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…
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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…
Although the introduction of emerging technologies has enhanced the position and value of culture within societies, it has also started a conversation on the need to preserve and protect the same- particularly during times of rapid change and development. The need to remember 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
This study assesses the cooperative relationship of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Oman. Beyond providing an evolutionary analysis of the council's cooperative relations, it argues that the …
This thesis aims to explore the role of sport mega-events (SMEs) in advancing the soft power of emerging states. Unlike previous literature which has focused on Brazil, Russia, India, China or South Africa (the BRICS), this study will focus on the three Gulf states of Qatar, the…
Qatar’s education system has recently been subjected to a process of deep structural reform. One of the beliefs which underpins this reform is the assumption that learner-centred pedagogy is more effective than traditional teacher-centred pedagogy. However, there is limited empi…
This thesis offers an interpretation of the Qatar-based Egyptian Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi's contribution to 'tajdid al-fiqh,' the 'renewal' of the Islamic fiqh tradition. In the wake of the transformations wrought on the fiqh tradition during the colonial period, it is the 'mode…
This study examined the orientations to cultural difference of sojourner educators in the Foundation Program at Qatar University to determine if orientations were correlated with select demographic and experiential variables, including gender, age, time overseas, education level…
In recent years, a global movement towards a knowledge-based economy through the provision of adequate and appropriate infrastructure and development programs for leveraging the potential of human capital has started. There has been tremendous cognitive development in the develo…
The instances of American involvement in global educational initiatives have historically been viewed through the center-periphery model--wherein the U.S. is at the center and is the producer of research, knowledge, and structures. In comparison, the foreign students or countrie…
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…
This study analyzed the perceptions of mothers of children with disabilities in Qatar. This interpretive work included components of the methodology of both cultural study and translation study. Mothers? responses in Arabic and Farsi, were translated, separated, and analyzed thr…