Education In The Arab Gulf States and the Arab World

Life after Oil: Economic Alternatives for the Arab Gulf States

There have been three economic transformations of the Arab Gulf. Yet the obstacles today remain eerily similar to those of forty years ago. The first transformation occurred after the discovery of oil, variously between the 1930s and the 1960s. For the first time, what had been one of the world’s poorest regions had the means to build elements of basic infrastructure and to improve standards of...

The Arab World

The overall total population of the Arab nations in the world is estimated to be approximately 315 million (estimates; World Almanac, 2004). Arab populations encompass a vast geographical region that extends from Iraq in the east to Morocco in the west. They occupy the whole of Mesopotamia, Middle East, Arabian Gulf, North Africa, as well as some parts of East and West Africa. Arab populations ...

Historical development of health professions' education in the Arab world.

This paper reviews the historical development of health professions' education in the Arab countries and highlights the role that the World Health Organization has played in the support of the health workforce. Challenges such as the migration of health professionals, the need for additional educational opportunities in public health and in the management of health services and the need to adap...

Diabetic nephropathy in the Arab Gulf countries.

While the prevalence of diabetes mellitus is increasing worldwide, one third of the diabetic patients will eventually develop chronic kidney disease. The aim of this review is to present the available data on diabetic nephropathy and its complications in the Arab Gulf countries. This will eventually help to raise the awareness of both government and healthcare systems towards the substantial va...

Why do Arab States Lag the World in