Moderate Islam can be seen as a comprehensive strategy to tackle the kingdom’s regional and domestic concerns while at the same time reshaping the religious and social scene in line with the leadership’s new sociopolitical objectives.
During the coronavirus lockdown, young Emiratis set up a platform to support emerging local artists and engage with a wider audience to inspire curiosity and raise awareness about the local art scene.
This chapter, part of the e-book “Revisiting Natural Resources in the Middle East and North Africa,” analyses the region’s desalination system and the potential disruptions that threaten it.
The Arab Spring uprisings exposed chronic shortcomings in Arab republics that remain almost entirely unresolved and reflected a desperate crisis in contemporary Arab political culture, especially at the level of national consciousness.
خلال الحجر الذي تسبب فيه فيروس كورونا، أنشأ شباب إماراتيين منصة لدعم الفنانين المحليين الناشئين، والتفاعل مع جمهور أوسع لإثارة الفضول وزيادة الوعي بالفن المحلي
يشعر النقاد بالقلق من أن تهديد إدارة ترامب بتصنيف الحوثيين كإرهابيين سيقوض أيضاً الجهود الإنسانية، في حين من المتوقع أن يعود الرئيس المنتخب بايدن إلى دبلوماسية أكثر قوة
On January 12, AGSIW will host a panel with Fatma al-Arimi, Turki bin Ali al-Balushi, and Ambassador Marc J. Sievers analyzing the challenges facing, and the strategic responses of, Oman's new sultan. Kristin Smith Diwan will moderate the discussion.
UAESF 2020 assessed responses to the continuing social and economic disruptions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic and sought to identify measures needed to help build long-term resilience to a broad range of future shocks and stresses. Watch videos of each session on UAESF.org and keep an eye out for the forthcoming event report in 2021.
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VOA:Kristin Smith Diwan commented on the impact of the 2011 Arab uprisings on Gulf monarchies.
