The Politics of Family Cohesion in the Gulf: Islamic authority, new media, and the logic of the modern rentier state

This article explores the politics of family cohesion in a Muslim polity simultaneously committed to the application of Islamic law, the preservation of cultural identity, and socio‑economic modernization. The article focuses on the work of Qatar’s Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, a gover...

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Main Author: Alexandre Caeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre Français d’Archéologie et de Sciences Sociales de Sanaa 2019-01-01
Series:Arabian Humanities
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/arabianhumanities/3762
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