Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Inequality and Stratification Commons™

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

American University in Cairo

Discipline
Keyword
Publication Year
Publication
Publication Type

Articles 91 - 118 of 118

Full-Text Articles in Inequality and Stratification

Report On The Situation Of Refugees In Yemen: Findings Of A One-Month Exploratory Study, Nesya H. B. Hughes Sep 2002

Report On The Situation Of Refugees In Yemen: Findings Of A One-Month Exploratory Study, Nesya H. B. Hughes

Faculty Journal Articles

The refugee situation in Yemen is of interest to academics and field professionals working on migration in the Arab world for a host of reasons. Yemen has the Arabian Peninsula’s largest non-Palestinian refugee population . Yet, despite the apparent magnitude of the refugee population in Yemen, little field research has been conducted on this country and its refugee situation. In addition, the Republic of Yemen is the first and only country in the Arabian Peninsula to have signed the 1951 Convention and its 1967 Protocol. Regardless, Yemen is hindered from fulfilling its international obligations because it is simultaneously one of …


The Role Of Human Rights Groups In Promoting The Democratization Process In Egypt, Mona Ali El Roby Fathalla Dec 2001

The Role Of Human Rights Groups In Promoting The Democratization Process In Egypt, Mona Ali El Roby Fathalla

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Working Class Of Shubra Al-Khayma, Deena Ahmed Gamile Abd El-Salam Ibrahim Jan 2000

The Working Class Of Shubra Al-Khayma, Deena Ahmed Gamile Abd El-Salam Ibrahim

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Female Participation In The Labor Force And Changes In Their Status And Decision Making Power, Sherine Adel Emam Dec 1999

Female Participation In The Labor Force And Changes In Their Status And Decision Making Power, Sherine Adel Emam

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Sudanese Refugees In Cairo, Sandra Maxine Jefferson Jun 1999

Sudanese Refugees In Cairo, Sandra Maxine Jefferson

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Informal Economy In Madinat Al Nahda, Manal Mohamed Eid Jan 1999

Informal Economy In Madinat Al Nahda, Manal Mohamed Eid

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Establishing Literacy Center At Banha Teaching Hospital, Manal Moustafa Samra May 1998

Establishing Literacy Center At Banha Teaching Hospital, Manal Moustafa Samra

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Somali Refugees In Cairo, Mulki Al-Sharmani May 1998

The Somali Refugees In Cairo, Mulki Al-Sharmani

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Introduction: Social Change In Egypt, 1977-1997, Mark C. Kennedy Jan 1998

Introduction: Social Change In Egypt, 1977-1997, Mark C. Kennedy

Faculty Book Chapters

The second of two issues, this volume covers aspects of Egyptian society. Contributors include: Donald Cole, Soraya Altorki, Asef Bayat, Eric Denis, Enid Hill, Ziad Bahaeddin, Malak Rouchdy, Linda Herrera, Jim Napoli, Hussein Amin, Mahmoud al-Lozy, Cynthia Nelson, and Shahnaz Rouse.


Support Services For Family Members Suffering From Domestic Violence In Zarqa' City - Jordan, Hanan Charles Ghannoum May 1997

Support Services For Family Members Suffering From Domestic Violence In Zarqa' City - Jordan, Hanan Charles Ghannoum

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Develoment [Sic] And Reform In The Third World, Mona Samir El-Tawil Feb 1997

Develoment [Sic] And Reform In The Third World, Mona Samir El-Tawil

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Nubians In The Urban Diaspora, Lomumba Tito Eman Jan 1997

Nubians In The Urban Diaspora, Lomumba Tito Eman

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Reconstructing Development: Women At The Muqattam Zabbalin Settlement, Doaa Abdel Motaal Jan 1996

Reconstructing Development: Women At The Muqattam Zabbalin Settlement, Doaa Abdel Motaal

Faculty Book Chapters

Two studies of the informal garbage collectors' community at the base of the Muqattam Hills in Cairo explore and comment on the impact of an institution-building program on leadership and participation and the impact of development programs on the women of the settlement.


Community Organization And Development Among The Zabbalin Of Muqattam, Elena Volpi Jan 1996

Community Organization And Development Among The Zabbalin Of Muqattam, Elena Volpi

Faculty Book Chapters

Two studies of the informal garbage collectors' community at the base of the Muqattam Hills in Cairo explore and comment on the impact of an institution-building program on leadership and participation and the impact of development programs on the women of the settlement.


Women As Refugees: Change Through Displacement Among Southern Sudanese Women In Cairo, Jane Kani Edward Lado Jan 1996

Women As Refugees: Change Through Displacement Among Southern Sudanese Women In Cairo, Jane Kani Edward Lado

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Forgotten Population: A Case Study Of Palestinians In Cairo, Lamia Saleh Raei Jan 1995

The Forgotten Population: A Case Study Of Palestinians In Cairo, Lamia Saleh Raei

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Human Rights As An Element Of U. S. Policy Towards Egypt, Moira Eileen Mcdaid Jun 1994

Human Rights As An Element Of U. S. Policy Towards Egypt, Moira Eileen Mcdaid

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Immigration And Refugee Movement, Anthony B Y Gubek Jan 1994

Immigration And Refugee Movement, Anthony B Y Gubek

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


El Tayibin, Petra Yvonne Kuppinger May 1991

El Tayibin, Petra Yvonne Kuppinger

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Social Background And Bureaucratic Behavior In Egypt, Earl L. Sullivan, El Sayed Yassin, Ali Leila, Monte Palmer Oct 1990

Social Background And Bureaucratic Behavior In Egypt, Earl L. Sullivan, El Sayed Yassin, Ali Leila, Monte Palmer

Faculty Books

This study of the role of gender and religion in the Egyptian bureaucracy provides general background information pertaining to the three major topics of this book: bureaucratic behaviour, the role of women in Egyptian society and relations between Egypt's religious groups, the Muslims and the Copts. The author hypothesizes that the attitudes and behaviour of Egyptian bureaucrats will differ markedly on the basis of sex, but that the attitudes and behaviour of Coptic bureaucrats will not differ significantly from those of their Muslim counterparts. The two hypotheses were tested in reference to eight sets of attitudes and behaviour, viz. media …


Refugees, Nowhere To Go, Zina Halim May 1989

Refugees, Nowhere To Go, Zina Halim

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Informal Communities In Cairo: The Basis Of A Typology, Linda Oldham, Haguer El Hadidi, Hussein Tamaa Jan 1987

Informal Communities In Cairo: The Basis Of A Typology, Linda Oldham, Haguer El Hadidi, Hussein Tamaa

Faculty Books

No abstract provided.


Social Identity And Class In A Cairo Neighborhood, Nadia Adel Taher Jan 1986

Social Identity And Class In A Cairo Neighborhood, Nadia Adel Taher

Faculty Books

No abstract provided.


The Institutionalization Of Palestinianism In Egypt (1960s-1980s), Maha Ahmed Dajani Dec 1984

The Institutionalization Of Palestinianism In Egypt (1960s-1980s), Maha Ahmed Dajani

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Provision For The Health Needs Of A Low Socio-Economic Group, Wafaa Mohamed Mabrouk May 1983

Provision For The Health Needs Of A Low Socio-Economic Group, Wafaa Mohamed Mabrouk

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Development Potential Of Land Settlement (The Egyptian Case), Hussein Fahim, Thayer Scudder Jan 1981

The Development Potential Of Land Settlement (The Egyptian Case), Hussein Fahim, Thayer Scudder

Faculty Book Chapters

The symposium on "Social Research for Development" was held on May 5-11, 1981, in Cairo, Egypt; by the Social Research Center (SRC) of The American University in Cairo (AUC). The Symposium was supported by funds from Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Ford Foundation, International Development Re­search Center {IDRC}, and the Population Council. The theme of the Symposium was selected in respons.e to the increased con­cerns of social scientists, policymakers and funding agencies about the current status and new directions of social science research, its role in the pro­cess of social and economic development, and its contribution to policy-rele­vant issues. The …


Rural Poverty In The Third World: Trends, Causes And Policy Reorientation, Samir Radwan, Eddy Lee, Dharam Ghai Jan 1981

Rural Poverty In The Third World: Trends, Causes And Policy Reorientation, Samir Radwan, Eddy Lee, Dharam Ghai

Faculty Book Chapters

The symposium on "Social Research for Development" was held on May 5-11, 1981, in Cairo, Egypt; by the Social Research Center (SRC) of The American University in Cairo (AUC). The Symposium was supported by funds from Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Ford Foundation, International Development Re­search Center {IDRC}, and the Population Council. The theme of the Symposium was selected in respons.e to the increased con­cerns of social scientists, policymakers and funding agencies about the current status and new directions of social science research, its role in the pro­cess of social and economic development, and its contribution to policy-rele­vant issues. The …


Social And Economic Security And National Development, Saad Z. Nagi Jan 1981

Social And Economic Security And National Development, Saad Z. Nagi

Faculty Book Chapters

The symposium on "Social Research for Development" was held on May 5-11, 1981, in Cairo, Egypt; by the Social Research Center (SRC) of The American University in Cairo (AUC). The Symposium was supported by funds from Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Ford Foundation, International Development Re­search Center {IDRC}, and the Population Council. The theme of the Symposium was selected in respons.e to the increased con­cerns of social scientists, policymakers and funding agencies about the current status and new directions of social science research, its role in the pro­cess of social and economic development, and its contribution to policy-rele­vant issues. The …