10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHEIKHDOM»
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sheikhdom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sheikhdom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Zaza Kurds of Turkey: A Middle Eastern Minority in a ...
systems, for instance, the sheikhdom, feudal systems and kinship systems that
we will describe in the coming chapters. In a society without the rule of law and
police protection, other arrangements are required to keep the order. Here, by ...
2
American Ascendance and British Retreat in the Persian Gulf ...
The growth of KOC production in the sheikhdom brought hundreds of Americans
to the emirate, whose representation was left to the U.S. consulate in Basra, Iraq.
But the road from Basra to Kuwait was long and treacherous, and the State ...
3. Desert. Sheikhdom. (1756–1899). It is commonly agreed that Sabah bin Jaber,
the head of his family, was elected sheikh of the settlement of Kuwait, the first in
the family to be so recognized. There is some doubt over the exact date of his ...
4
The Gulf States: A Modern History
It was no longer the Ottoman Empire pressing on the sheikhdom but Saudi
Arabia. Tensions between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia arose for a number of
reasons. First, Kuwait resented the British decision at the Uqair Conference to
give a large ...
5
Middle East Record Volume 1, 1960
The Sheikhdom of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf (see map, p 383), with a population
estimated at 40,000, is protected by Britain in accordance with a treaty concluded
in 1916. Oil has been produced in the Sheikhdom since 1941. In Oct the Ruler ...
6
Collaborative Colonialism: The Political Economy of Oil in ...
57 As the oil industry expanded, labor-intensive industries shrank, expectedly
aiding the shift of labor, simultaneously changing the entire economic structure of
the sheikhdom and to some extent the social structure. The oil boom also offered
...
7
2013 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money - Modern Issues: ...
2, 1971, entered into the union of the United Arab Emirates. Despite the fact that
the sultanate of Qatar and the sheikhdom of Dubai were merged under a
monetary union, the two territories were governed independently from each other
.
IP" counts for little in the sheikhdom of Bah- \J rain: its highest peak is a 450-foot
hill. But "down" — that's the way to wealth, to the vast petroleum pools that give
the tiny land nearly three-fourths of its in- Pome. And with the discovery of oil in ...
9
The Qur'an: An Introduction
Third, it stands for a kingdom or sheikhdom centred around the district of Samaria
, in contradistinction to the sheikhdom in the district of Yehud (Judea) in the
southernhills, which was populatedby different tribes(see for example2Samuel 3:
10).
Muhammad Abu-Hamdiyyah, 2002
10
Beyond the Storm: A Gulf Crisis Reader
Eventually his partnership with Britain would lead his sheikhdom into
independence. For their part, the British saw Kuwait as a necessary adjunct of
their imperial policy in the Gulf. By the last quarter of the nineteenth century, the
protection of ...
Phyllis Bennis, Michel Moushabeck, 1990
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHEIKHDOM»
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sheikhdom is used in the context of the following news items.
Blackstone said to advise Abu Dhabi's Taqa on $24billion debt
... and gas from Canada to North Africa and helps generate most of the electricity sold in the United Arab Emirates, of which Abu Dhabi is the biggest sheikhdom. «Energy Voice, Jun 15»
Officials: Abu Dhabi's 2017 Oil Production Estimate Falls Short
Abu Dhabi, the largest sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates, holds most of the nation's oil, about 6 percent of global reserves. Like other Persian Gulf ... «E&P, Jun 15»
Qatar Airway's $200-billion dollar threat to European airports
The sheikhdom, which is one of the world's largest suppliers of natural gas to the West, is also embroiled in the scandal surrounding FIFA's decision to hand it ... «Business Insider, May 15»
Alibaba teams up with Dubai holdings firm
The joint venture underscores the sheikhdom's foray into the hi-tech realm, as recently it has also taken over AMD, the world's second largest manufacturer of PC ... «WantChinaTimes, May 15»
Sultan meets Grand Imam of Al Azhar
The meeting discussed co-operation between Sharjah and el-Azhar Sheikhdom and means of strengthening them to serve the common academic and research ... «Gulf Today, May 15»
Dubai gridlock part of the job as city considers low-cost homes
Home prices in the sheikhdom fell the most in the world in the second half of last year, 6%, after being the fastest growing a year earlier, according to a 16 March ... «Livemint, Mar 15»
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King since 2005 and effective ruler for a decade before that, he oversaw the desert kingdom's transformation from an oversized feudal oil sheikhdom into a ... «Jewish Daily Forward, Jan 15»
The sheikh who listened to Nazi radio
Early in World War Two, just after the fall of France, Britain's agent in the Gulf sheikhdom of Sharjah noticed an alarming rise in support for Nazi Germany. «BBC News, Jan 15»
Dubai Sukuk Gets $14.6 Billion Push Toward Record Rally
(Bloomberg) -- Dubai bondholders are getting a $14.6 billion reason to drive the sheikhdom's securities to fresh records. Yields on the emirate's dollar sukuk due ... «Bloomberg, Jan 15»
Whether It Gets The Bomb Or Not, Iran Is Causing A Regional …
The first challenge to even limited diplomatic success with Iran would likely come from Abu Dhabi, the lead sheikhdom of the United Arab Emirates. Despite ... «Business Insider, Nov 14»
