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| bahrain culture and customs: Culture and Customs of the Arab Gulf States Rebecca L. Torstrick, Elizabeth Faier, 2009-03-20 Names such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi have been emerging in the world's eye over the past decade as exotic hotspots, wealthy from oil production and advanced in the means of technology. However, at the same time, the Arab Gulf States have managed to maintain their traditional culture, adapting it to modern life. With complete coverage on Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates, Culture and Customs of the Arab Gulf States is a must-have for every high school and public library shelf. Clear and vivid descriptions of contemporary life in the Arab Gulf help students discover how traditions of the past have evolved into customs today. This exhaustive volume covers topics such as religion, festivals, cuisine, fashion, family life, literature, the media, and music, among many others. Up-to-date and comprehensive, this volume offers a unique and contemporary depiction of culture in some of the world's wealthiest, up-and-coming nations. |
| bahrain culture and customs: Introduction to Bahrain Gilad James, PhD, Bahrain, a small island nation located in the Persian Gulf, is an important economic hub in the Middle East. Its strategic location has made it a major player in the oil industry and has contributed to its rapid economic growth. The country's economy is diversified, with industries such as finance, tourism, and construction playing an increasingly important role. The population of Bahrain is predominantly Muslim, with a significant minority of Christians, Hindus, and Buddhists. Despite its small size, Bahrain has a rich cultural heritage, with a history dating back several millennia. The country is known for its traditional crafts such as weaving, pottery, and embroidery. Bahrain is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government. The country is divided into five governorates, each of which has an elected municipal council responsible for local affairs. The government operates a welfare system that provides free healthcare, education, and housing to its citizens. The country's legal system is based on Islamic law, with some aspects of the legal system influenced by British common law. Bahrain's constitution provides for freedom of religion and expression, but in recent years, there have been concerns about government restrictions on civil liberties. The country has a highly developed infrastructure, including a modern road network, an international airport, and several ports. It is a popular tourist destination, with attractions such as the Bahrain Fort, the Al-Fateh Mosque, and the Bahrain National Museum. |
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| bahrain culture and customs: Culture Shock! Bahrain Harvey Tripp, Margaret Tripp, 2005 Whether you are conducting business, traveling for pleasure, or even relocating abroad, one mistake with customs or etiquette can leave a bad taste in everyone's mouth. International travelers, now more than ever, are not just individuals from the United States, but ambassadors and impression makers for the country as a whole.Newly updated, redesigned, and resized for maximum shelf appeal for travelers of all ages, Culture Shock! country and city guides make up the most complete reference series for customs and etiquette you can find. These are not just travel guides; these are guides for a way of life. |
| bahrain culture and customs: Innovative Approaches to Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Urban Development: Integrating Tradition and Modernity Hourakhsh Ahmad Nia and Rokhsaneh Rahbarianyazd, 2024-07-26 The Book explores the intricate balance of preserving cultural heritage while fostering sustainable urban growth. This comprehensive volume presents a diverse array of chapters, each exploring unique facets of this critical intersection. From the contextual preservation methods in Italy's military landscapes and advanced data fusion techniques in Selinunte, to the phenomenological exploration of Bahrain's architectural identity and the environmental frameworks for its primary health care centers, the book offers multifaceted insights. It navigates through the urban transformations in historic sites like Thamugadi and Tripoli, the digitization for conservation in Algeria, and the sustainable urban futures informed by indigenous knowledge systems. Furthermore, it examines public space dynamics, urban green infrastructure, and the integration of sustainable development into urban planning, with case studies spanning from Turkey to Tehran. The book also addresses contemporary architectural discourse, mobility in architecture, and the significance of unacknowledged tributaries in urban planning. Through a rich tapestry of empirical research, case studies, and theoretical analysis, this book is an essential resource for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers dedicated to the advancement of cultural heritage and sustainable urban development. |
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| bahrain culture and customs: Handbook on Intangible Cultural Practices as Global Strategies for the Future Christoph Wulf, 2024-12-14 This open access handbook is the first to take stock of and to provide a comprehensive international interdisciplinary review of developments in living culture since the Convention on Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage began in 2003. It is based on an expanded concept of culture, as it has been used in UNESCO since the 1980s and signed by more than 180 countries. The convention makes clear the significant role of the Global South in raising planetary awareness of the importance of intangible cultural practices. The first part of the book examines the relationship between the 1972 World Heritage Convention and the 2003 Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage. The second part of the book focuses on colonialism, minorities, inequality, and the struggle for human rights. Perspectives from Nigeria, Brazil and the US show how colonialism still has a lasting effect today and what role the practices of intangible cultural heritage play in the struggles for the recognition of minorities. The third part looks at the contribution of intangible cultural heritage practices to the creation of meaning, community, and identity. How are these practices designed so that they allow as much participation as possible and lead to a successful handling of conflicts? The focus is on bottom-up processes. Part four examines several areas of aesthetics including music, dance, song, museum, architecture, and theater showing the importance of the aesthetic dimension and its contribution to the formation of individuals and communities. The fifth and final part of the book examines central problems of living culture and intangible cultural practices. This includes articles on new forms of community building, significance of digital and post-digital culture and metaphors. In the coming decades, intangible cultural heritage practices will become increasingly important for sustainable and peaceful planetary communication, to which the balance of this book and the perspectives based on it will make a significant contribution. |
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| bahrain culture and customs: The World in Your Hands. Vol 01. Marcelo Gameiro, 2023-05-11 Introducing the ultimate guide to exploring the world, All Countries of the World. This comprehensive book provides a wealth of information on every country on the planet (they are in alphabetical order from volume 1 to 10 - each volume will contain 20 countries), covering all aspects of their history, language, food, sports, nature, arts, religion, economy, education, people, culture, music, interesting facts, and geography. Each chapter dives deep into the unique features and characteristics of each country, providing insights into what makes them special and how they contribute to the diversity of our world. Whether you're an avid traveler, a curious learner, or simply someone who wants to expand their knowledge of the world, All Countries of the World is the perfect resource for you. With detailed information, this book will take you on a journey across the globe, discovering new and exciting places along the way. To test your comprehension and enhance your learning, multiple choice questions are provided at the end of each country's description, with answers included. Get ready to embark on an adventure like no other with All Countries of the World - the ultimate guide to exploring the world's rich and diverse cultures. |
| bahrain culture and customs: Bahrain Carol Ann Gillespie, 2009 Discusses the geography, history, people, culture, economy, and future of Bahrain. |
| bahrain culture and customs: Music and Traditions of the Arabian Peninsula Lisa Urkevich, 2014-12-17 Music and Traditions of the Arabian Peninsula provides a pioneering overview of folk and traditional urban music, along with dance and rituals, of Saudi Arabia and the Upper Gulf States of Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. The nineteen chapters introduce variegated regions and subcultures and their rich and dynamic musical arts, many of which heretofore have been unknown beyond local communities. The book contains insightful descriptions of genres, instruments, poetry, and performance practices of the desert heartland (Najd), the Arabian/Persian Gulf shores, the great western cities including Makkah and Medinah, the southwestern mountains, and the hot Red Sea coast. Musical customs of distinctive groups such as Bedouin, seafarers, and regional women are explored. The book is packaged with downloadable resources and almost 200 images including a full color photo essay, numerous music transcriptions, a glossary with over 400 specialized terms, and original Arabic script alongside key words to assist with further research. This book provides a much-needed introduction and organizational structure for the diverse and complex musical arts of the region. |
| bahrain culture and customs: Dialect, Culture, and Society in Eastern Arabia Clive Holes, 2001 Dialect, Culture, and Society in Eastern Arabia, Volume I, Glossary is a comprehensive vocabulary of the 'uneducated' Bahraini Arabic dialects, drawn from a data-base of hundreds of hours of natural conversation gathered in the mid-1970s. |
| bahrain culture and customs: Bahrain Robert Cooper, Jo-Ann Spilling, Debbie Nevins, 2019-12-15 Bahrain is a Middle Eastern island country with a storied history spanning millennia. From its integral location along ancient trade routes that continue today, to its role as a modern nation rich in oil and hosting a variety of sporting events every year, Bahrain is an exciting place to explore. Readers will learn all about this country's origins up to its twenty-first-century happenings. The lifestyles of its citizens, tourism opportunities, sporting celebrations, traditions, and festivals are lavishly celebrated on these pleasing pages. |
| bahrain culture and customs: Urban Modernity in the Contemporary Gulf Roberto Fabbri, Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi, 2021-09-27 Urban Modernity in the Contemporary Gulf offers a timely and engaging discussion on architectural production in the modernization era in the Arabian Peninsula. Focusing on the 20th century as a starting point, the book explores the display of transnational architectural practices resulting in different notions of locality, cosmopolitanism, and modernity. Contextually, with an eye on the present, the book reflects on the initiatives that recently re-engaged with the once ville moderne which, meanwhile, lost its pivotal function and meaning. A city within a bigger city, the urban fabric produced during the modernization era has the potential to narrate the social growth, East–West dynamics, and citizens’ memories of the recent past. Reading obsolescence as an opportunity, the book looks into this topic from a cross-country perspective. It maps, reads and analyses the notion of modern heritage in relation to the contemporary city and looks beyond physical transformations to embrace cultural practices and strategies of urban re-appropriation. It interrogates the value of modern architecture in the non-West, examining how academic research is expanding the debate on Gulf urbanism, and describes how practices of reuse could foster rethinking neglected areas, also addressing land consumption in the GCC. Presenting a diverse and geographically inclusive authorship, which combines established and up-and-coming researchers in the field, this is an important reference for academics and upper-level students interested in heritage studies, post-colonial urbanism, and architecture in the non-West. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. |
| bahrain culture and customs: Cultural Heritage in the Arabian Peninsula Karen Exell, Trinidad Rico, 2016-04-22 Heritage projects in the Arabian Peninsula are developing rapidly. Museums and heritage sites are symbols of shifting national identities, and a way of placing the Arabian Peninsula states on the international map. Global, i.e. Western, heritage standards and practices have been utilised for the rapid injection of heritage expertise in museum development and site management and for international recognition. The use of Western heritage models in the Arabian Peninsula inspires two key areas for research which this book examines: the obscuring of indigenous concepts and practices of heritage and expressions of cultural identity; and the tensions between local/community concepts of heritage and identity and the new national identities being constructed through museums and heritage sites at a state level. |
| bahrain culture and customs: Representing the Nation Pamela Erskine-Loftus, Mariam Ibrahim Al-Mulla, Victoria Hightower, 2016-05-26 The 1970s saw the emergence and subsequent proliferation across the Arabian Peninsula of ‘national museums’, institutions aimed at creating social cohesion and affiliation to the state within a disparate population. Representing the Nation examines the wide-ranging use of exhibitionary forms of national identity projection via consideration of their motivations, implications (current and future), possible historical backgrounds, official and unofficial meanings, and meanings for both the user/visitor and the multiple creators. The book responds to, due to the importance placed on tradition, heritage and national identity across all the states of the Peninsula, and the growth of re-imagined and new museums, the need for far greater discussion and research in these areas. |
| bahrain culture and customs: Dialect, Culture, and Society in Eastern Arabia, Volume 1 Glossary Clive Holes, 2021-06-09 Dialect, Culture, and Society in Eastern Arabia is a three-volume study of the Arabic dialects spoken in Bahrain by its older generation in the mid-1970s, and the socio-cultural factors that produced them. Volume 1: Glossary, published in 2001, lists all the dialectal vocabulary, with extensive contextual exemplification, and cross-referenced to other lexica, which occurred in the complete set of texts recorded during fieldwork. Volume 2: Ethnographic Texts presents a selection of these texts, transcribed, annotated and translated, and with detailed background essays, covering major aspects of the pre-oil culture of the Gulf and the initial stages of the transition to the modern era: pearl diving, agriculture, communal relations, marriage, childhood, domestic life, work. Excerpts from local dialect poems concerned with these subjects are also included. Volume 3: Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Style is based on an extensive archive of recorded material, gathered for its ethnographic as well as its purely linguistic interest. |
| bahrain culture and customs: The Oxford Handbook of Arab Novelistic Traditions Waïl S. Hassan, 2017-08-01 The Oxford Handbook of Arab Novelistic Traditions is the most comprehensive treatment of the subject to date. In scope, the book encompasses the genesis of the Arabic novel in the second half of the nineteenth century and its development to the present in every Arabic-speaking country and in Arab immigrant destinations on six continents. Editor Waïl S. Hassan and his contributors describe a novelistic phenomenon which has pre-modern roots, stretching centuries back within the Arabic cultural tradition, and branching outward geographically and linguistically to every Arab country and to Arab writing in many languages around the world. The first of three innovative dimensions of this Handbook consists of examining the ways in which the Arabic novel emerged out of a syncretic merger between Arabic and European forms and techniques, rather than being a simple importation of the latter and rejection of the former, as early critics of the Arabic novel claimed. The second involves mapping the novel geographically as it took root in every Arab country, developing into often distinct though overlapping and interconnected local traditions. Finally, the Handbook concerns the multilingual character of the novel in the Arab world and by Arab immigrants and their descendants around the world, both in Arabic and in at least a dozen other languages. The Oxford Handbook of Arab Novelistic Traditions reflects the current status of research in the broad field of Arab novelistic traditions and signals toward new directions of inquiry. |
| bahrain culture and customs: The Customs History in Remote Antiquity Period and The Three Dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasty) Li Shi, The book is the volume of “The Customs History in Remote Antiquity Period and The Three Dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasty)” among a series of books of “Deep into China Histories”. The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC, from the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) and the Bamboo Annals (296 BC) describe a Xia dynasty (c. 2070–1600 BC) before the Shang, but no writing is known from the period The Shang ruled in the Yellow River valley, which is commonly held to be the cradle of Chinese civilization. However, Neolithic civilizations originated at various cultural centers along both the Yellow River and Yangtze River. These Yellow River and Yangtze civilizations arose millennia before the Shang. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest civilizations, and is regarded as one of the cradles of civilization.The Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BC) supplanted the Shang and introduced the concept of the Mandate of Heaven to justify their rule. The central Zhou government began to weaken due to external and internal pressures in the 8th century BC, and the country eventually splintered into smaller states during the Spring and Autumn period. These states became independent and warred with one another in the following Warring States period. Much of traditional Chinese culture, literature and philosophy first developed during those troubled times.In 221 BC Qin Shi Huang conquered the various warring states and created for himself the title of Huangdi or emperor of the Qin, marking the beginning of imperial China. However, the oppressive government fell soon after his death, and was supplanted by the longer-lived Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). Successive dynasties developed bureaucratic systems that enabled the emperor to control vast territories directly. In the 21 centuries from 206 BC until AD 1912, routine administrative tasks were handled by a special elite of scholar-officials. Young men, well-versed in calligraphy, history, literature, and philosophy, were carefully selected through difficult government examinations. China's last dynasty was the Qing (1644–1912), which was replaced by the Republic of China in 1912, and in the mainland by the People's Republic of China in 1949.Chinese history has alternated between periods of political unity and peace, and periods of war and failed statehood – the most recent being the Chinese Civil War (1927–1949). China was occasionally dominated by steppe peoples, most of whom were eventually assimilated into the Han Chinese culture and population. Between eras of multiple kingdoms and warlordism, Chinese dynasties have ruled parts or all of China; in some eras control stretched as far as Xinjiang and Tibet, as at present. Traditional culture, and influences from other parts of Asia and the Western world (carried by waves of immigration, cultural assimilation, expansion, and foreign contact), form the basis of the modern culture of China. |
| bahrain culture and customs: Glocal Leadership Outcomes Sander Schroevers, Christopher Higgings, Aynur Doğan, 2023-12-13 ‘Glocal Leadership Outcomes’ provides an invaluable reference point to understand how cultural differences impact upon leadership styles and practices. This new issue of our ongoing leadership series presents country-specific analyses of culturally endorsed leadership practices and styles in the countries: Argentina, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Croatia, Cyprus, Gabon, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mozambique, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Venezuela. This publication contains contributions from around 125 researchers from 26 countries who participated in the Cross-Cultural Business Skills elective offered by the Part-time Academy of the Faculty of Business and Economics at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. The following people contributed: Aamir Zahoor, Ainhoa Vaqueriza Navajas, Alessandro van der Wilt, Alex López de Lacalle Zabaleta, Aleyna Bay, Amandine Doria, Amber Lagerburg, Anas Boughlala, Anas Khadem Aljamie, Andrea Morales Salcedo, Andrea Mulet Mompó, Anne-Julia Langeweg, Anny Seibert, Arda Öner, Arushana Ganeshwaran, Aschraf Amraoui, Asmae Rochdi, Bastiaan Karregat, Beyza Kötek, Carmen Ríu Álvarez, Chaimae Haddad, Claire van der Kleij, Coen de Bruin, Daniel Tomov, Dave van den Berg, Diederick Jansen Schoonhoven, Dion Verheijen, Donika Lushtaku, Edmee Drees, Eliza Djastro, Elizabete Šuktere, Elyan Martin, Erna Halilović, Eva Peucker, Fabiana Sistina, Furkan Gündüz, Gabriella Polizzi, Gijs van der Wilt, Goumana Azab, Guyon Brouwer, Hamza Irmak, Hannah Genee, Iraischa Hansildaar, Iris Oosterbroek, Jacinda Lumme, Jacqueline Vermeulen, Jan Cramer, Javiera Schmidt Astudillo, Jayden van den Bout, Jayne Zevenster, Jennifer van de Pol, Jiin Yang (양지인), Joaquin Warella, Jochem Geuze, Joey Braat, Joran Ghariani, Jordana Dimitrovska, Josephine van Gelderen, Karolina Śmiejewska, Katharina Hüttl, Kayleigh Yeeli Cheung (張綺莉), Kike Kraai Miedema, Larissa Sieckmeijer, Lina Cohen, Lisa Bonset, Luna Marcela Dull, Luna Velthuijsen, Maarjan Shams, Maarten van der Veeke, Macy Schütz, Manex Miqueleiz Iparraguirre, Maria Gabiola Lázaro, Marin Paić, Marina Cuadrado Irazoqui, Mashiyyat Dehghan, Mathias Tadrous, Mawadda Gooshan, Michael Dimitriou, Michael Hofstee, Mitch Cadogan, Mounir Nouari, Muheti Nyanky Mbazima, Nada Akabal, Naomi Buenting, Nataline Ocalia, Nels Borislavov, Nina Zurhaar, Noah Robles, Nora Lorenzo Patino, Omid Nabizade, Osman Doğan, Osman Sükrü Karadoğan, Owen Zwenne, Pablo Mesa Galarza, Paul Ohde, Paulina Sowa, Pjotr Janmaat, Raphaël Aupoix, Raphaël de Roo, Romy Nijhoff, Ruben Codée, Ruben Hellendall, Ryu Hudson, Safae Tarchim, Selin Koçak, Shern Haman, Somaya El Bouchehati, Soyeon Kim (김소연), Tara de Geijter, Tessel Koolen, Teun Thierry, Tolgahan Kaynak, Tracy Arube Arokere, Tunahan Er, Vanessa Vieira de Sousa, Vassilis Michael, Vega Relijveld, Vincent Bonset, Wafae Tejerini, Wing Chan, Yaël Olenski, Yaseen Samir, Yasmin Alassar, Zakaria Iallouchen, Zehua Wang (王泽华) and Zoey van Nassau. |
| bahrain culture and customs: Dialect, Culture, and Society in Eastern Arabia, Volume 2 Ethnographic Texts Clive Holes, 2021-06-09 Dialect, Culture, and Society in Eastern Arabia is a three-volume study of the Arabic dialects spoken in Bahrain by its older generation in the mid-1970s, and the socio-cultural factors that produced them. Volume 1: Glossary, published in 2001, lists all the dialectal vocabulary, with extensive contextual exemplification, and cross-referenced to other lexica, which occurred in the complete set of texts recorded during fieldwork. Volume 2: Ethnographic Texts presents a selection of these texts, transcribed, annotated and translated, and with detailed background essays, covering major aspects of the pre-oil culture of the Gulf and the initial stages of the transition to the modern era: pearl diving, agriculture, communal relations, marriage, childhood, domestic life, work. Excerpts from local dialect poems concerned with these subjects are also included. Volume 3: Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Style is based on an extensive archive of recorded material, gathered for its ethnographic as well as its purely linguistic interest. |
| bahrain culture and customs: Food and World Culture Linda S. Watts, Kelty Clark-Mahoney, 2022-08-23 This book uses food as a lens through which to explore important matters of society and culture. In exploring why and how people eat around the globe, the text focuses on issues of health, conflict, struggle, contest, inequality, and power. Whether because of its necessity, pleasure, or ubiquity, the world of food (and its lore) proves endlessly fascinating to most people. The story of food is a narrative filled with both human striving and human suffering. However, many of today's diners are only dimly aware of the human price exacted for that comforting distance from the lived-world realities of food justice struggles. With attention to food issues ranging from local farming practices to global supply chains, this book examines how food’s history and geography remain inextricably linked to sociopolitical experiences of trauma connected with globalization, such as colonization, conquest, enslavement, and oppression. The main text is structured alphabetically around a set of 70 ingredients, from almonds to yeast. Each ingredient's story is accompanied by recipes. Along with the food profiles, the encyclopedia features sidebars. These are short discussions of topics of interest related to food, including automats, diners, victory gardens, and food at world’s fairs. This project also brings a social justice perspective to its content—weighing debates concerning food access, equity, insecurity, and politics. |
| bahrain culture and customs: UAE and the Gulf George Katodrytis, Kevin Mitchell, 2015-05-08 At the end of the 20th century, Dubai attracted internationalmedia attention as the world sought to make sense of thecity’s extraordinary growth. Exuberant projects such as theBurj Arab, the Burj Khalifa and the Palm Islands attractedinvestment in dreams to transform the region. While the globalfinancial crisis kept dreams from becoming reality, this issue ofAD seeks to present a view of architecture and urbanism inthe United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other states in the wider GulfCooperation Council (GCC) at a time when greater economic stabilitypromises new beginnings. The issue presents examples ofarchitecture that transcends preoccupation with fabricating images,and traces the process of making contemporary Gulf cities, frommaterial tectonics to large-scale masterplans. By presenting thearchitecture of UAE and the Gulf within the context of broaderregional developments and global trends, it highlights how projectsin the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have contributed tounprecedented urban growth, while emphasising the continuingenvironmental challenges of building in the region. In addition tohighlighting various sustainable initiatives intended to counteractthese challenges, the issue also explores how computational designand new technologies are being innovatively employed to mitigatethe impact of arid climates. Contributors include: Ameena Ahmadi, Kelly Hutzell, VarkkiPallathucheril, Todd Reisz, Rami el Samahy, Terri Meyer Boake,Jeffrey Willis. International architects: Foster + Partners, Frank Gehry, HOK,IM Pei, Legoretta + Legoretta, Jean Nouvelle, Reiser + Umemoto,Allies and Morrison. Regional architects: AGi (Kuwait), DXB.lab (UAE), X Architects(UAE). |
| bahrain culture and customs: Judiciary and Arbitration in Bahrain Hassan Ali Radhi, 2021-10-18 Although Bahrain has had an established system of law courts since 1771, it was only in the course of the twentieth century that it gradually developed a fully-fledged legal system compatible with international norms. Today, like the other Gulf states, its sophisticated judiciary represents a blend of Islamic Shari'a, British common law, and modern reforms drawn principally from Egypt's civil law-influenced trdition. In recent decades, arbitration has also taken its place as an important adjunct to the judiciary. |
| bahrain culture and customs: Folk Traditions of the Arab World Hasan M. El-Shamy, 1995 |
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| bahrain culture and customs: Workplace Emotions Suhaila AlHashemi, Richard Tzudiker, 2011-09-22 When John Wilkinson accepts an invitation to help one of the Kingdom of Bahrain’s most successful companies, he does not expect a lesson from the Gulf Region’s leading expert in “emotional intelligence.” As his team works to upgrade the aluminum plant’s inspection process, John learns the value of emotional intelligence as he witnesses the first signs of cultural change in a corporation steeped in traditional management practices. This entertaining story introduces the reader to Dr Suhaila AlHashemi’s groundbreaking research correlating emotional intelligence and leadership styles in Bahrain. Question-and-answer dialog in the Socratic Method clearly explains concepts and conclusions applicable to business management around the globe. Together, our hero and readers learn the personal and social competencies that define emotional intelligence, the tools used to collect and analyze an individual’s EI quotient and management styles, and how EI can be channeled to improve personal and organizational performance. Workplace Emotions is the second in a series of business novels providing valuable insight into the Gulf business culture. A Cup of Coffee, by Dr Salem Al Ismaily with Richard Tzudiker, describes John Wilkinson’s entrepreneurial inroad into the Sultanate of Oman, and teaches how Arab culture and tradition influence management styles and business practices. |
| bahrain culture and customs: The Report: Bahrain 2019 Oliver Cornock, Despite its diversified economy, Bahrain has nonetheless faced pressures in recent years as a result of the 2014-15 drop in global oil prices. However, a multibillion-dollar aid package from other Gulf states and an accompanying fiscal adjustment plan, as well as growth following a partial oil price recovery and a major oil and gas discovery, offer hope for an economic turnaround in 2019. |
| bahrain culture and customs: Global Contract Law in the Middle East and North Africa Mohamed Ismail, 2024-08-01 This book comprehensively covers the interplay between cultural and legal globalization and the impact this has on contract law, with a particular focus on state contracts within the MENA region. The book discusses the roles assumed by Supreme Courts in Egypt and MENA countries in creating unified principles of international contract law in states’ contracts which are consistent with international commercial contracts’ principles. It makes a powerful argument for further harmonization of contract law in the area, and how this can be achieved. The book forms a case study of how international harmonization can be achieved through a number of routes, such as codification, digitalization of processes and contracts, private-public arbitration, and further use of international instruments. It also considers the implications of comparative European law, convention law, and other legal domains, particularly international standards, on contract law in the MENA region. The book suggests how international legal standards can be integrated within contract law, and how a harmonious contract law framework can thus be achieved. Through analyzing ICSID case law, the book argues that unification of contract law principles in the MENA region is a considerable step towards achieving legitimate expectations of foreign investors. It argues, further, that global contract law is underway. The book will be is of interest to students and scholars in the field of international contract law, public law, and international law in Egypt and MENA countries. |
| bahrain culture and customs: Museums in Arabia Karen Exell, Sarina Wakefield, 2016-05-12 Museum activity has, in recent years, undergone major and rapid development in the Arabian Peninsula, with the regeneration of existing museums as well as the establishment of new ones. Alongside such rapid expansion, questions are inevitably raised as to the new challenges museums face in this region and whether the museum, as a central focus of heritage preservation, also runs the risk of overshadowing local forms of heritage performance and preservation. With contributions from leading academics from a range of disciplines and heritage practitioners with first-hand experience of working in the region, this volume addresses the issues and challenges facing museums in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Yemen and the UAE. It focuses on the themes of politics, public engagement and the possibility of a new museum paradigm which might appropriately reflect the interests and culture of the region. The interdisciplinary approaches analyse museum development from both an inside and outside perspective, suggesting that museums do not follow a uniform trajectory across the region, but are embedded within each states’ socio-cultural context, individual government agendas and political realities. Including case study analysis, which brings the more marginal nations into the debates, as well as new empirical data and critical evaluation of the role of the museum in the Arabian Peninsula societies, this book adds fresh perspectives to the study of Gulf heritage and museology. It will appeal to regional and international practitioners and academics across the disciplines of museum studies, cultural studies, and anthropology as well as to anyone with an interest in the Gulf and Middle East. |
| bahrain culture and customs: Attending to Movement Sarah Whatley, Natalie Garrett Brown, Kirsty Alexander, 2015-05-05 This edited collection draws on the conference, Attending to Movement: Somatic Perspectives on Living in this World, run at C-DaRE, the Centre for Dance Research, Coventry University. |
| bahrain culture and customs: Two Traditions, One Space George C. Papademetriou, 2011 |
| bahrain culture and customs: Research Anthology on Challenges for Women in Leadership Roles Management Association, Information Resources, 2021-03-19 The role of women in the workplace has rapidly advanced and changed within the previous decade, leading to a current position in which women are taking over leadership roles and being offered these positions more than ever before. However, a gap still exists with the representation of women in the workforce especially in power positions and roles of authority in organizations. While the representation of women in leadership roles is impressive and exciting for the future, women still face many challenges when taking over these positions of power and face many issues related to gender inclusivity. There is also still gender bias and discrimination against women who have been given the opportunity to become authority figures. It is essential to acknowledge and discuss these critical issues and challenges that women in leadership roles must handle to better understand the current climate of gender roles across various industries and types of leadership. The Research Anthology on Challenges for Women in Leadership Roles discusses the role of women in positions of authority across diverse industries and businesses. By reviewing the biases, struggles, discrimination, and overall challenges of being a woman in a powerful role, women leaders can be better understood for their role in a male-dominated world. This includes topics of concern such as equal treatment, proper implementation of women’s policies, social justice activism, discrimination, and sexual harassment in the workplace, and the importance of diversity and empowerment of women in leadership positions with chapters pertaining specifically to African-American, Hispanic, Asian, and Middle Eastern women. This book is ideal for professionals, researchers, managers, executives, leaders, academicians, sociologists, policymakers, and students in fields that include humanities, social sciences, women’s studies, gender studies, business management, management science, health sciences, educational studies, and political sciences. |
| bahrain culture and customs: Arab Women and Their Evolving Roles in the Global Business Landscape Al-A'ali, Ebtihaj, Al-Shammari, Minwir M., Masri, Hatem, 2017-12-01 Occupational segregation is a pressing issue in business and can be detrimental to women in the workforce. With the this segregation growing, there is now an urgent need to increase the presence of women in the business market. Arab Women and Their Evolving Roles in the Global Business Landscape is a pivotal reference source for the latest research findings on the Arab culture and how the global culture impacts Arab women in the business market. Featuring extensive coverage on relevant areas such as work and family balance, gender stereotypes, and the glass ceiling, this publication is an ideal resource for legislators and policymakers, economic developers, corporate practitioners, educational faculties, and students of all disciplines who are looking to change the way gender is viewed in the workforce. |
| bahrain culture and customs: Bahrain and the Gulf Jeffrey B. Nugent, Theodore H. Thomas, 2016-02-05 After the oil discoveries of the early 1930s, Bahrain rapidly became an oil exporting country with a relatively high income per capita. More recently Bahrain has succeeded in diversifying its oil dominated economy by developing regional banking and other services, and a variety of light and heavy industries. Various circumstances have combined to make Bahrain a leader among the Arab Gulf States in the transformation of traditional Arabic tribal societies into modern social and economic structures. This book, first published in 1985, in exploring the past, present and possible futures of Bahrain and the Gulf, attempts to describe the nature of this transformation. It estimates to what extent Bahrain has merely an outward appearance of modernity, and explores the conflicts between the compelling power of modern values and the pervasive traditional religions. Bahrain is not typical of the Arab countries of the Gulf; it may, however, serve as a gauge of their current position and likely future. It will therefore be valuable to those interested in gaining more insight into the history and politics of the Middle East during this period of rapid change. |
| bahrain culture and customs: Bahrain Investment and Business Guide Volume 1 Strategic and Practical Information IBP USA, 2013-08 Bahrain Investment and Business Guide - Strategic and Practical Information |
| bahrain culture and customs: Tradition and Modernity in Arabic Language And Literature J R Smart, J. R. Smart, 2013-12-16 Covers a range of literary and linguistic subjects from pre-Islamic times to the twentieth century. |
| bahrain culture and customs: A Modern Cultural History of Bahrain Sami A. Hanna, 1991 |
| bahrain culture and customs: China and the Middle East Since World War II Muhamad S. Olimat, 2014-10-27 This is a comprehensive work on China and the Middle East, addressing the increasing Chinese involvement in the Middle East and China’s strategic interests in the region. It examines Sino-Middle Eastern relations based on a five-dimensional approach: political relations, trade ties, cultural relations, security coordination, and energy cooperation. |
Bahrain - Wikipedia
Bahrain, [a] officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, [b] is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 …
Bahrain | History, Flag, Population, Map, Currency, Religion,
5 days ago · Bahrain, small Arab state situated in a bay on the southwestern coast of the Persian Gulf. It has been inhabited since ancient times and was the seat of the ancient Sumerian …
Bahrain - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bahrain (officially called Kingdom of Bahrain) is an island country in the Persian Gulf. Saudi Arabia is to the west and is connected to Bahrain by the King Fahd Causeway , and Qatar is to …
Bahrain Maps & Facts - World Atlas
Dec 27, 2023 · Bahrain is an island nation in the Middle East. It is situated in the Northern and eastern hemispheres of the Earth. The archipelago consists of the main island Al Bahrayn and …
Bahrain - The World Factbook
Jun 10, 2025 · Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic.
About Bahrain - البوابة الوطنية لمملكة البحرين
May 26, 2025 · Regular working hours for retail baking are from 07:30 AM - 01:00 PM (Sunday to Thursday). Working hours in the evening vary depending on the bank or entity. While the …
Bahrain - A Country Profile - Nations Online Project
Destination Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, an island country in the Persian Gulf. The island state is situated east of Saudi Arabia and north of Qatar. The archipelago consists of …
Bahrain: History, Culture, Traditions, Tourism, Food & Drinks
Oct 1, 2024 · Discover Bahrain's rich culture, ancient history, and must-visit attractions. Explore traditional markets, modern landmarks, and travel tips for an unforgettable journey.
Visit Bahrain | An Unforgettable Journey | Official Tourism Website
5 days ago · Discover a diverse array of beautiful attractions in Bahrain, from the UNESCO World Heritage Sites to iconic skyscrapers, and vibrant traditional souqs to world-class shopping.
Bahrain | Culture, Facts & Travel | - CountryReports
6 days ago · The State of Bahrain is an archipelago of 33 small, low-lying islands in the Persian Gulf, halfway down the east coast of Saudi Arabia and about 15 miles from the Saudi …
Bahrain - Wikipedia
Bahrain, [a] officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, [b] is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 …
Bahrain | History, Flag, Population, Map, Currency, Religion,
5 days ago · Bahrain, small Arab state situated in a bay on the southwestern coast of the Persian Gulf. It has been inhabited since ancient times and was the seat of the ancient Sumerian …
Bahrain - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bahrain (officially called Kingdom of Bahrain) is an island country in the Persian Gulf. Saudi Arabia is to the west and is connected to Bahrain by the King Fahd Causeway , and Qatar is to …
Bahrain Maps & Facts - World Atlas
Dec 27, 2023 · Bahrain is an island nation in the Middle East. It is situated in the Northern and eastern hemispheres of the Earth. The archipelago consists of the main island Al Bahrayn and …
Bahrain - The World Factbook
Jun 10, 2025 · Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic.
About Bahrain - البوابة الوطنية لمملكة البحرين
May 26, 2025 · Regular working hours for retail baking are from 07:30 AM - 01:00 PM (Sunday to Thursday). Working hours in the evening vary depending on the bank or entity. While the …
Bahrain - A Country Profile - Nations Online Project
Destination Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, an island country in the Persian Gulf. The island state is situated east of Saudi Arabia and north of Qatar. The archipelago consists of …
Bahrain: History, Culture, Traditions, Tourism, Food & Drinks
Oct 1, 2024 · Discover Bahrain's rich culture, ancient history, and must-visit attractions. Explore traditional markets, modern landmarks, and travel tips for an unforgettable journey.
Visit Bahrain | An Unforgettable Journey | Official Tourism Website
5 days ago · Discover a diverse array of beautiful attractions in Bahrain, from the UNESCO World Heritage Sites to iconic skyscrapers, and vibrant traditional souqs to world-class shopping.
Bahrain | Culture, Facts & Travel | - CountryReports
6 days ago · The State of Bahrain is an archipelago of 33 small, low-lying islands in the Persian Gulf, halfway down the east coast of Saudi Arabia and about 15 miles from the Saudi …
