primarily in Islamic countries and countries with a large Muslim community. In the Far East‚ Malaysia has been at the forefront of takaful development with Bank Negara taking the lead with the introduction of separate takaful regulations allowing the takaful business to flourish in that country. Singapore‚ Indonesia‚ Brunei have all followed with the development of takaful operations. In the Middle East‚ takaful operations have developed in Saudi Arabia‚ Bahrain‚ Iran‚ Qatar and Iran with new
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further fueled by the fact that there is an unstable environment and a lot of distrust between countries in the Middle East. However‚ according to Waltz this current atmosphere of distrust in the Middle East is caused by an imbalance of power. This imbalance is created by the fact that Israel is the only one in the region that has nuclear weapons. Restoring a power balance in the Middle East by allowing Iran to obtain nuclear weapons will‚
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an Students‚ Teachers‚ and Edward Said: Taking Stock of Orientalism Since the publication of Orientalism in 1978‚ Edward Said’s critique has become the hegemonic discourse of Middle Eastern studies in the academy. While Middle Eastern studies can improve‚ and some part of Said’s criticism is valid‚ it is apparent that the Orientalism critique has done more harm than good. Although Said accuses the West and Western researchers of "essentializing" Islam‚ he himself commits a similar sin when he writes
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stated that this MTV expansion is “something we decided early on was to not export just one product for the world but to generate a very different experience for 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
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influenced a change in the nature of nationalism; including‚ economic levers‚ agreements and military presenses in the Middle East. Arab nationalism arose out of the fear of the possibility and later the certainty of European or American dominance. The emerging ideology believed all Arabs to be united by both a shared language and history. Foreign intervention in the Middle East long predated the First World War‚ dating back to during the 19th century. However‚ the time in which it had most effect
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internationally with Inditex‚ owner of Zara and five other apparel retailing chains. Zara contrasts the buyer driven market model as usually exists in the apparel retailing market by acting as both retailer and manufacturer‚ thus eliminating a large number of middle men. This is important as Zara’s competitors still outsource most if not all of their manufacturing. Substitutes include other brands of specialty apparel. Substitutes level of threat depends on the amount spent per capita on clothing items‚ as this
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present in North America as for example Argentina and Brazil and in the Middle East in Egypt‚ United Arab Emirates‚ Jordan‚ Syria‚ Iraq‚ Bahrain‚ Oman‚ Qatar‚ Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. Carrefour in the Middle East is managed by Majid Al Futtaim Retail under the umbrella of Majid El Futtaim Group. The holding company is based in Dubai; it owns and operates shopping malls‚ retail‚ and leisure establishments in the Middle East and North Africa‚ with operations in 12 countries and over 24‚000 employees
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Internet as a means to develop the country. This made Jordan now home to one of the most advanced telecommunications sectors and one of the biggest communities of technology-related business in the region. Organizations‚ whether in Jordan or the Middle East‚ use video as a means of communication nowadays‚ and in the near future‚ the number of organizations who will conform to this is expected to rise significantly. Many companies have already seen the benefits of using video communication‚ first hand
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Write in brief about the Cross Cultural Human Resource Management in the UAE... and use any of 3 models (Hall‚ Hofstede and Trompenaars) The Middle East is where people of many different nationalities meet‚ live‚ and work side by side. The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) is one of those areas‚ and with its high influx of international workers is an excellent example for a melting pot of cultures. The culture of the United Arab Emirates has a diverse‚ cosmopolitan and multicultural society. Being a
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How can we fix Afghanistan? Imagine a world with no war‚ no conflict between nations and only prosperity throughout. Today our country is occupying many areas of the Middle East. In the book The Favored Daughter by Fawzia Koofi talks about the life of a young afghan girl growing up in a society full of terror. Koofi describes life growing up with a powerful political figure for a father‚ she goes on to describe many crazy situations in her life such as almost being killed multiple times‚ the violence
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