Essays on Bahrain

The chapter discusses the histories of the ruling families of Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar. Many of these families shares same origins, but with time they broke away and founded their own kingdoms and developed their own rules.

Al Sabah Family of Kuwait

The founder of the Al Sabah family ruling over Kuwait was Sabah bin Jabir who was from the Utub tribe. The Utub tribe is part of the Anaiza tribal confederation, from which the Al Saud family of Saudi Arabia belongs. Sabah bin Jabir is also credited with the founding of the state of Kuwait. The Utub tribe is also the source of ...

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Tobacco smoking is considered to be a major health issues around the globe and is also claimed to be the most preventable cause of death in current time (Borgan, et al. 2014). Tobacco smoking is associated with 6 million deaths per year around the globe and is considered as one of the biggest public health issues by the World Health Organization (WHO) (Behbehani, et al. 2014). Based on current evidence and a report published by the WHO, 5 out of 6 million deaths are associated with direct tobacco smoking while nearly 600,000 deaths are due to non-smokers exposed ...

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In recent years, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has taken a considerable change in terms of women's employment. However, while admirable changes are taken to bridge the gender wage gap, women in the labor sector remain to be at a disadvantage. It was observed that a majority of the MENA countries has sensibly capitalized in providing better education to women, yet most of these states have not tapped fully into the women’s labor force for improved economic growth. This demonstrates the gender-based discrimination that generally hinders women in the MENA region to impart their potential ...

Feminism and women empowerment are growing across oceans at different levels. Today, in the 21st century, the issue of violence against women, inequities between men and women, among many other injustices are becoming a popular advocacy not only in the West but also in the developing countries. Women and feminist movements are even gaining its grounds in the grassroots. However, despite this development especially today in the 21st century, there are still countries that are lagging behind. Middle Eastern countries are now one of the hot spots regarding the regression of women empowerment. The dominion of patriarchy is still ...

Masculinity also known as manhood is a set of behaviors, roles and attributes that are associated with men or boys in the society. Primarily, manliness is a social construct that is composed of both biologically-created and socially-defined factors. In Puerto Rico, a real man is exhibited by traits like courage, assertiveness and independence. The society in Puerto Rico has placed more emphasis on power and masculinity with great regards to responsibility and consequences. In Puerto Rico, the Machismo is a masculine concept that is associated with a sense of masculine pride. The man in this society is tasked with ...

Islam is a religion, which started in the 7th century in the Arabian Peninsula, precisely in Mecca. Its believers trust in the existence of Mohammad. It is believed to have originated from Prophet Mohammad, who was visited by Angel Gabriel for about 23 years. In this period, he received revelations with which the Quran is composed. In general, the Islam religion is revealed to mean ‘the one who submits to Allah' (“What Is Islam? - Political Islam”). Most importantly, they believe in the five pillars of faith, prayer, giving, fasting and pilgrimage. It is also a monotheistic religion, but ...

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The present report delves into the expansion of Hind Al Oud Company into Bahrain, which is the only GCC countries in which the company does not operate. In particular, the report examines the suitability of Bahrain for Hind Al Oud Company’s expansion. The factors that make Bahrain a suitable marker for the company expansion are political stability, free market system, low inflation, positive economic growth and strong financial services regulation, positive industry growth, low level of centralized control required, lack of trade barriers, low transportation costs, unique business core competencies, low rate of expansion needed, high level of ...

How Oil Discovery Changed the Society of Gulf States

Introduction Gulf state is the name given to the six Arabian states within the Persian Gulf. The states within the Persian Gulf include Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, Qatar, United Arabs Emirates and Saudi Arabia (Vitalis 2004, p. 162). All these countries form the Gulf State except Iraq. Prior to the discovery of oil in the middle east, Saudi Arabia as well as other Gulf states were the countries with the lowest socioeconomic and political development in the whole world. With the climate condition in those area, they could do very little in the field of agriculture. However, after around ...

UAE Specific Trade Agreements

The UAE has become a very ineresting trading zone in the world. In order to ensure that there is peaceful and fair business practices, the UAE has employed the use of Trade agreements. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is the first one. Its main goal was to build on achievements made as well as make stronger the ties among its participant countries which further sort to harmonize their economic, financial, monetary policies, their commercial and industrial legislation and custom laws (Dubaided, 2016). It is applicable to the following trade zones; Bahrain; Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; UAE. Greater Arab ...

The Souk Al-Manakh was a classic financial bubble that comprised of investors from around the oil-rich Persian Gulf, and it exploded after confidence in the system was affected. In August 1982, Investors’ checks were reported to bounce and the stock market exchange buckled within a month. The Kuwaiti Ministry of Finance demanded the clearance of all postdated checks by Banks to speed the close down of the stock exchange. The Kuwaiti government conveyed a clearinghouse company that tried to solve disputes and other plights of the investors and brokers (Al-Deera Holding). The arbitration panel was expected to address all ...

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The research paper will look at the Souk Al-Manakh crisis in Kuwait which affected the economy of Kuwait and pushed the Gulf Region into recession. The topic of discussion is important as it has led to significant changes in the economic situation in the Gulf Region. The crisis affected countries whose companies traded in the informal Souk Al-Manakh stock exchange. One of the largely affected countries was Bahrain that worked at ensuring that it maintains its financial reputation to the rest of the world (Colombo #1). The purpose of the study is to determine the steps taken by the ...

ISLAMIC LAW MARRIAGE

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The marriage is regarded as the important social institution that defines the relationship between the male and females. Besides, the approaches towards the understanding of the marriage differ in the manner that the countries of the diversified systems of the law define the minimal age for the marriage in the alternative manner to each other. In this regard, Islamic law recognizes the marriage of minors in the countries having Islamic system of law what contradicts to the responsibility to protect the life and freedom of the children based ...

Why the Middle East is considered Eurocentric?

The Middle East is considered Eurocentric as it is the term used to consider the word from a European perspective a consideration of European culture preeminence. The term was a consideration of European exceptionalism mainly taken from western civilization according to Owen (2002). It was popular in the setting of decolonization.

What members are considered part of the modern day fertile crescent?

The area is part of a the Middle-East that curves in a quarter moon like shape from the Persian Gulf to the modern day countries like Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and Syria while also incorporating southern Iraq according to Issawi (1988).

In 1914, what modern day countries did France, Britain and Italy control?

Syria was colonized by the French and Iraq, ...

Saudi Arabia tribes are the tribes that appeared in Arabian Peninsula. Ancient genealogists of 14th century believed that there were three kinds of Arabs. One of them is Perishing Arabs. There is no much information about this kind of tribe because reasons of their perishing were genocide and their own decadence. Second kind of tribes is Qahtanite Arabs, also known as Pure Arabs, who were from Yemen. They are also believed to be descendants of Ya‘rub bin Yashjub bin Qahtan. And the third kind of ancient Saudi Arabia tribes are Arabized Arabs, who are also called Adnani Arabs; ...

Back in 2011, a wave of peaceful and violent protests swept across the Arab world. These protests later came to be referred to as the Arab Spring (Haerens and Zott 5). The civil protests began in Tunisia when a fruit vendor burned himself in front of a government building (Haerens and Zott 2). These civilian uprisings led to the eviction of rulers from power in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Yemen (McCaffrey 5). However, the reception of the Arab Uprising varied from country to country. In some countries the uprisings were met with violent opposition from the government while in ...

Through the application of economic theory along with quantitative methods in the examination and the classification of the economic as well as institutional dynamics, Bahrain falls in the category of nations which observe the Open Access Orders framework. Some of the characteristics of Bahrain that makes her fit in this category include the steady economic development and advanced long term expansion, which relies on the productive petroleum sector as well as the tourism and investment industries. Besides, Bahrain also prides herself with citizens from diverse cultures and stable institutions, which promotes the civil and social wellbeing of the citizen.

Violence in Bahrain often takes place in the form of demonstrations by the members of

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Bahrain has been playing an important role in the international affairs and therefore there are numerous articles about its activity in the magazines such as The Economist and The World Affairs Journal. There are also databases with the official statistics provided by the World Bank and Bahrain Central Informatics Organization. What is more, the Google Scholar search engine provides the links to the academic articles about Bahrain and its policies. Bahrain cannot be associated with the democracy. According to the Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations (2007), Bahrain has been governed by the Khalifa family since 1782. In 1971 Bahrain declared ...

GCC, Oil and the Life in the Gulf

The Middle East can be considered one of the most diverse regions in the world due to its rich culture and history that enabled the region to preserve its heritage even in the modern world. Aside from this diversity, the region is also quite known for being the largest oil producer in the globe. Each country in the Middle East is said to possess significant oil reserves, causing many to believe that due to the high demand of oil around the globe, the region is thriving economically. However, while it is true that oil is abundant in the Middle ...