This project is designed to curate functional objects found in Qatari homes of the twentieth century and present them through a digital narrative. The featured items are tangible products of human creativity, either locally created or imported. The aim of the project is to explo…
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The architectural study aims to investigate the mosque identity in Qatar from two different time perspectives, the past, and the present. Through qualitative and field exploration methods, it will also study the history of design approaches for Mosque architecture in Qatar. More…
Many educators and higher education administrators believe that leadership skills are a desired outcome of the undergraduate experience (Astin & Astin, 2000; Lucas, 1994; Shertzer & Schuh, 2004). While the importance of leadership development in higher education is well supporte…
This study investigates the intersection between academics and culture in international branch campus using Stier's (2006) cross-cultural characteristics and competencies. The purpose of this study was to examine the type of cross-cultural training being used by the internationa…
In Qatar, a small Middle Eastern Country, bordered by Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf, over 75% of college students are female but only 34% of the workforce is female. This qualitative study explores the paradox of highly educated and underemployed Qatari women through intervi…
Breast cancer is the most common cancer contributing to morbidity and mortality among Arabic women in Qatar. Arabic women are at risk primarily due to their low participation rates in breast cancer screening practices. Therefore, there must be a strong emphasis on the health car…
In recent years, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have grown rapidly in importance. While SWFs are primarily used by governments to achieve macroeconomic/financial objectives, almost half of all SWFs are also used to further national economic developmental objectives. Such strategi…
The Gulf has been the site of deep cultural exchanges through the millennia. This diverse heritage is reflected in the contemporary music traditions in instrumentation, form, structure, and style. The Gulf has also been the site of tremendous change over the last century with th…
The purpose of this study is to assist in the development of the Host a Volunteer program by the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, the body responsible for the host country planning and operations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The Host a Volunteer program is par…
This study aims to investigate and appraise works produced in Afghanistan, specifically considering Herati Metalwork in Afghanistan during the different dynasties who ruled in Herat, such as the Ghaznavids (975-1187), Seljuk (1037-1194), Ghurids (1170-1215), Ilkhanids (1256-1335…
In the sociology of religion, secularization theories consequently have been at the center of discussion throughout the twentieth century. Hence, understanding the modes in which secularization operates and how it unfolds in varying ethnic, social, cultural and religious context…
The purpose of this study was to examine the instructional effectiveness of different types of visualized treatments in facilitating the achievement of students identified as field-independent and field dependent at the University of Qatar. The instructional content used in this…
The purpose of this study was to survey the psychological, vocational, and academic counseling needs of students at the University of Qatar; and to determine the effects of gender and citizenship status on the perceived needs of male and female students, and citizens and non-cit…
General meteorological circulation patterns of the Arabian Peninsula and Gulf Region (APGR) are known, however the characteristics of individual events are not well understood. The current distribution of weather stations in the APGR, as well as the lack of stations over large a…
Qatar is an Arab Islamic country, formerly poor and with a history of formal education that only dates back to the 1950s. Over the past two decades its economy has emerged as one of the fastest growing in the world and it has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world. T…
Academics have extensively studied the life trajectories of second-generation immigrants. Various research studies have explored their identity-negotiation processes by looking at their degree of assimilation and acculturation into their host countries and their transnational co…
This is a study of the recent changes in the Islamic art market, brought on by museum initiatives in the Persian Gulf region. While European tastes for Oriental and Islamic art go back to the days of Imperialism, this thesis will discuss recent efforts by Middle Eastern heads of…
Neoliberal preferences by the ruling families and elite in the UAE and Qatar have informed their decisionmaking along the lines of investors or CEOs of country corporations seeking to diversify their portfolios. While the literature speaks to economic diversification, this disse…
This project investigates the effect of resource dependence on alliance formation and endurance. It argues that the rentier system compels states to rely on great powers to help secure economic imperatives to ensure regime stability regardless of the status of regional aggressor…