{"title":"Youth and Leadership: Future Human Capital in the United Arab Emirates in the Making","authors":"M. Karolak","doi":"10.1080/21534764.2021.1953252","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21534764.2021.1953252","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This paper assesses the strategies of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to instill leadership values and to encourage youth to take leadership roles as a solution for the future sustainable economic growth. In recent years, the UAE government has stepped up initiatives to encourage the Emirati youth to become leaders, as seen in the establishment of, among others, the UAE Youth Global Initiative, the Ministry of Youth Affairs, the Emirates Youth Council, the National Youth Agenda, and the UAE Youth Programme launched under the UAE Government Leaders Programme (UAEGLP). Such steps are accompanied by country’s support for high quality education on a tertiary level available to every citizen willing to pursue their education. This article examines in what ways such attempts at social engineering may provide solutions to the country’s future needs and serve as a model abroad. The research was conducted using data collected from governmental agencies, and interviews with representatives of youth government initiatives.","PeriodicalId":37102,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Arabian Studies","volume":"39 1","pages":"100 - 117"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78849689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Desert Dispute: The Diplomacy of Boundary-Making in South-Eastern Arabia","authors":"Tancred Bradshaw","doi":"10.1080/21534764.2021.1937823","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21534764.2021.1937823","url":null,"abstract":"undertaken in pursuit of other objectives? Does protection against rival religious doctrines and practices work the same way as protection against physical harm and the destruction of homes and livelihoods? The latter probably necessitates the creation of a secure territory, but does the former do so as well? More important, is it useful to meld Tilly’s theory of generating threats and offering protection together with recent theories of securitization drawn from the discipline of international relations? One could set out to formulate an innovative analysis of the securitization process that incorporates the logic of the protection racket, but such an argument would stand sharply at odds with existing scholarship on the topic. It is to Ben Rich’s great credit that Securitising Identity inspires such scintillating reservations, whose resolution may enable future explorers to revise Tilly’s theory so that it can explain not only the eras of Saudi history for which we have the least information but also those that we think we know the best.","PeriodicalId":37102,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Arabian Studies","volume":"217 1","pages":"164 - 166"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75759130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Political Repression in Bahrain","authors":"C. Freer","doi":"10.1080/21534764.2021.1937824","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21534764.2021.1937824","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37102,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Arabian Studies","volume":"11 1","pages":"166 - 168"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88863143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"AGAPS Graduate Paper Prize 2021: Call for Submissions","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/21534764.2021.1956765","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21534764.2021.1956765","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37102,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Arabian Studies","volume":"470 1","pages":"170 - 170"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79147327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Contemporary Artworld of the Arabian Peninsula in a Globalized Context","authors":"Brenda fischer-campbell","doi":"10.1080/21534764.2021.1937822","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21534764.2021.1937822","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This article analyzes the production and presentation of artworks of three countries of the Gulf Region –– Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia –– to evaluate its place and potential in the globalized artworld. The Gulf region is a small but significant part of the global artworld with high potential for further development. Art globalization in the Gulf began to develop only in the 2000s –– from about 2006 in the UAE, followed by a second wave in Qatar five years later. A third wave is rising with the increasingly international exposure of Saudi Art. The article examines which factors are essential for participation in a globalized art world and whether the region enjoys international recognition on the global stage. A composite artworld ecosystem model comprising institutions, artists and their artworks, commercial entities and government was conceived on a philosophical and sociological basis within a historical and geopolitical framework. The roles of the museum, biennials, art galleries and art fairs, are converging in many respects. All the nodes of the artworld ecosystem are required for globalization, with participation in the biennial model being the most important factor, being more flexible than the museal institutions in funding and programming. To reach a wider audience, the art fair model could be more relevant than the more esoteric biennial format. The Gulf region’s patrons possess strong motivations for supporting the arts of the region internationally. In addition, the desire to enter the global cultural world through the promotion of art museums as a tourist destination is a strong motivator for governments.","PeriodicalId":37102,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Arabian Studies","volume":"30 1","pages":"56 - 80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74410529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Call For Solidarity:Pro-Palestinian Activity in the Trucial States, 1936–39","authors":"N. Haller","doi":"10.1080/21534764.2021.1927478","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21534764.2021.1927478","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract While the contemporary political and economic ties between the Gulf region and the Levant are widely acknowledged, the deeper historical roots of this modern relationship are rarely recognized in light of persistent narratives of the Gulf’s relative isolation before the discovery of its hydrocarbon wealth. Building on a study of the British archival record, this article contributes to a challenge of such narratives by examining one of the earliest instances in which mutual ties became manifest: the political and financial support for the Arabs of Palestine by the population of the Trucial States (the contemporary United Arab Emirates) in the interwar years. As is shown, the development of pro-Palestinian sentiment was enabled not only by an earlier expansion of education in the Trucial States, but also by rapidly developing communication links between the Gulf and the wider Arab world. As a result of these developments, the population of the Trucial States was subject to –– and proved receptive to –– calls for Arab and Muslim solidarity emanating from Palestine in the late 1930s.","PeriodicalId":37102,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Arabian Studies","volume":"115 1","pages":"18 - 37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77921372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Iran and Saudi Arabia: Taming a Chaotic Conflict","authors":"Mehran Kamrava","doi":"10.1080/21534764.2021.1937825","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21534764.2021.1937825","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37102,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Arabian Studies","volume":"14 1","pages":"161 - 162"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81519081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intersections of Material and Literary History in Religion and Ritual of Ancient Arabia through Islam","authors":"L. Filson","doi":"10.1080/21534764.2021.1935681","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21534764.2021.1935681","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The reconciliation of Ibn al-Kalbī’s ninth-century CE text of on pre-Islamic Arabia with modern scholarship offers certain insights to religious practices in the Arabian Peninsula from prehistory through the seventh cenury CE This study integrates his early Book of Idols into existing archaeological and anthropological studies about diverse aspects of pre-Islamic religion and ritual: diverse forms of litholatry; pilgrimage rituals; and the social economy of sacrifice and rain rogation rituals. Al-Kalbī’s text is recognized rightly for its essential character as a product from a distinct cultural milieu, early Islamic Kūfa, distant by time, geography, and culture from the pre-Islamic culture of Arabian antiquity of the peninsula and particularly the ancient kingdoms of Yemen in the southwest. Nevertheless, this article analyzes this contested source for several of its alignments with recent archaeological and anthropological findings.","PeriodicalId":37102,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Arabian Studies","volume":"141 1","pages":"1 - 17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73613377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Securitising Identity: The Case of the Saudi State","authors":"F. Lawson","doi":"10.1080/21534764.2021.1937826","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21534764.2021.1937826","url":null,"abstract":"reconciliation that goes beyond op-ed pieces in international newspapers, a favorite tool of Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif. This is a book of tremendous value to readers at all levels, including specialists of the Gulf region and the Middle East, academics and others interested in international relations, security studies, and conflict resolution, and informed readers wishing to acquire a deeper understanding of the region and the Middle East more broadly. It is accessible and free of jargon, yet in-depth and full of solid analysis. Most importantly, it is well-researched and is meticulously objective, to the point of explaining why the names of the two countries appear in the book in the order that they do (for alphabetical reasons). As with every book, there is room for improvement. Apart from interviews with experts and figures involved in the issue, which is extremely valuable, there are no sources used that are in Arabic or in Farsi. Most likely, such sources either do not exist or are far and few between. If that is indeed the case, it should have been mentioned. There are also discussions, such as the history of the rivalry, that could have benefited from greater depth and detail. But neither of these minor criticisms really detract from the book’s invaluable contributions to the literature. Iran and Saudi Arabia: Taming a Chaotic Conflict is a solid work of scholarship, whose significance goes far beyond the academy. One only hopes that policymakers in Tehran and Riyadh read it and take its lessons to heart.","PeriodicalId":37102,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Arabian Studies","volume":"34 1","pages":"162 - 164"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75075921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Contesting Narratives of Victimization in Migration to the Arab Gulf States: A Reading of Mia Alvar’s In the Country","authors":"Nadeen Dakkak","doi":"10.1080/21534764.2021.1917800","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21534764.2021.1917800","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The experiences of migrant workers in the Arab Gulf States tend to be understood through narratives of victimization. This article aims to problematize such narratives through an analysis of three short stories set in the Gulf by Filipina-American writer Mia Alvar from her debut collection In the Country (2015). Mapping out ways in which these stories depart from narratives that revolve around themes of exploitation and exclusion, the article demonstrates that fiction can critically engage with the tension between the need to represent and make visible the reality of migrant experiences in the Gulf, and the need to question the essentialism and inflexibility through which they tend to be framed. Using the insights of recent anthropological and ethnographic research on the Gulf’s non-citizen population, I argue that Alvar’s stories both expose the structural inequality that facilitates victimization and pave the way for a more nuanced understanding of migrant experiences in the Gulf.","PeriodicalId":37102,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Arabian Studies","volume":"86 2","pages":"118 - 136"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72434890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}