Vol. 4 No. 009 (2021): Issue 009

Cover of العدد 9, Almuntaqa

Issue 9 of Almuntaqa (2021) includes the following studies and articles: “The Balancing Powers in Kuwait in the 1938 Majlis Movement: New Insights from the Minutes of the Legislative Council” (Abdulrahman Alebrahim); “Transformations of the Welfare State in Algeria: Social Policies Tested by Economic and Developmental Crises” (Hami Hacene); “Understanding Hamas: Remarks on Three Different and Interrelated Theoretical Approaches” (Hani Awad); “Nineteenth Century Slave Markets: The Moroccan Slave Trade” (Rahal Boubrik); “Bottom-up Urbanization and the Culture of Squatting: A Critical Assessment” (Nezar Alsayyad); “Public Opinion Trends on the Democratic Experiment in Tunisia” (Public Opinion Polling Unit); “A Study on the Foreign Policy of Qatar” (Sena Khateeb); “Palestinians Worldwide: A Demographic Study” (Majd Abuamer).

Published: 2021-09-01

المقالات

  • The Balancing Powers in Kuwait in the 1938 Majlis Movement: New Insights from the Minutes of the Legislative Council

    Author: Abdulrahman Alebrahim (Author)
    8-26

    Although political developments in Kuwait in the 1930s that led to the birth of the first Legislative Council have been closely examined in the literature, scholarship on the council is more...

  • Transformations of the Welfare State in Algeria: Social Policies Tested by Economic and Developmental Crises

    Author: Hami Hacene (Author)
    27-41

    This study explores the relationship between transformations of the welfare state in Algeria and social constraints in the context of economic crisis. It investigates the historical and...

  • Understanding Hamas: Remarks on Three Different and Interrelated Theoretical Approaches

    Author: Hani Awad (Author)
    42-62

    This study distinguishes between three interwoven theoretical approaches prevalent in writings of researchers seeking to understand the emergence of the Islamic Resistance Movement, "Hamas." The...

  • Nineteenth Century Slave Markets: The Moroccan Slave Trade

    Author: Rahal Boubrik (Author)
    63-79

    This study examines the trade of black slaves brought from western Sudan to Morocco during the nineteenth century using statistics from earlier sources and studies. It presents the problems...

  • Bottom-up Urbanization and the Culture of Squatting: A Critical Assessment

    Author: Nezar Alsayyad (Author)
    80-90

    Informal housing, often dismissed as slums or squatter settlements, constitutes a major part of the housing in developing Third World countries. Many researchers attribute the emergence and...

Arab Opinion Index Analysis

  • Public Opinion Trends on the Democratic Experiment in Tunisia

    Author: Public Opinion Polling Unit (Author)
    92-100

    This paper exhibits trends in public opinion in Tunisia regarding the Tunisian democratic experiment through data from the Arab Opinion Index published by the Arab Center for Research and Policy...

Book Reviews

  • A Study on the Foreign Policy of Qatar

    Author: Sena Khateeb (Author)
    102-107

    Book Title: A Study on the Foreign Policy of Qatar . Author: Zuhair al-Mokh. Date of publication: 2019. Publisher: Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. No. of pages: 295. In this book,...

  • Palestinians Worldwide: A Demographic Study

    Author: Majd Abuamer (Author)
    108-114

    Book Title: Palestinians Worldwide: A Demographic Study . Author: Youssef Courbage and Hala Nofal. Date of publication: 2020. Publisher: Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. No. of...