Rana Almutawa
Biographic Data
| ID | 1248161 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rana Almutawa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rana |
| FAMILY NAME | Almutawa |
| SIGNATURE | ALMUTAWA R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
We're not like the newbies: Belonging among Dubai's long-term residents
In this research on middle-class, long-term residents of Dubai, I explore how long-term residents experience belonging and exclusion in a country where they cannot legally be permanent. I first argue that my interlocutors express belonging through accumulated knowledge, memories and familiarity with the UAE in contrast to their own countries, as well as through contrasting themselves to newly arrived residents who know little about the UAE. In do…
Migration in the Making of the Gulf Space: Social, Political, and Cultural Dimensions
I Want to be a Leader, But Men Are Better Than Women in Leadership Positions: State Feminism and Legitimizing Myths in the United Arab Emirates
This research paper investigates female perceptions of female leadership in the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ), where, particularly recently, state feminism has supported women’s occupation of leadership positions. It thus explores how state feminism’s portrayal of the ideal woman in leadership has impacted Emirati women’s perceptions of female leaders. A survey comprising 350 female Emirati students was undertaken, and results were supported by in…
National Dress in the UAE: Constructions of Authenticity
It is easy to assume that national dress as it exists today was an integral part of people’s lives in the pre-oil era, and that this historical connection is the reason that many khaleeji citizens often hold on to it so dearly. However, this Quick Study will argue that the national dress represented as part of deeply rooted history and culture in the UAE is constructed and that the dishdasha and ʿabaya are not as authentic as commonly portrayed
I Want to be a Leader, But Men Are Better Than Women in Leadership Positions: State Feminism and Legitimizing Myths in the United Arab Emirates
This research paper investigates female perceptions of female leadership in the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ), where, particularly recently, state feminism has supported women’s occupation of leadership positions. It thus explores how state feminism’s portrayal of the ideal woman in leadership has impacted Emirati women’s perceptions of female leaders. A survey comprising 350 female Emirati students was undertaken, and results were supported by in…
We're not like the newbies: Belonging among Dubai's long-term residents
In this research on middle-class, long-term residents of Dubai, I explore how long-term residents experience belonging and exclusion in a country where they cannot legally be permanent. I first argue that my interlocutors express belonging through accumulated knowledge, memories and familiarity with the UAE in contrast to their own countries, as well as through contrasting themselves to newly arrived residents who know little about the UAE. In do…
National Dress in the UAE: Constructions of Authenticity
It is easy to assume that national dress as it exists today was an integral part of people’s lives in the pre-oil era, and that this historical connection is the reason that many khaleeji citizens often hold on to it so dearly. However, this Quick Study will argue that the national dress represented as part of deeply rooted history and culture in the UAE is constructed and that the dishdasha and ʿabaya are not as authentic as commonly portrayed
National Dress in the UAE: Constructions of Authenticity
It is easy to assume that national dress as it exists today was an integral part of people’s lives in the pre-oil era, and that this historical connection is the reason that many khaleeji citizens often hold on to it so dearly. However, this Quick Study will argue that the national dress represented as part of deeply rooted history and culture in the UAE is constructed and that the dishdasha and ʿabaya are not as authentic as commonly portrayed
I Want to be a Leader, But Men Are Better Than Women in Leadership Positions: State Feminism and Legitimizing Myths in the United Arab Emirates
This research paper investigates female perceptions of female leadership in the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ), where, particularly recently, state feminism has supported women’s occupation of leadership positions. It thus explores how state feminism’s portrayal of the ideal woman in leadership has impacted Emirati women’s perceptions of female leaders. A survey comprising 350 female Emirati students was undertaken, and results were supported by in…
Migration in the Making of the Gulf Space: Social, Political, and Cultural Dimensions
We're not like the newbies: Belonging among Dubai's long-term residents
In this research on middle-class, long-term residents of Dubai, I explore how long-term residents experience belonging and exclusion in a country where they cannot legally be permanent. I first argue that my interlocutors express belonging through accumulated knowledge, memories and familiarity with the UAE in contrast to their own countries, as well as through contrasting themselves to newly arrived residents who know little about the UAE. In do…
Sociology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Socioeconomic Development in MENA (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 works) · Ambivalence (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works)