(Morocco‚ Algeria and Tunisia) and the Machreq states of the Arab peninsula. In the latter‚ the pre-islamic Arab cultures seem to have preserved certain attributes that are distinct from the fundamental principles of Islam‚ whereas in Maghreb states the arabization process was brought about together with islamization. Therefore‚ the concepts of Arab and Islam are considered more intertwined in North Africa than on the Arab peninsula (Tank 1997). Furthermore‚ the political systems and international
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The Impacts of the Arab Revolution: The 2011 Arab revolutions are best described as uprisings for democracy and dignity. They are democratic in the sense that they are driven by a deep-rooted hunger for political empowerment on a mass level‚ specifically the replacement of elite rule with popular sovereignty. They are also about dignity in that the protesters are rejecting the humiliation and degradation that has accompanied decades of authoritarian rule. The indignity brought on by massive corruption
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Fatima Al Karbi Contemporary Islam and IR Professor Shadi Mokhtari Analysis of Qatar’s Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East Introduction Qatar is located in Arabian Peninsula in boarders with Saudi Arabia‚ with only 225‚000 citizens in a population of 1.7 million. Qatar follows a conservative religious ideology‚ Wahhabism. While some refer to Qatar as the “ Second Wahhabi Emirate‚” it is traditionally known as “the most boring place in the gulf” or “the country
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our brands depending on the local cultures. Now‚ another challenge for MTV has arise‚ Middle East region is the next target for MTV global expansion. Issue: MTV Network (MTVN) launched MTV Arabia on November 17‚ 2007. It is a partnership between Arabian Television Network (ATN) and MTV Network as an effort of its global expansion strategy. This is considered a really huge market. There are mainly three issues preventing a
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Saudi Arabia last measured a labour force of 9‚558‚815 people in 2010. This is an extremely large consumer group. Since Saudi Arabia has a rather severe shortage of water resources‚ water is very expensive there. NeverWet is therefore ideal for Saudi Arabians because it repels sweat and can ultimately reduce the cost of laundry. It is a very appropriate product for Saudi Arabia for
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misconceptions being spread by Islamist extremist organizations. Yemen‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Indonesia‚ Iraq and Singapore are currently some of the nations that have developed such programs. In this paper I will discuss the programs developed by Yemeni and Saudi Arabian governments and analyze aspects that could be used in countries developing similar programs or to aid there current programs. Yemen De-radicalization Program Yemen was one of the first countries to implement a program to de-radicalize Islamist
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Importance of Gwadar Port for Pakistan IMPORTANCE OF GWADAR PORT FOR PAKISTAN Selection of Gwadar for construction of Deep Sea Port. While carrying out feasibility study for development of Gwadar port both Karachi and Bin Qasim were also considered for such development but found not attractive to major shipping agencies due to remoteness from main shipping routes‚ limitations of draft and comparatively long turn around time. Due to these reasons Gwadar was selected as the site for 3rd commercial
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1. Current situation After five years of a great success on the Saudi Arabian market American manufacturer of precision steel products – Bladeco Corporation had been made to make some changes. In order to protect the local producers‚ government levied costly tariffs and trade restrictions on the foreign enterprises. The only way to avoid those regulations was forming a joint venture with a national company. Therefore Bladeco signed a contract with Mid-East steel Merchants‚ a subsidiary of the Al
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Have you ever asked what is the country that has the largest religious tourism? Imagine thousands of people are going to the same place and moving around one place. The most amazing thing that you will notice is seeing all of them are doing the same thing‚ such as praying and reading the holy book Quraan. Makkah and Madinah‚ which are the two holy cities for all Muslims are located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This country ‚which has a strategic location between Asia and Africa‚ is the largest
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Saudi Arabia Analysis November 4th‚ 2010 Communication in Saudi Arabia differs drastically from that of western cultures because of many comparable deviations in the cultural‚ psychocultural‚ and sociocultural aspects of their society. Differences are also stated throughout studies of cultural dimensions on an international level. We will take a look at many different value orientations and compare them with the cultural levels of communication. The first and most important come from
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