Nora Derbal
Biographic Data
| ID | 1402915 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nora Derbal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nora |
| FAMILY NAME | Derbal |
| SIGNATURE | DERBAL N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universität Hamburg |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A New Orient
Towers of Ivory and Steel. How Israeli Universities Deny Palestinian Freedom, written by Maya Wind
The Abraham Accords
Disorder and Diagnosis
The Dogma of Development
Notions of development, capacity building and empowerment dominate the Saudi aid landscape today just as much as they dominate the landscape of aid worldwide. Through a discussion of the Majid Society for Development and Social Services (Jamʿiyyat Mājid bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz li-l-Tanmiya wa-Khidamāt Ijtimāʿiyya), a charity established in Jeddah in 1998, this article examines how the idea of development has entered the Saudi aid landscape. The analysi…
Philology in Arabia
Resümees
Introduction
Charity in Saudi Arabia
In this innovative study of everyday charity practices in Jeddah, Nora Derbal employs a 'bottom-up' approach to challenge dominant narratives about state-society relations in Saudi Arabia. Exploring charity organizations in Jeddah, this book both offers a rich ethnography of associational life and counters Riyadh-centric studies which focus on oil, the royal family, and the religious establishment. It closely follows those who work on the ground …
Electronic Dance Music Festivals in Riyadh
Within the course of a decade, electronic dance music (EDM) grew from an underground subculture into one of the most popular music genres among youth in Saudi Arabia. EDM parties developed from an intimate, semi-legal pastime practice of cosmopolitan youth into state-sponsored mass parties. In this article, I discuss the effects of the state’s embrace of pop culture as a strategy of the new Saudi nationalism, heralded by Vision 2030. In the name …
Gulf Charities and Islamic Philanthropy in the 'Age of Terror' and Beyond
Gulf Charities and Islamic Philanthropy in the 'Age of Terror' and Beyond is the first book to be published on the charities of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Gulf, covering their work both domestic and international. From a diversity of viewpoints, the book addresses: The historical roots of Islamic philanthropy in religious traditions and geopolitical movements; The interactions of the Gulf charities with 'Western' relief and development institut…
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Gulf Charities and Islamic Philanthropy in the 'Age of Terror' and Beyond
Gulf Charities and Islamic Philanthropy in the 'Age of Terror' and Beyond is the first book to be published on the charities of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Gulf, covering their work both domestic and international. From a diversity of viewpoints, the book addresses: The historical roots of Islamic philanthropy in religious traditions and geopolitical movements; The interactions of the Gulf charities with 'Western' relief and development institut…
Electronic Dance Music Festivals in Riyadh
Within the course of a decade, electronic dance music (EDM) grew from an underground subculture into one of the most popular music genres among youth in Saudi Arabia. EDM parties developed from an intimate, semi-legal pastime practice of cosmopolitan youth into state-sponsored mass parties. In this article, I discuss the effects of the state’s embrace of pop culture as a strategy of the new Saudi nationalism, heralded by Vision 2030. In the name …
Charity in Saudi Arabia
In this innovative study of everyday charity practices in Jeddah, Nora Derbal employs a 'bottom-up' approach to challenge dominant narratives about state-society relations in Saudi Arabia. Exploring charity organizations in Jeddah, this book both offers a rich ethnography of associational life and counters Riyadh-centric studies which focus on oil, the royal family, and the religious establishment. It closely follows those who work on the ground …
Philology in Arabia
Resümees
Introduction
Towers of Ivory and Steel. How Israeli Universities Deny Palestinian Freedom, written by Maya Wind
The Abraham Accords
Disorder and Diagnosis
The Dogma of Development
Notions of development, capacity building and empowerment dominate the Saudi aid landscape today just as much as they dominate the landscape of aid worldwide. Through a discussion of the Majid Society for Development and Social Services (Jamʿiyyat Mājid bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz li-l-Tanmiya wa-Khidamāt Ijtimāʿiyya), a charity established in Jeddah in 1998, this article examines how the idea of development has entered the Saudi aid landscape. The analysi…
A New Orient
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (3 works) · Socioeconomic Development in MENA (3 works) · Agricultural and Environmental Management (2 works) · Art (2 works)