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Introduction: Ethnographic Perspectives on Cosmopolitanism in the Gulf: State Narratives, Individual Trajectories and Transnational Connections 前言:海湾地区世界主义的民族志视角:国家叙事、个人轨迹和跨国联系

Journal of Arabian Studies Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/21534764.2021.2188998

Laure Assaf, Delphine Pagès-El Karoui

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Divorce Legislation in the Arab Gulf: Trends and Educational Differentials 阿拉伯海湾地区的离婚立法:趋势和教育差异

Journal of Arabian Studies Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/21534764.2021.2039354

N. Lari, M. Al-Thani

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Cyber-Christianity in Qatar: “Migrant” and “Expat” Theologies of COVID-19 卡塔尔的网络基督教:COVID-19的“移民”和“外籍”神学

Journal of Arabian Studies Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/21534764.2021.1979472

I. Promodh

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Governing Diversity, Realizing Authenticity: Kuwait’s National Preference in a Broader Gulf Perspective 治理多样性，实现真实性:从更广阔的海湾视角看科威特的民族偏好

Journal of Arabian Studies Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/21534764.2021.2193910

Claire Beaugrand

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The Prophet Muḥammad’s Ring:Raw Materials, Status, and Gender in Early Islam 先知Muḥammad的戒指:早期伊斯兰教的原材料、地位和性别

Journal of Arabian Studies Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/21534764.2021.2007569

Hadas Hirsch

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Questioning Cosmopolitanism through the Biographical Trajectories of French Residents of Abu Dhabi and Dubai 通过阿布扎比和迪拜法国居民的传记轨迹质疑世界主义

Journal of Arabian Studies Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/21534764.2021.2197676

Clio Chaveneau, Hadrien Dubucs

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Land Use Dynamics and Mobility Patterns in Muscat Capital Area:Insights from a Detailed Study of Al-Ghubra North 马斯喀特首都地区土地利用动态和流动模式:来自Al-Ghubra北部详细研究的见解

Journal of Arabian Studies Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/21534764.2021.1930640

Sonja Nebel, Maike Didero, C. Pfaffenbach

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The Blockade Against Qatar: A Blessing in Disguise? 对卡塔尔的封锁:因祸得福?

Journal of Arabian Studies Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/21534764.2021.1954354

Alexis Antoniades, Rafia Al-Jassim, Khalique Gharatkar

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Enregistering the Badawī Dialect in Jāzān, Saudi Arabia 在沙特阿拉伯Jāzān登记badawji方言

Journal of Arabian Studies Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/21534764.2021.1934953

J. Lowry

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AGAPS Gwenn Okruhlik Dissertation Award 2021: Call for Submissions AGAPS Gwenn Okruhlik论文奖2021:呼吁提交

Journal of Arabian Studies Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/21534764.2021.1956763

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