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This book takes a closer look at the relation between current issues and trends in higher education and scientific research in the Arab World and in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states of Qatar and United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Mamayh ar-Rumi ad-DimaSqi was one of the most significant Damascan poets in the 10th/16th century, whose verses were sung from Damascus to Yemen. Based on the current results of the ongoing edition of Mamayh's diwan (Rawdat al-muStaq wa-bahgat al-'uSSaq "Garden of the ardent yearner and the joy of the lovers") this study discusses a selection of poems in which the poet converses with the literary past by not only using mimetic and emulative techniques (like tadmin, iqtibas, and tahmis poems) but also through the use of more modern styles, forms and topics (like 'atil verses, coffee poems, and vernacular poems). While the mimetic poems refer directly to the admired or canonized models of the past perpetuating the tradition into the poet's present, the focus of the contemporary topics in the diwan is on how the poet's present is connected to the poetic and aesthetic practices of the past. With the analysis of Mamayh's poetry, the study offers evidence of the impressive literary and intellectual background of an initially Ottomanized and then 'Syrianized' (former soldier-) poet, as well as his tremendous poetic creativity in melding together the 'old' and the 'new' in his verse.

A dramatic reconstruction with new information of the assassination of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi after the White House released an intelligence report that linked the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia to the demonic plot.

Epic limited edition Ultimate Football Heroes Book with bonus activities!In this epic special edition book, live the journeys of six ultimate football heroes as they begin their journey to World Cup glory.

A young physician who doesn't desire motherhood lives alone. Until one night, when she finds a naked little boy in her bathroom.The boy doesn't remember anything. The woman calls the police. The police can not take him to the station because he is just a little boy, and they cannot find his parents because he does not remember anything. Due to the holiday, the police can not take him to the nursery or anything similar. So the young physician has to care for him till after the holiday. In the few days ahead, she cares for the boy but the questions are: who is this boy? Where has he come from? Why in her bathroom? Is he real or just a sparkle of her passion she has tried to ignore for a long time? And, finally, can this incident wake the motherhood up deep inside her?In Motherhood, by Siamak Vakili, we experience the universe playing a trick to wake the nature that lies deepest inside, and shows that it's very hard to escape from who we really are.

Peter Margetts was a successful property developer in Dubai when the city-state's economy collapsed sending his company into bankruptcy. Post-dated cheques he'd written to investors were worthless. Along with hundreds of other businessmen, including Americans, he was arrested under Dubai's draconian cheque laws and thrown into Central Jail with a life sentence. Locked up with hardened criminals from all over the world he struggled to survive in a world of drug warlords and mafia bosses. But Peter was no quitter and whilst making friends with gangsters, witnessing a murder and a firing-squad execution, he went on hunger strike to bring his plight to world attention. Peter's case was even raised in the British Parliament. Gripping and powerful, When's Daddy Coming Home? is also brutally funny and a painful insight into Dubai few know...or talk about.

A sharp, authoritative account of MBS's Saudi Arabia, where reform and ruthless repression go hand in hand.

Reprint. Originally published: New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994

A critical examination of the concept of pluralism in the Middle East.

Drawing lessons from the Treaty of Westphalia, the authors offer fresh thinking on how to treat the legacies of the post-Ottoman state system

Offers readers a rare insight into the lives of the Yemeni elite and their personal and political vicissitudes after the revolt of 1948

Dahlan offers an alternative vision of Islamic governance through the history and promise of the Hijaz, the first state of Islam

“A story of love and courage amid brutality and terror, this is the testimony of a child who has endured the unthinkable.” —J.K. Rowling “I’m very afraid I will die tonight.” —Bana Alabed, Twitter, October 2, 2016 “Stop killing us.” —Bana Alabed, Twitter, October 6, 2016 “I just want to live without fear.” —Bana Alabed, Twitter, October 12, 2016When seven-year-old Bana Alabed took to Twitter to describe the horrors she and her family were experiencing in war-torn Syria, her heartrending messages touched the world and gave a voice to millions of innocent children. Bana’s happy childhood was abruptly upended by civil war when she was only three years old. Over the next four years, she knew nothing but bombing, destruction, and fear. Her harrowing ordeal culminated in a brutal siege where she, her parents, and two younger brothers were trapped in Aleppo, with little access to food, water, medicine, or other necessities. Facing death as bombs relentlessly fell around them—one of which completely destroyed their home—Bana and her family embarked on a perilous escape to Turkey. In Bana’s own words, and featuring short, affecting chapters by her mother, Fatemah, Dear World is not just a gripping account of a family endangered by war; it offers a uniquely intimate, child’s perspective on one of the biggest humanitarian crises in history. Bana has lost her best friend, her school, her home, and her homeland. But she has not lost her hope—for herself and for other children around the world who are victims and refugees of war and deserve better lives. Dear World is a powerful reminder of the resilience of the human spirit, the unconquerable courage of a child, and the abiding power of hope. It is a story that will leave you changed.

The war in Yemen is finally coming under scrutiny as the West considers its controversial dealings with Saudi Arabia.

Aidan Hartley, a foreign correspondent, burned-out from the horror of covering the terrifying micro wars of the 1990s, from Rwanda to Bosnia, seeks solace and solitude in the remote mountains and deserts of southern Arabia and the Yemen, following his father's death. While there, he finds himself on the trail of the tragic story of an old friend of his father's, who fell in love and was murdered in southern Arabia fifty years ago. As the terrible events of the past unfold, Hartley finds his own kind of deliverance.

For Major General Randy West, From Prayer to Victory is a story thatneeds telling. It's about God and about the men and women who wear theuniform of and distinguish their service to our great nation.Gen. West served as the Aviation Combat Element Commander (ACE)for the Fifth Marine Expeditionary Brigade in Operation Desert Storm,which was billed as "the Mother of all Wars!" He looks back on his daysof development, preparation and participation in the conflict and revealsmany accounts of God's presence. He tells of the essential role God playedin hearing and answering the prayers of the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen andMarines and the prayers offered by those Americans on the home front.

This book is about an actual journey into the heart of the Islamic world, Saudi Arabia. It tells of the discoveries and revelations about the history of the Middle East, Islam, and Muslims. The book's main proposition is connecting the dots between the early Islamic State at the time of the Prophet Muhammad and modern-day terrorism and radicalism.The author presents new findings about the true history of Islam. The findings are about the theology of Islam, the language of the Quran, the history of radical Islam, the influence of Salafism and Wahabism on political Islam, and the social life of Muslims. The book presents an unprecedented analysis of the Quran and an empirical study of the psychological effect of the language of the Quran; there is also a historical and a sociological approach to understand Islam that has never been attempted before. In addition, the book exposes the goals and plans of terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, Taliban, ISIS, Islamic Jihad, Hamas, and the Muslim Brotherhood and their followers who want to take over the world, enforce Islamic Sharia law, and destroy human civilization. The book also explores the beauty of literature and how it can defeat Islamic radicalism, and how literature can be used to change the rigid mindset of some radicals. In addition, the book shows how peaceful Muslims become victims to those extremists and terrorists. It is hoped that radical Muslims would show little humbleness and some humility after they know what their religion is about and learn the truth of the Quran. This book is a rational analysis of the past and the present of the Middle East and Islam, the authenticity of the Quran, the life of Muslims under Sharia law, and the control of the clergy over the lives of Muslims, but it warns of the lurking danger of radical Islam that might jeopardize human civilization if it is not stopped immediately. The author of this book, Sami Benjamin, was born in Egypt in 1949. He was raised as a Muslim in a Cairo neighborhood. He moved to the United Kingdom in 1985. Currently, he works in a publishing company in London since 2012. The author lives with his wife in a London suburb. He has three children and six grandchildren. The author had the privilege of the friendship of Mr. Samir Amin Kumar Abdel Latif of the Indian Publishing House in India who helped the author publish this book. The publisher, Samir Amin Kumar Abdel Latif, is an Indian national and was born in 1954 in Hyderabad, India; he lives in India and continues to reveal the truth about the Quran.

Unique images of Oman taken following the explosion of development which began with the accession to power of Sultan Qaboos bin Said in 1970.

An Introduction to Modern Arab Culture exposes readers to fundamental characteristics of the Arab people, their culture, and their society.Over the course of 13 chapters, readers learn about the emergence and influence of Islam in Arab culture, religious and ethnic minorities within the Arab world, the critical role of family in Arab life, and the origin and evolution of the Arabic language. Dedicated chapters provide an introduction to the religion of Islam and th

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich Politik - Internationale Politik - Region: Naher Osten, Vorderer Orient, Note: 1,7, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Als 45. Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika scheint Donald J. Trump eigentümlicher als seine Vorgänger zu sein. Eine seiner markantesten Eigenschaften ist seine Direktheit, z.B. im Falle Saudi-Arabiens. Im Gegensatz zu Bush und Obama machte erkeinen Hehl über die amerikanischen Interessen im Ölkönigreich und gab als Antwort auf die Frage, ob der Mord von Jamal Kashoggi in Istanbul die amerikanischen Beziehungen zu Riad ändern könnte: ¿Vielleicht wusste der Kronprinz davon, vielleicht auch nicht [¿] Sie [KSA] sind ein großartiger Verbündeter in unserem Kampf gegen Iran¿. Im sicherheitspolitischen Dilemma der USA im Nahen Osten sieht Washington die Ölmonarchie als einen wichtigen Sicherheitspartner gegenüber dem gemeinsamen Feind Iran. Doch sind die zwischenstaatlichen Beziehungen dieser beiden Akteure insgesamt so reibungslos abgelaufen, wie es den Anschein hat? Von den ersten Kontakten der Amerikaner und Saudis während des 2.Weltkriegs über den Zusammenhalt gegen den Irak 1990/91 bis zu den Divergenzen durch 9/11 und dem 3.Golfkrieg sind sowohl Annäherungen als auch Abstoßungseffekte zwischen beiden Staaten ersichtlich. Unter Trump ist eine interessante Dynamik vorhanden: einerseits greift die USA in der Tagespolitik wieder aktiv in der Region ein, andererseits wird der Truppenabzug aus Syrien fortgesetzt. Im Falle Saudi-Arabiens dagegen ist eine konstante außenpolitische Mobilmachung festzustellen. Nach Jahrzehnten der sicherheitspolitischen Zurückhaltung interveniert Riad zudem spätestens seit Mohammed bin Salmans Machtergreifung intensiv in anderen Staaten, allen voran im Jemen.Die Analyse beginnt mit einem historischen Abriss der amerikanisch-saudischen Beziehungen, die sich der wirtschaftlichen Kooperation (¿Erdöl für Sicherheit¿) und ersten sicherheitspolitischen Unternehmungen (¿twin pillar¿ und ¿dual containment¿) widmet. Danach werden Divergenzen und Überschneidungen in den bilateralen Beziehungen erörtert. Damit einhergehend und darauf aufbauend beginnt das Fallbeispiel mit einem Rückblick auf die Veränderungen der sicherheitspolitischen Konstellationen im Nahen Osten seit dem Syrienkrieg. Abschließend wird in einem ¿Szenariö die Verbundenheit von Trump und MBS sowie deren Ambitionen erörtert und in die regionalen Dynamiken unter Einbeziehung der Akteure Türkei, Katar, V.A.E. und Russland eingebettet. Zuletzt wird ein zusammenfassendes Fazit die Thesen dieser Analyse aufgreifen und einen Ausblick auf zukünftige Entwicklungen geben

The true and fascinating origin story of Saudia Arabia.Ibn Saud grew to manhood living the harsh traditional life of the desert nomad, a life that had changed little since the days of Abraham. Equipped with immense physical courage, he fought and won—often with weapons and tactics not unlike those employed by the ancient Assyrians—a series of astonishing military victories over a succession of enemies much more powerful than himself. Over the same period, he transformed himself from a minor sheikh into a revered king and elder statesman, courted by world leaders such as Churchill and Roosevelt. A passionate lover of women, Ibn Saud took many wives, had numerous concubines, and fathered almost one hundred children. Yet he remained an unswerving and devout Muslim, described by one who knew him well at the time of his death in 1953 as “probably the greatest Arab since the Prophet Muhammad.”Saudi Arabia, the country Ibn Saud created, is a staunch ally of the West, but it is also the birthplace of Osama bin Laden and fifteen of the nineteen 9/11 hijackers. Saud’s kingdom, as it now stands, has survived the vicissitudes of time and become an invaluable player on the world’s political stage.Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich BWL - Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte, Note: 1,3, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate (VAE) zählen seit dem 21. Jahrhundert, mit einem nominalen Bruttoinlandsprodukt (BIP) von 401,6 Mrd. US-Dollar im Jahr 2014, zu einem der reichsten Länder der Welt. Grund dafür sind die großen Ölfunde in den 50er Jahren. Über 60% des weltweiten Energieverbrauchs werden durch Erdgas und Erdöl gedeckt. Aus diesem Grund konnten sich die VAE international in der Wirtschaft etablieren und wurden zu einem der größten Ölexporteure weltweit. Allerdings steht der Ölsektor vor dem Problem, dass Öl nicht unbegrenzt verfügbar ist. In 120 Jahren wird das Ölvorkommen im Land komplett aufgebraucht sein. Dadurch ergibt sich die Herausforderung, dass die VAE ihre Wirtschaft zwangsläufig diversifizieren müssen, um den vorherrschenden Wohlstand und die Lebensqualität im Land erhalten zu können. Momentan trägt der Ölsektor 31% zum BIP des Landes bei. Dieser prozentuale Anteil muss im Laufe der Jahre durch alternative Wirtschaftssektoren ausgeglichen werden. Das Emirat Dubai hat hierbei schon eine gewisse Vorreiterrolle eingenommen, indem es sich zu einem weltweiten logistischen Drehkreuz entwickelt und sowohl regionale als auch internationale Handelsbeziehungen geschaffen hat. Ein weiterer vielversprechender Wirtschaftssektor könnte der rasch wachsende Dienstleistungssektor im Bereich Tourismus sein. Im Jahr 2003 überschritt dieser bereits erstmals den 31%-Anteil des Öls am BIP. Zu bezweifeln ist allerdings, ob die angestrebte Diversifizierung alleine durch Konzentration auf den Schwerpunkt Tourismus gelingen kann oder ob es sinnvoller wäre, zudem das produzierende Gewerbe oder weitere Wirtschaftssektoren auszubauen. Im Rahmen meiner Hausarbeit werde ich diese Fragestellung untersuchen. Zu Beginn der Arbeit wird kurz der Begriff der Diversifizierung erläutert und weshalb diese gerade für die VAE eine wichtige Rolle spielt. Darauf wird eine Erläuterung des Begriffs der Wirtschaftssektoren folgen und zudem in welche Bereiche diese unterteilt werden. Im Hauptteil der Arbeit werden die verschiedenen Wirtschaftssektoren in Bezug auf die VAE untersucht. Dabei werden im Schwerpunkt auf den Tourismus in den VAE, als Teil des Dienstleitungssektors eingegangen und vorab einige theoretische Grundlagen zur allgemeinen Tourismusbranche erörtert. Zum Schluss folgt ein Fazit, indem der Autor die gesammelten Erkenntnisse der Arbeit auswertet, die unterschiedlichen Wirtschaftssektoren vergleichend gegenüberstellt und eine eigene Stellung bezieht.

Concepts such as influence, imitation, emulation, transmission or plagiarism are transcendental to cultural history and the subject of universal debate. They are not mere labels imposed by modern historiography on ancient texts, nor are they the result of a later interpretation of ways of transmitting and teaching, but are concepts defined and discussed internally, within all cultures, since time immemorial, which have yielded very diverse results. In the case of culture, or better Arab-Islamic cultures, we could analyze and discuss endlessly numerous terms that refer to concepts related to the multiple ways of perceiving the Other, receiving his knowledge and producing new knowledge. The purpose of this book evolves around these concepts, and it aims to become part of a very long tradition of studies on this subject that is essential to the understanding of the processes of reception and creation. The authors analyze them in depth through the use of examples that are based on the well-known idea that societies in different regions did not remain isolated and indifferent to the literary, religious or scientific creations that were developed in other territories and moreover that the flow of ideas did not always occur in only one direction. Contacts, both voluntary and involuntary, are never incidental or marginal, but are rather the true engine of the evolution of knowledge and creation. It can also be stated that it has been the awareness of the existence of multidimensional cultural relations which has allowed modern historiography on Arab cultures to evolve and be enriched in recent decades.

A Pilgrimage to Nejd, the Cradle of the Arab Race is an inspiring 2-volume historical and travel account of the journey in the Middle East based on the journals of Lady Anne Blunt edited by her husband and companion Wilfrid, first published in 1881. Nejd, in the imagination of the Bedouins of the North, is a region of romance, the cradle of their race and of their ideas of chivalry. This carefully crafted e-artnow book is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. "We spent a week at Damascus, a week not altogether of pleasure, although it was to be our last of civilised life. We had an immense number of things to buy and arrange and think over, before starting on so serious a journey as this, which we knew must be very unlike the pleasure trip of last year. We could not afford to leave anything to chance with the prospect of a three months' wandering, and a thousand miles of desert, where it was impossible to count upon fresh supplies even of the commonest necessaries of life. Jôf, the first station on our road, was four hundred miles off, and then we must cross the Nefûd, with its two hundred miles of sand, before we could get to Nejd. The return journey, too, to the Persian Gulf, would have to be made without coming to anything so European as a Turkish town. Nobody could tell us what supplies were to be had in Nejd, beyond dates and corn. Mr. Palgrave's account of Jebel Shammar was, in fact, the only guide we had to go on, and its accuracy had been so much doubted that we felt obliged to take into consideration the possibility of finding the Nejd towns mere oases, and their cultivation only that of the date."