For the majority of modern history, social psychologists have been interested in problem prejudice. There are several theories that explain why prejudice exists and how it can be lessened. Due to fact societies all over world need deal with a variety different groups people, between individuals proves significant barrier positive relations. The thus seen also among Gulf Arabs towards migrants. ...

Today the Arab countries of the Middle East face a challenge familiar to all South Africans: to create jobs for the large cohort of young people reaching working age. Over the next decade or so, the region may experience population growth of 150 million people—the equivalent of adding two Egypts (table 1). In demographic terms, the task is similar to that facing South Africa—only larger. Rising...

The aim of this article is to share our experiences from an international collaborative effort to study health outcomes among Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) soldiers following the 1991 Gulf War. By paying particular attention to distinct social and religious customs, geopolitical differences, and unique aspects of the health care system, we achieved a successful international collaboration...

Since the 1950s, Arab countries have made progress in some health related aspects such as: infant mortality, life expectancy, and access to health care. Infectious diseases and nutritional disorders have decreased in prevalence because of significant advances in immunization and the overall improvement in hygiene. Arab scholars working in the field of biomedical sciences are giving more attenti...

countries. In the last few years, the geography of biomedical publications became the subject of detailed analyses.5,6 Many of these studies relied solely on PubMed for data collection.7-14 In Arab countries, one study focused primarily on the Gulf Corporation Council member countries, and demonstrated that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) occupies a leading position in terms of biomedical pub...

OBJECTIVES To study the short-term mortality from ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the Arabian Gulf region of the Middle East, and to examine whether these geographically and culturally related countries had similar or different outcomes. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events recruited consecutive acute coronary syndrome patients from six Middle ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the health status of Gulf War veterans who reported receipt of anthrax vaccination and a small group of Gulf War veterans for whom documentation of anthrax vaccination exists. METHODS Among the 11,441 Gulf War veterans who completed a health survey, 4601 reported receiving the anthrax vaccine during the war; 2979 veterans reported not receiving it; 3861 were uncertain. Als...

abstract west asia is a critical geopolitical region of eurasia. this region is a geographical center of crisis in all aspects. it is also an artificial term invented by the united states instead of the greater middle east. this geographical concept coves two regions stretching from the persian gulf to the caspian/ central asia. this region is recognized as the arab middle east, too. in the per...

Rehabiliating Bushehr historic fabric and paying to it as an important urban fabric through increasing capabilities and facilities is main concern. Bushehr historical fabric can be the consequence of several factors the most important of which is the Persian Gulf and its past history as a national one. This fabric, is organic, dense, compact, having its own characteristics. One of its main prio...

In recent years, the United Arab Emirates has begun creating artificial islands in the Persian Gulf. These actions have sparked many concerns throughout the region, particularly from Iran. This study defines and analyzes the process of securitizing the creation of the UAE artificial islands in the Persian Gulf. Although, according to the Law of the Sea Convention, coastal states are entitled to...