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- I am a sociocultural anthropologist who specializes on Gulf Arab societies and culture, and tribal/peasant communitie... moreI am a sociocultural anthropologist who specializes on Gulf Arab societies and culture, and tribal/peasant communities in Northeastern Syria. My BA and MA are from AUB and PhD is from UCLA. I currently work for the Abu Dhabi Authority for Tourism and Culture (previously known as the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage). Before joining ADATC, I worked as a professor of anthropology at Kuwait University, UAE University, Sharjah University, and University of Bahrain. I have been a visiting scholar at Harvard and a visiting professor at Stockholm University.
My research interests in the Gulf region are in the areas of globalization, heritage, nation building, and national identity.edit
Taylor and Francis LtdGHAN_A_181338.sgm10.1080/02757200600813965Hist ry & Anthropology0275-7206 (pri t)/1477-2612 (online)Original rticle2 06 & Francis000September 2 6D JamesOnleyj.on ey @ xet r.ac.uk This article provides a comprehensive... more
Taylor and Francis LtdGHAN_A_181338.sgm10.1080/02757200600813965Hist ry & Anthropology0275-7206 (pri t)/1477-2612 (online)Original rticle2 06 & Francis000September 2 6D JamesOnleyj.on ey @ xet r.ac.uk This article provides a comprehensive synthesis of existing studies of rulership and political allegiance in the Arabian Gulf before oil. It examines the main factors affecting the shaikhs’ authority and the interconnectedness and interplay between them. It shows how these factors affected the rulers ’ authority in a dialectical fashion: sometimes empowering it, sometimes constraining it, sometimes both simultaneously.
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Research Interests: Diplomatic History, Anthropology, Gulf Studies, Political Anthropology, Middle Eastern History, and 15 moreArabian Gulf, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Arabian/Persian Gulf Studies, Trucial States, Political Systems, Authority, Shaikhs, Traditional Authority, Sheikhs, Historical Studies, Chiefdom, and History Anthropology
... It was 50 sheep, twenty golden liras, a rifle, plus 300 Syrian pounds as haq al-dakhal (the protector's right). ... In situations of disagreement about the diya or other expenses, the role of the arifa (mediator) becomes... more
... It was 50 sheep, twenty golden liras, a rifle, plus 300 Syrian pounds as haq al-dakhal (the protector's right). ... In situations of disagreement about the diya or other expenses, the role of the arifa (mediator) becomes very significant. ...
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... Page 2. SULAYMAN KHALAF AND SAAD ALKOBAIS1 ... Calculated from AR AI-Faris, Higher Education and Labor Market in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai: NadwatAl-Thaqafa wa al 'Ulûm Publications, 1996) p. 84, Table 5. 272 Page 3. ...
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This papers offers a critique of the typological model at different levels of discourse. The construction and use of typologies occupied a significant position not only in the genealogical sense but also in the actual development of... more
This papers offers a critique of the typological model at different levels of discourse. The construction and use of typologies occupied a significant position not only in the genealogical sense but also in the actual development of modern social sciences. The role and value of the ...
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Page 331. 16 Shaykhs, Peasants, and Party Comrades: Political Change in Northern Syria Sulayman N. Khalaf In his fine study, The Politics of Stratification, Bujra delineates the effects of political change on local populations as... more
Page 331. 16 Shaykhs, Peasants, and Party Comrades: Political Change in Northern Syria Sulayman N. Khalaf In his fine study, The Politics of Stratification, Bujra delineates the effects of political change on local populations as basically following two directions. ...
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Page 1. http://dio.sagepub.com Diogenes DOI: 10.1177/039219216601405404 1966; 14; 59 Diogenes Samir Khalaf The Growing Pains of Arab Intellectuals http://dio.sagepub.com The online version of this article can be found at: Published by:... more
Page 1. http://dio.sagepub.com Diogenes DOI: 10.1177/039219216601405404 1966; 14; 59 Diogenes Samir Khalaf The Growing Pains of Arab Intellectuals http://dio.sagepub.com The online version of this article can be found at: Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com ...
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While welfare states have been established in developed capitalist societies for almost half a century, the majority of developing countries are still struggling with the growing demands of their impoverished masses. Only recently has... more
While welfare states have been established in developed capitalist societies for almost half a century, the majority of developing countries are still struggling with the growing demands of their impoverished masses. Only recently has state welfarism emerged as a conspicuous ...
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The A. offers an ethnographic documentation of camel racing as a growing traditional cultural heritage sport in contemporary Gulf Arab societies. An integrated anthropological approach is used in describing and analyzing the multiple... more
The A. offers an ethnographic documentation of camel racing as a growing traditional cultural heritage sport in contemporary Gulf Arab societies. An integrated anthropological approach is used in describing and analyzing the multiple aspects and functions of the races as an ...
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This article provides ethnographic documentation and analysis of the poetry and politics of heritage revival displayed in the invented tradition of camel racing in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, viewed here as a representative case... more
This article provides ethnographic documentation and analysis of the poetry and politics of heritage revival displayed in the invented tradition of camel racing in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, viewed here as a representative case study of the wider Gulf. Preserving UAE ...