The first decades of development of the field of learning disabilities in this Middle-Eastern country were characterized by the importation of pre-packaged educational models. Now that the urgency that fueled these decades has ebbed, it is time for more academic and social refle…
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This study examines the potential integration between Middle Eastern stock markets, especially Arab countries. I investigate the efficiency, diversification, correlation, and potential integration in Middle Eastern countries stock markets, in particular Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Mo…
This dissertation traces the recent emergence of the Arab American Theatre movement, focusing on plays by women dramatists. It presents an overview of contemporary theatre and performances by Arab American women, and explores their focus on political theatre and identity politic…
This dissertation examines the political career of Senator James A. McClure as it relates to United States energy policy and Middle Eastern affairs, 1967-1990 and within the context of the modern (post-World War II) conservative movement. A pragmatic conservative, McClure sought…
This thesis aspires to provide a working knowledge of Western ideals in photography to best evaluate and understand the contemporary works of three Iranian female photographers, Shirin Neshat, Shirin Aliabadi, and Shadi Ghadirian respectively. Framed within a discussion of Iran'…
This project analizes the use of the Arabic script in Mona Hatoum's Measures of Distance (1988) and Kutlugˇ Ataman's Animated Words (2003) to understand the variety of interpretations made possible to audiences familiar and unfamiliar to Arabic. These artists' roles as Middle Ea…
The objective of this dissertation was to quantitatively study Iraqi students (N=90) who arrived in the U.S.A. in the last 20 years. A non-experimental, descriptive research design was used for this study, which took place in one of three high schools in a large Midwestern subur…
Since the 19th century, people of Middle Eastern descent have come to the United States for a new beginning. However, throughout the decades, Arab/Middle Eastern/Muslim ethnic groups have faced stereotypes and backlash as a result of many historical events, in relation to Middle…
A large body of research has been published on bullying, but no study has specifically addressed the incidence of bullying of Arab American students becoming acculturated to the American culture. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between bullying victimiz…
This dissertation exposes important junctures between feminism, imperialism, and orientalism by investigating the encounter between Western and Middle Eastern feminists in the first-wave international women's movement. I focus primarily on the International Alliance of Women for…
Islamic clerics have both supported and undermined regimes in the Middle East. Egyptian clerics, in the 1980s and 1990s, discredited Islamic extremists intent on overthrowing the government. In contrast, Iran's ayatollahs helped depose the Shah in 1979. The disparity in clerical…
My dissertation assesses medieval Ottoman Prince Cem Sultan’s (1459-1495) Dīvān (a collection of poems written in Ottoman Turkish) as a literary text and a historical document. Cem’s imprisonment in Rhodes, France, and Italy is a unique example of Ottoman European confluence. He…
Immigrants and refugees in the U.S. tend to face many significant difficulties in obtaining good health care. In this analysis, I review what is known and unique about the health of Middle Eastern immigrants/refugees in the U.S., with a particular focus on Iraqis, and identify t…
This is a study of two compilations that originated in western Iran before the Mongol conquest. The research contributes to the ongoing discussion of the organization and preservation of knowledge in literate societies. The Muh[dotbelow]ad[dotbelow]arat a1-udaba' wa-muh[dotbelow…
Even before 9/11, there has been a long history of attitudes and public policies that were biased against people of Middle East descent in the United States--regardless of whether or not they are Muslim. This research uses Status Characteristics Theory (SCT) and stigma theory to…
This research tested the theory that cultural heritage affects attitudes toward business-related fraud and, as a consequence, influences ethical decisions. A sample of 695 white-collar employees from a Middle Eastern multinational corporation (MNC), who represented nine world cu…
This is an exploratory study of a digital-script called 3ngleezy, which was developed by the Arab youth in the Middle East and North Africa. This script incorporates Arabic numerals and the English alphabet in texts composed primarily in and for digital spaces. This study explor…
The purpose of this study is to investigate Baha al-Din Muhammad ibn Husayn Amili, aka Sheikh Bahai, a sixteenth century Middle Eastern scholar and educator, and his mathematical work, Quintessence of Calculation (or Khulasat al-Hisab). To accomplish this objective a set of proc…