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Articles by Eman Alhussein
Have Saudi Labor Market Reforms Run Their Course?
Saudi Arabia has implemented wide ranging labor market reforms over the past decade. These reforms have encouraged more Saudis to work, particularly in the private sector; increased the incentives for employers to hire Saudi workers; and enabled Saudi women to engage more actively in the labor market. The reforms have yielded positive results.
The Camel in the Shadow of Vision 2030
In early September, the highlands of Taif came alive with the Crown Prince Camel Festival, a vibrant annual celebration where thousands of majestic camels, proud breeders, and enthusiastic crowds from across the Gulf Cooperation Council states, Middle East, and Horn of Africa converge to honor a heritage deeply embedded within Saudi Arabia.
The Social Contract and Post-Oil Dilemma in Saudi Arabia and the UAE
Over the past weeks, Gulf analysts have been paying closer attention to two long-time Arab Gulf allies - Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - as they began to forge seemingly divergent courses in pursuing their own regional and domestic interests. The first sign of a decoupling emerged in late 2019 with the UAE’s announcement of its intended withdrawal from Yemen - a move that some analysts and observers described as an act of abandonment by an ally.
Fashla: The Politics of Image-Making in the Gulf
By Eman Alhussein, Dabya Al Rafaei and Mira Al Hussein Who bears the fashla? Source: Shutterstock Fashla, or fisheela, is one of a number of Arabic words with many culturally grounded meanings embedded into it. But in its most basic sense, fashla is ‘embarrassment’. It is one of those intimidating terms inherently ingrained in (Arab) Gulf cultures that are excessively concerned with the national image – the right image – as a collective. Therefore, fashla always has an audience; abstract people.
Weathering the storm: Saudi Arabia one year after Khashoggi
Will admitting responsibility at the highest levels be enough to turn international opinion back in Saudi Arabia’s favour? One year has passed since the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul.
Saudi First: How hyper-nationalism is transforming Saudi Arabia
Policy Brief Eman Alhussein @@EmanMAlhussein 19th June, 2019 +Summary +Introduction +State, religion, and nationalism +The new nationalism's purpose and form +A new Trojan horse? +The new foreign policy: “Saudi First" +Conclusion SUMMARY Saudi Arabia is embracing a new nationalism that is transforming domestic politics and the country’s foreign policy. The state is actively nurturing this nationalism, and has radically reduced the influence of the long-dominant religious establishment.
Change in Saudi Arabia is coming...with buy in from across society
Change is never easy. On an individual level, it takes diligence and hard work to change a habit. Numerous self-help books have been written on the process. It’s an ever-growing business that will not grow old. But what if a country wants to change? Moreover, what if the people in that country are hesitant to change? This is the reality of Saudi Arabia today.
Mohammed Al-Sudairi
Senior Researcher, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies Mohammed Turki Al-Sudairi is a senior researcher with the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies and a postdoctoral fellow at the Hong Kong Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Hong Kong. He is affiliated with the Asian Religious Connections research cluster and involved in the “Infrastructures of Faith: Religious Mobilities on the Belt and Road” research project.
A new social, economic and political climate emerges in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is going through extraordinary times. Economically, it is trying to reduce its dependency on oil. Politically, it is influenced by the vision of a young prince, Mohammed bin Salman, who is increasingly influential in policymaking. Socially, Saudi Arabia is going through a massive change after curbing, for the first time, the powers of the religious police and opening up the country for entertainment. All of these changes happened over a period of just a couple of years.
In Saudi Arabia, social norms begin to change
There was rapid change in the social life of Saudi Arabia in the 1970s. Urbanisation led to modernisation. As a result, in 1979, a group of religious extremists seized the Grand Mosque in Mecca, arguing that the country did not follow the strict religious teachings they aspired to. The episode tested the traditional alliance between the government and the religious establishment for the first time. Subsequently, the Saudi government gave more power to the religious establishment.
What millennial mothers really want is an end to confusion
The millennial generation are those born between 1981 and 1997. They are increasingly becoming the largest generation, especially in the Gulf. Millennials in the Gulf are similar to others around the world: they are tech-savvy, creative, consumerist and social. Their behaviour is scrutinised, not only here, but also internationally. Yet Gulf millennials have a different struggle, especially the issues facing millennial mothers.
Critical thinking is needed now more than ever
This month, while I was digesting the latest tragic news from Turkey, I came across an interview on CNN with Omar Saif Ghobash, the UAE Ambassador to Russia. He was talking to Christiane Amanpour about his new book Letters to a Young Muslim.
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