Essays on Abdul

Chapter 2: Literature Review

Introduction The chapter consists of all the relevant information that can be collected from past studies and are combined to present a clear view. It is the initial for determining the factors that can be used to synthesize the overall study through findings and discussion. The positivist approach is used to collect and summarize the information from the previous studies and determine the model that can be used to conduct a viable study. The positivist approach emphasizes all the relevant information regarding the topic that is to compare Islamic and Traditional banks using data envelopment analysis. The theoretical framework ...

Tanzimat is the name of modernizing reforms in the Ottoman Sultanate from 1839 to 1876, when the first Ottoman constitution was adopted. The basic principles of the reform were set out in Hatt-i-Sharif, issued by Sultan Abdul-Majid on the 3 of November in 1839 while his accession to the throne. Unlike previous reforms, the main place in the Tanzimat occupied not military but socio-economic issues. The initiative belonged to the group formed by the bureaucracy, headed by Mustafa Reşid Pasha, who became the author of Hatt-i-Sharif. For several years he was ambassador in England and France, and then ...

I can feel the stage being set, as if something in the air awakens me to it. Among the ear-piercing drumming and shredding, the singer’s vocal cords fleeing from his throat screaming “NIGHTMARE,” the raven-black crowd starts backing away from one another as they create a semi-perfect circle. Everyone is stalking their prey across the circle as they wait for the chorus to start. Suddenly, I feel a sweaty grip pulling my left hand into the crowd away from the circle to the front rows. Startled, I tilt my head to see who is pulling me – it is ...

India has undergone tremendous changes since the colonial era. India was under the European colonial powers. They were colonized through conquest and trade. It is worth noting that trade between Europe and India was the catalyst for European exploration. In the 19th century, British has gained indirect and direct control of India. British India consisted of British provinces and presidents that contained valuable components of British Empire. There are several reasons why Great Britain took over East India at the star of the colonial era (Spielvogel & Duiker, 2015). Great Britain enjoyed superior powers compared to other colonial powers. The ...

Introduction

The Armenian Genocide, which is otherwise known as Armenian Holocaust was the methodical annihilation of members of the Armenian minority within the borders of their native land which is now the Republic of Turkey. Reports revealed that the victims reached over a million Armenians who were rounded up by the Ottoman authorities. Historically, the Armenians are descendants of the ancient people even before the first century of the current era. Moreover, the Armenians were the first nation to adopt deeply adopt Christianity in their culture, which makes them different from other people in the neighboring regions. Accordingly, there are ...

Introduction

Conflict is a discord between two or more parties. The causes of the conflict differ depending on the situation or environment. Conflict is bound to occur when people are working or living in the same environment. The key is to approach and solve the disagreement in a sound manner that leaves both parties satisfied with the resolutions made. The process of resolving conflicts is known as reconciliation. Reconciliation is the methods of facilitating peaceful ending of conflict and retribution. The conflict resolution process is facilitated by a mediator (Barsky & Allan., 2014). In the world that we are living in ...

Succession Planning in Organizations

Appointive posts in organizations always have a set time limit under which an executive officer or director serves. An organization can have a compulsory retirement age of 60 years for Chief executive officer (CEO) and other senior management officials. When these people are approaching this age limit, an organization began a roll out program to start looking for CEO five years before the current officer leaves the office. In this case, when the current CEO reaches 55 years, the company will be on the lookout who will be the successor. Succession planning is highly practiced in organizations for the ...

The report is a research proposal to my friend, Abdul, who wants to have a one-month vacation. I offer Abdul to spend these thirty days in Vancouver. This paper describes the main decisions to be taken (accommodation, for instance), give supporting arguments to convince Abdul that Vancouver is a good tourists’ destination, and introduce the chief features such as costs and timing. Vancouver is one of the most developed cities in Canada, which is also a popular travelers’ destination point. This city contains the features of a serene location for a calm revitalizing vacation as well as opportunities to ...

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FedEx Express is said to be the inventor of the express distribution system. The organisation is the global leader in the industry in providing reliable, rapid and on-time delivery in Saudi Arabia and 220 countries. The organisation helps in connecting almost 90% of the gross domestic product of the world within a span of 1-3 business days. The organisation combines cutting edge information technology and communication methods along with their infrastructure of transportation to be the largest express transportation organisation in the world (Margaritis, 2000). FedEx is a world renowned organisation. At the core of its activities and success ...

Leadership and Successful Entrepreneurship

In essence, operating a business requires the capacity to navigate through a wide array of potential risks. For organizations to survive there must be quick response and management of dynamisms of innovations and environments. Primarily, a leader refers to a person that people follow or one who organizes and directs people towards the achievement of common goals. Most leaders consider themselves as entrepreneurs irrespective of their contribution towards the foundation of the company. Leaders in business are those individuals who are particularly successful in decision-making about the direction of the venture, and they have the necessary skills. The world ...

Education

Participating in University Fitness Program Introduction Campus Fitness Program Overview Wellbeing is a growing trend in almost all demographics given the increasing awareness about the benefits of physical fitness. The university strongly promotes wellbeing among students by participating in campus recreations and part of the initiative was to establish a fitness gym inside the campus that the students can use for free. Apart from the usual sports and other recreation programs created as part of the physical fitness curriculum, the university also encourages the students to stay physically fit by establishing a fitness gym as a recreation facility. I ...

Interpersonal Journal Analysis

Introduction

Throughout history, one aspect of human evolution that has been subject to intensive study is human interaction and communication. Sociologists and philosophers have for a long time been baffled by the factors that motivate certain human interaction and communication patterns. This has led to the formulation of several social theories that attempt to explain how and why humans behave and in a certain way and why they interact and communicate with each other in a certain way. Therefore, these theories attempt to predict the implications of certain human interactions and their associated modes of communication. This essay will three of ...

Political Implications of Sino-Saudi Relations to the US and Regional Affairs

Abstract As the largest and most influential nations in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has been considered a valuable asset to any country wishing to have influence in the tightly-knitted Middle East. Many nations throughout the years have tried to sway the Saudi government and monarchy into entering diplomatic and economic partnerships with them in order to gain access to the region’s oil reserves and establish their partnership but only a few have been successful. One of these successful nations is the People’s Republic of China, which has strong diplomatic, economic and social partnerships with Saudi. China has been ...

- The exposure of CFCs to strong ultra violet radiation breaks them down. Whenever this occurs, the chlorofluorocarbon molecule produces atomic chlorine. Just one chlorine atom destroys over a hundred thousand ozone molecules. The overall effect is to wipe out ozone at a faster rate than naturally created (Abdul-Wahab 9).

- Penguins and marine ecosystems are sustained by the energy flow from primary producers in the food chain via intermediate consumers, consumers as well as pathogens, and then back through decomposition pathways (Prischmann 23). Therefore, marine lives are biological networks where the success of penguins is connected directly or indirectly via various ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Marketing management is one of the most important tools in any business’ industry as it ensures that the enterprise’s sales balance with customers’ satisfaction, and it is one of the best means to use in determining whether or not customers get reward for their money and expenses. Marketing ensures that a customer is well informed about the product he/she wishes/intends to purchase and this way the customer will be fully conversant with the product which he is about to acquire (Campbell, 2007, p. 92). This therefore becomes a very important aspect in tourism, bearing in mind that it is one ...

This novel is written by Graham Greene in the year 1969. Greene was an English playwright, literacy critic and a writer. His writings usually highlighted ambivalent political and moral issues and problems of the world. He was widely renowned for his ability to amalgamate widespread popularity with literary acclaim. Many of his writings reflect his Roman Catholic background, although he strongly objected to the idea of being called as a Catholic writer rather than a writer with a catholic background. However, he never received a Nobel Prize in the literature category but he was runner-up in the year 1962 to Ivo Andrić. Major novels ...

Introduction:

The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World is a short story written by Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez in 1968. Márquez originally wrote it in Spanish, the story was translated into English in 1972, for publication along with a collection of Marquez’s short stories entitled Leaf Storm and Other Stories. It is set in a small presumably Colombian village that subsists along the shore beneath the mountains. Kabuliwala is a short story written by Rabindranath Tagore. It is a story told by the father of a family in Calcutta about his daughter Mini and Abdul Rehman Khan a trader and peddler of ...

Introduction of the Books

Men in the Sun Ghassan Kanafani (1936-1972) was a Palestinian story writer and was deeply involved in politics, during the Arab-Israeli in 1948 war he and his family were expatriate to the part of Palestine.In 1952 during his education from Damascus, he was again deported to Kuwait because of his association with the Movement of Arab Nationalists.He was leading the Arab Nationalist movement and during his leadership he worked hard for the independence of Palestine. Due to getting exile for so many times he was confronted with many problems because of not certain proof of citizenship. On July 18, ...

Organizational Communications 504

The political upheavals that shook much of the Arab World when the Arab Spring first broke out in 2010 introduced the region to a political trend that has swept much of the world during the 20th century – democratization. Although the Arab World is, in many ways, a “late-bloomer” in terms of adopting democratic virtues, the fact that several people from Arab nations have expressed their dissent through manifestations distinct to the globalized world shows how globalization has opened the eyes of the people against authoritarian regimes (Smith &Gaviria, 2013). The mass demonstrations that toppled long-standing authoritarian figures in nations such as ...

In his journal article, Abdul-Aziz offers a balance and incisive critical analysis on the clash of universalism Declaration. At the onset of his paper, Abdul-Aziz re-examines the onset of the movement to a certain group of Muslims. He observes their main interest is to integrate Islam with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. According to his view, the major challenge of the declaration is its hostility and secularization to divergent religious and philosophical ideas (Sachedina, 2007). He believes that, Universal declaration of human Rights is insufficient to provide for inalienable and inherent human rights. His position on the Declaration of Universal ...

Introduction

Servicescape can be defined as environment in which a service is delivered to customers (Bitner, 1992). Service totality delivered at one place is also called service setting. Service setting plays a critical role in shaping expectations, differentiating service firms, facilitating customer and employee customer goals, and influencing the nature of customer experiences (Bitner, 1992). In the context of the current paper servicescape means the environment of delivering hotel and restaurant services. The topic of the current assignment relates the ambient factors, design, layout and social factors accompanying delivery of the services in the hotel lobby and restaurant. The following ...

“Cities of salt” is one of the greatest novels written in the Arabic language. It humanizes and reveals a society in the Arabic peninsula faced by invasion by the Americans. Cities of salt a tale written by Abdul Munif and translated by Peter Theroux into English talks about the changes that oil discovery brings in the Middle East (Munif,1985.pg17). It describes the effects of oil discovery in one idyllic though unnamed Arabian statelet. In his novel, Munif says “oil is our one and only chance to build our future” However, Munif still quotes that”the regimes are running it” ...

Abstract

The paper looks into the life history of King Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, and how he gained power, creating the united Saudi Arabia. It analyzes the role of Saudi Arabia in WWII and its relations with US. The essay studies the current situation in Saudi Arabia, and how the country is preparing for leadership changes. Abdullah ibn Abdilazīz is one of the most influential people in the world, according to a report by Forbes and became king in 2005, after the death of King Fahd, his half-brother. He is one of the most influential people in the world, according ...

Ansar Al-Sheria is a group of Yemeni so called jihadists who fought in the Afghan region against the Soviet Union army and then returned home to Yemen in 1990. They were commanded by Khalid Abdul-Nabi, who was once part of an Islamic military group known as the Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan. Its leader was later executed in the year 1999 on being charged of abducting then killing of western tourists. It is a guerrilla organization because it consists of an underdog number of self-proclaimed fighters who make surprise attacks against a more powerful and well established force. The group’s leader ...

Executive Summary

China is a very attractive gaming destination in the Asia Pacific region. This city attracts a large number of tourists and international visitors. It has also seen a rapid growth in the establishment of large gaming companies, ever since liberalization for gaming operators in 2002. This must have actually spurred economic growth, and boosted SMEs, which are the economic growth power engines. This paper explores the role of SMEs in an emerging economies, the role of manpower in SMEs, as well as understanding the key success factors of the SMEs in China.

Introduction

SMEs are the growth engines for any economy in the ...

Islamophobic Media in Case of Park51

The past decade has experienced an increased growth of disdain for Muslims in the west especially in America. It has been a period where the western people have not hesitated to voice their opinions and expressions about Islam. The growing disdain, especially in America has been due to the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York. However, the proposal for the construction of an Islamic center close to the site of 9/11 terrorist attack provoked anti-Muslims activists who created a notion that the proposal was a scheme by Muslims in America to conquer the hallowed site of 9/11 ...

Personal Statement

Samuel Hahnemann said, “The physician's highest calling, his only calling, is to make sick people healthy - to heal, as it is termed.” My deep respect for medicine as a noble occupation is leading me to apply for the hospital research in internal medicine, for the year 2014. I hold an M.B.B.S. (2010) from King Abdul-Aziz University and have successfully completed internship in multiple specialties to testify that my experiences have contributed to my professional growth and career selection. During the six-year integrated program with international medical training, I specialized in internal medicine, pediatrics, and family medicine among others, from ...

1. How Saudi Women Deal with the Challenges In their enthusiasm to succeed as entrepreneurs, Saudi women are resisting the challenges and cultural barriers strategically. Since socializing between men and women after business hours is not permitted in Saudi Arabia, some women are taking a strategic approach to overcome the barrier. For example, Lamia Boutaleb who is a cofounder of Capital Trust, an investment bank based in Casablanca, tried to schedule appointments with her male business counterparts during working hours so that she can exchange information as information is instrumental to success in investment banking and can establish networks without ...

The religious practices of the late 6th and early 7th century were largely characterised by absence of peace and human rights. This period was composed of human tragedies that had completely lost all the divine guidance. According to Hussein Abdul-Raof, it had become evident that both the Christians and the Jews eagerly awaited for the prophesied messiah. They had erected monasteries all along the Northern belt of the Arabian Peninsula so as to receive first-hand information about the coming of the prophet of Allah. Nonetheless, when Prophet Muhammad (S) appeared, Both the Jews and the Christians refused to welcome ...

Brief history of Saudi Arabia

Historic area of the Arabian Peninsula, which now occupies the western Saudi Arabia, is usually called Hijaz and Najd. At the beginning of the VII century Muhammad’s prophetic mission began in Mecca, where the Meccan pagans denied it. After 13 years he moved to Medina (Yathrib), inhabited by Arabs and Jews. A peace treaty was signed with the latter. Gradually, Arabs all of the Arabian Peninsula became his followers.

Saudi Arabia map

In 632, Arab Caliphate with its capital in Medina was founded. It engulfed almost the entire Arabian Peninsula. As a result of voluntary annexations and conquests by the IX century ...

Mohammad Ali

He is an American former professional boxer. Formerly known as Cassius Clay, Ali won his first world heavyweight championship at the age of 22 and went on to win the title three times in a row. Mohammad Ali revolutionized boxing as he brought speed, prowess, and charisma into the boxing arena. Mohammad Ali became famous when he refused to join the US Army to fight in the Vietnam War. He was stripped off his title and only allowed to play again in 1971. In 1964, after winning his first world heavyweight title, Mohammad Ali, then Cassius Clay, joined the ...

Global warming together with climate change that comes with it has produced a heated debate as to whether or not human anthropogenic activity induced climatic shifts pose an actual threat to the Earth and humankind. Industrial activity effects in deforestation, acid rains, water pollution, and greenhouse effect are well-documented, so is their overall impact on ecology and health of species. Once global warming reaches a hazardous point, it is sure to have world ocean level go up while humankind will have to witness its most beautiful marine cities submerge. The reality of the global warming is that people cannot handle the ...

My interviewee is Abdul Lazeez, a 26-year old male from the United Arab Emirates. Abdul’s academic education went as far as high school and due to financial problems he had to help support his family. For that reason, he decided to not pursue higher education and find a job. After working in a sales department for four consecutive years, providing for his family, he decided it was time to complete his studies. He is now a student at Abu Dhabi University in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and his major is accounting. Hopefully, he would graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree, regardless of ...

There are different types of databases. One type is the relational database where data is organized in tables. On the other hand, hierarchical database is a database where records are connected to other records in a family tree (Santoso, Haw, & Abdul-Mehdi, 2011). In the analogy, the cabinet has several drawers. Each drawer has records of a given type. If the entrepreneur gets another drawer which will handle bills of different category,then this will be compared to a relational database. If there are bills for different category in the drawers, the drawers could be identical. The entrepreneur could start farming as another venture. ...

Taking into account the sources of Islamic law, what changes did the ulama in Persia undergo during the reign of Shah Abbas I (1587-1629) that would have direct influence on the Iranian Revolution of 1979? Shah Abbas (or Abbas I) hated sunnies and he suggested a new denomination to people: Twelver Shiism. Shah Abbas and many other traditional religious people were against any change in Iran. They wanted to follow the belief of Shiism. The Ulama (the respected religious people with religious degrees) was trying to unite the belief of Shiism and the philosophy of Aristotelian and neo-Platonic. ...

My name is NAME from Saudi Arabia, Jeddah. I have a bachelor degree in sociology from the University of King Abdul-Aziz and have a Pre- MBA from the University of New Brunswick Saint John. I am currently working hard to finish at UNB, where I still have two modules to left to complete my MBA. I do not have a lot of work experience now, as I have only worked at King Abdul Aziz hospital as a social work intern. My internship with the hospital gave me the opportunity to horn my experience as a social worker in a hospital setting. As earlier stated ...

Arabian Knight is used as a title by trio fictitious characters that appear in the comic books printed by Marvel Comics. Each of the trio is a superhero originating from Saudi Arabia. In the thirteenth century, Qamar Abdul’s desert nomad antecedent was selected by magicians from the East in order to fight Magog and Gog. These are demons that are mustered up by Nephut-Sha, a sorcerer from Egypt. Following a lengthy conflict, the nomad enclosed the demons inside a mountain grave where he lost his magical arms. In present times, Qamar, as he was guiding Hassan Kareem, an archaeologist, to the grave, ...

2. Literature review The phrase Quality of work life (QWL) according to Stephen and Dhanapal (2011); Bagtasos (2011), originates back in 19th century labor conference at Arden House, Columbia University. Stephen and Dhanapal states that people use the term to refer to the well-being of organization employees. Nevertheless, Normala (2010) uses business perspective to define QWL as employee satisfaction and their work related behaviors. Stephen and Dhanapal indicates that QWL also affects employees in the way they response to their work in terms of job performance, job effort, organization identification, job involvement, job satisfaction, personal alienation, intention to ...

Key Words: Disperse dye, Poly Lactic Acid, Fabric, elongation, tensile strength

Introduction and statement of the problem

The polymerization of lactic acid yields polylactic acid. As such, the raw material used in the manufacture of polylactic acid is lactic acid. Lactic acid is a naturally occurring substance that is produced by living things during metabolism. The use of polylactic acid in the production of fibers for various applications in the textile industry can be traced back to a very useful discovery a few decades ago. The production of biodegradable surgical sutures using polylactic acid set the path clear for more applications of polylactic acid (Ren 98). The good ...

Annotated Bibliography

Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. “A Saudi Prince’s Plea for Reform.”

New York Times 24 February, 2011: Print.

The way in which the writer of this article addresses the political causes of unemployment is really fascinating. This source goes ahead to cite the various actions taken by key Arab political leaders. The articles use of Saudi Arabia to show this immediate action makes it a very good source for addressing unemployment in Saudi Arabia. Ghafour, Abdul. "Central Department of Statistics and Information, Ministry of Economy and Planning; Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA)." Forty-Fourth Annual Report. August 2008. This state document reveals much of ...

A. By a ruling of the Saudi consultative body, the Shura Council, women in Saudi Arabia are prohibited from driving a car. B. The ban is unreasonable; and based on outdated traditionalist views, which may be gradually being changed by moderate elements, though the pace of change is slow. II. EVIDENCE SUPPORTING A LIFTING OF THE BAN A. Islamic codes compel women to conform to certain behaviours, though many have travelled and/or been educated abroad and are aware of their restricted freedoms. B. A Saudi Prince described the ban as “a demeaning tribal custom” and a report said the ...

Implementing a Diabetic Education Program for Patients and Caregivers

Introduction Research Questions Background Conceptual Framework Literature Review Abstract Background: Diabetes mellitus is becoming prevalent in the United States of America across all ethnic, socioeconomic, and demographic lines. Precisely, children, elderly people, and pregnant women of childbearing age are at a high-risk of developing the disease. It is the fourth leading cause of death globally, and “currently affects 246 million peoplearound 380 million people will have diabetes by the year 2025” (Ricci-Cabello , Ruiz-Perez, deLabry-Lima & Marquez-Calderon, 2010 p. 572). Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of implementing a patient education ...

Los Angeles Lakers franchise is a basket ball team which was founded in 1946 after the purchase of a weakening Detroit. The team home ground is based in Los Angeles California staples. The famous basket ball participate in the pacific division of the of the NBA league. The team is famous for its code of colours which consist of the white, gold and purple colours, when playing in their home ground they prefer playing in their golden coloured uniform and when playing away it prefers playing in their purple coloured uniform. The franchise uniform has its name written on purple ...

Introduction

Organization culture is the beliefs and values of an organization that makes it different from others. It spells out the mode of behavior of employees in the organization. It sets standards that must be met by every employee in the organization. Organization culture gives an organization a sense of identity. It differentiates an organization from the other organizations. It incorporates norms and behavior that must be followed by every member of the organization. It helps to usher in new members as it stipulates what is expected of them by the organization. It gives the organization guideline on how to achieve ...

English is referred to as the Lingua Franca of the globe. Due to technological evolution and growth of e-learning systems, English language has become one the most significant instruments of formal communication across the globe. Since the world’s knowledge is commonly upheld in English, it is considered as a common tool of communication across diverse nationalities. Being a global and most preferred language, English is able to deal with the issue of cross-cultural communication.

Teaching of this language is invariably difficult. In regions and countries where English is a primary native language, it seems more crucial and painstaking to teach non-native ...

Book Review: Zeitoun

Zeitoun is a non-fiction book by Dave Eggers. The book relates the story of the real-life protagonist, American-Syrian man, Abdulrahman Zeitoun, who chose to stay back in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. A well-to-do businessperson, he intended to protect his home and business. He aided the suffering people and animals after the calamity, by making his way around the flooded roads in a canoe. However, he was captured and held without trail by local authorities and National Guardsmen for almost a month, causing much alarm to his American wife, Kathy, and their four children with his sudden disappearance. Egger ...

Terry Alford "A Prince Among Slaves"

This book tells the astonishing true story of Abdul Rahman who was born in West Africa as a royal prince, but was sold into slavery, shipped to the U.S.A. and endured forty years of slavery before finally being released. Alford does not really put forward an argument in his book: Prince Among Slaves is a narrative account of Abdul Rahman’s life. However, records were not especially accurate two hundred or more years ago and Alford has done his research painstakingly so that he is able to write a fluent narrative account of the man’s life drawn from scanty historical documents ...

Introduction

Democratic systems of governance are better as compared to monarchial system. It will be evident from this work that this is true. This paper explores these two systems of governments, their advantages, disadvantages and a comparison of the two citing examples of the two in Saudi Arabia (monarchy) and Egypt (democratic). Monarchy refers to a form of leadership is by the king or the queen. The king is the absolute source of authority.The Saudi Arabian kingdom was established in the year 1932 by Abdul-Aziz Rah man Saud. It is a hereditary monarchy, meaning it is the family of Abdul-Aziz that will ...