report the companies to legal Northern Area Municipality affairs, which would communicate General Director Yousif Al Ghatam with them to remove the violations yesterday confirmed that the and pay fines of up to BD300. We have municipality’s inspectors detected removed over 300 such advertisements over 300 advertisements that flouted in different parts of the governorate regulations in the governorate during within the first 14 days of the year,” the first two weeks of January. he added. Al Ghatam said the Commercial The Municipality’s Inspection Registrations (CRs) of 26 private Department Head Abdulaziz Al Wadi establishments were suspended over explained that the campaign also advertisements offences, which include included illegal street vendors and cars posting ads on public areas without displayed for sale in public places. obtaining the necessary permit. Al Wadi said 15 raids on illegal “There are companies that vendors were conducted this year, unrightfully used specially allocated while the owners of 70 vehicles sites for commercial advertisements unlawfully displayed for sale in public and without obtaining the necessary areas were fined and notified to remove licenses. The CRs of these companies their cars, adding that the campaigns have been suspended and the included areas such as Hamad Town, procedures to refer them to legal Jasra, Hamala, Budaiya, Hajar, Sehla affairs in the municipality have been and Abusaiba. -
Investment in Qatar
H.H. Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani Amir of the State of Qatar Compiled and Published by: Hawkama Center for Public Relations and Media Tel: 44604091 E-mail : [email protected] www.hawkamaq.com CEO: Babekir Osman Administrative Manager: Khalid Haj Ahmed Graphic Director: Hussein Elrashidy Graphic Design: Tareq Abbadi All Copyrights are reserved, no part of this Publication may be re- produced, stored in any retrieval or Computer System or transmitted, in any form or by means, electron- ic, mechanical, photocopying, tap- ing or otherwise without the prior written permission of the copy- rights owners. www.hawkamaq.com PR ـ Publishing ـ Conferences Organizing Exhibitions Organizing Conference & Events Corporate Branding Books Editing & Designing Providing Screens (LED- LCD) Interpretation Services Websites Designing & Mobile App Transliteration Services Media Campaigns Management www.hawkamaq.com Contents PR Ministries & Government Organisations .....................................8 ـ Publishing ـ Conferences Embassies ...........................................................................................................9 Organizing Exhibitions Qatari Diplomatic Missions Accredited Abroad ....................12 Organizing Conference & Events Corporate Branding Emergency Numbers ..................................................................................13 Books Editing & Designing Providing Screens Chapter 1 (LED- LCD) Commercial Laws of Qatar ................................................................................15 -
Bahrain Defence Force CLEAN
The Bahrain Defence Force: The Monarchy’s Second-to- Last Line of Defense By Zoltan Barany Senior Associate, CSIS Burke Chair December 9, 2016 Please provide comments to [email protected] Photo credit: JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images Barany: Bahrain Defense Force 2 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... 3 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 4 PART I. THE MONARCHY AND THE BDF ..................................................................................... 4 The BDF’s Place in the State and Regime .............................................................................. 6 The Royal Family .................................................................................................................... 6 The State and the BDF ............................................................................................................ 8 Mission #1: Defending the Monarchy ..................................................................................... 9 THE ARMY AND ITS EFFECTIVENESS AND AT HOME AND ABROAD .......................................... 12 Economic Aspects: Budgets, Size, Weapons ......................................................................... 12 The 1981 Coup Attempt and Its Impact on the BDF ............................................................. 14 BDF Deployments and Military Cooperation ...................................................................... -
THE ARABS of SURABAYA a Study of Sociocultural Integration a Thesis Submitted for the Degree of Master of Arts of the Australian
THE ARABS OF SURABAYA A Study of Sociocultural Integration * LIBRARY ^ A thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Arts of the Australian National University by ABDUL RACHMAN PATJI June 1991 I declare that this thesis is my own composition, and that all sources have been acknowledged. Abdul Rachman PatJi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This thesis has grown out of an academic effort that has been nourished by the support, advice, kindness, generosity, and patience of many people to whom I owe many debts. I am grateful to AIDAB (Australian International Development Assistance Bureau) for awarding me a scholarship which enabled me to pursue my study at the ANU (the Australian National University) in Canberra. To all the administrators of AIDAB, I express my gratitude. To LIPI (Indonesian Institute of Sciences), I would like to express my appreciation for allowing me to undertake study in Australia. My eternal thank go to Professor Anthony Forge for inviting me to study in the Department of Prehistory and Anthropology at ANU. I express my deepest gratitude and appreciation to Professor James Fox, my supervisor, for his scholarly assistance, encouragement, and supervision in the preparation of this thesis. He has always been an insightful commentator and a tireless editor of my work. I wish to thank all my teachers in the Department of Prehistory and Anthropology and all staff of the Department who always showed willingness to help during my study. The help rendered by Dr Doug Miles in commenting on Chapter I of this thesis and the attention given by Dr Margot Lyon during my study can never been forgotten. -
Licensed Medical Practitioners
2021 Licensed Medical Practitioners JANUARY No. Name Facility Category Specialty 1 Amin Naser Not Specified Consultant Ophthalmology 2 A. Maguid A. Aty Not Specified Consultant Rheumatology 3 A.K.M. Salauddin Md Primary Health Care General 4 Aafiya Ghulam Mohi Ud Din Wani King Hamad University Hospital General 5 Aala Abdul Ameer Al Qari Not Specified General 6 Aala Sayed Radhi Mohamed Husain Not Specified General 7 Aalaa A.wahab A.Karim Marzooq Salmaniya Medical Complex General 8 Aalaa Abdulhadi Ahmed Ali AL KINDI SPECIALISED HOSPITAL W.L.L General 9 Aalaa Abdulmohsen Haji Salmaniya Medical Complex General 10 Aalaa Ahmed Abdulhusain Ali Not Specified General 11 Aalaa Fahad Abbas Fakhrawi Salmaniya Medical Complex General 12 Aalaa Mohamed Hasan Isa Not Specified General 13 Aalaa Naeem Mohamed Abu Shaqra Not Specified General 14 Aalaa Sayed Shubber Mohsen Salmaniya Medical Complex General 15 Aaliya Amir Ahmed DR FADHEELA ALALIWAT MEDICAL CENTER General 16 Aamal Hasan Mahdi Almaskati Family Medical Center Consultant Family Medicine 17 Aamal Hasan Yusuf Hashem Dr. Amals Clinic Consultant Obstetrics and Gynecology 18 Aamal Mohamed Jasim Abdulla Not Specified General 19 Aamal Yusuf Abdulhasan Yusuf IBN HAYAN MEDICAL CENTER General 20 Aamer Kamel Sammak Not Specified Specialist Neonatology 21 Aasef Mohamed Ali Mansoor Not Specified General 22 Aashish Jain Not Specified General 23 Aayat Ebrahim Faraj Not Specified General 24 AAYAT HAIDER ALFAYADH Ministry of Interior General 25 Aayat Kadhem Hasan Abdulla ROYAL BAHRAIN HOSPITAL General 26 Aayat -
Feasibility & Health Risk Assessment of Groundwater Recharge by TSE
The Arab Regional Center @ AGU Feasibility & Health Risk Assessment of Groundwater Recharge by TSE in the Kingdom of Bahrain Aqeel Ahmed, Waleed Al-Zubari, Alaa El-Sadek, and Mubarak A. Al-Noaimi WSTA 10th Gulf Water Conference, Water in the GCC…the Water-Energy-Food Nexus”, Doha, 22-24 April, 2012 Overview Introduction Groundwater Resources in Bahrain and Groundwater Development Impacts Agriculture, Groundwater, and Tertiary TSE Feasibility of Groundwater Recharge by Tertiary TSE Methodology Results Conclusion and Recommendations Introduction Groundwater (Dammam Aquifer) is the only natural water resource in Bahrain Part of an extensive regional aquifer (the Eastern Arabian aquifer), recharged by underflow GDC, 1980 Cont., Introduction Two Aquifer units (A & B zones) Adjacent to seawater on the east and brackish water (C zone) from the bottom A A' Bahrain main island Sitra island Geological Units 0 20 Neogene Formation A 40 + Recent deposits 60 Formation Alat Member Dammam 80 B Orange Marl Member 100 C 120 Khobar Member 140 Sharks Tooth Shale M. 160 180 Rus Formation (+anhydrite & shales) 200 Limestone (Aquifer) A meters below sea level sea below meters 220 Shale and marl (Aquitard) A' 240 Anhydrite (Aquitard) 260 Umm Er Radhuma 280 Underflow from Saudi Formation Arabia aquifers 300 320 Cont., Introduction Significant increase in water demands in past four decades, met mainly by groundwater abstraction Total Water Requirements in Bahrain, 1950-2010 400 industrial 350 municipal 300 agriculture 250 200 150 Million cubic meters