Lubna Al-Kazi
Biographic Data
| ID | 4812682 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lubna Al-Kazi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lubna |
| FAMILY NAME | Al-Kazi |
| SIGNATURE | AL-KAZI L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kuwait University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Covid‐19 and threats to irregular migrants in Kuwait and the Gulf
Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Gulf region was home to ~29 million foreign residents, an estimated 20-40% of whom were residing there in an irregular status. Most of them had skilfully devised strategies to survive in this irregular situation, with friends and relatives acting as essential support networks. The COVID-19 Pandemic suddenly disrupted this well-established social order. This article outlines the lived experiences of 26 irregular…
Impact of Covid-19 partial lockdown on household activities in a sample of Kuwaiti and Saudi populations
Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, partial lockdown has been used as a strict mechanism to constrain the spread of the disease. This study aims to investigate whether there are significant differences between socio-demographic variables and household and family activities before and during the partial lockdown in Kuwait and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A descriptive cross-se…
The veil you know: Individual and societal-level explanations for wearing the hijab in comparative perspective
This article examines the individual and societal explanations for the persistence of the hijab as a conservative cultural norm in persistently religious and culturally conservative communities. Analyzing data from 300 hijab-wearing women in Egypt and 198 hijab-wearing women in Kuwait, our findings confirm the importance of considering societal as well as individual-level factors in the persistence of conservative cultural norms. We find that low…
Divorce: A Structural Problem not just a Personal Crisis
Social Change has transformed societies globally through the spread of education, the evolution of formal labor markets and the new roles individuals now play in the development of their societies. Just as economic institutions have been affected so have social institutions like the family, been transformed. Urbanization has led to the disintegration of the joint family to the independent, small, nuclear family. With residential autonomy and lack…
Covid‐19 and threats to irregular migrants in Kuwait and the Gulf
Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Gulf region was home to ~29 million foreign residents, an estimated 20-40% of whom were residing there in an irregular status. Most of them had skilfully devised strategies to survive in this irregular situation, with friends and relatives acting as essential support networks. The COVID-19 Pandemic suddenly disrupted this well-established social order. This article outlines the lived experiences of 26 irregular…
Divorce: A Structural Problem not just a Personal Crisis
Social Change has transformed societies globally through the spread of education, the evolution of formal labor markets and the new roles individuals now play in the development of their societies. Just as economic institutions have been affected so have social institutions like the family, been transformed. Urbanization has led to the disintegration of the joint family to the independent, small, nuclear family. With residential autonomy and lack…
The veil you know: Individual and societal-level explanations for wearing the hijab in comparative perspective
This article examines the individual and societal explanations for the persistence of the hijab as a conservative cultural norm in persistently religious and culturally conservative communities. Analyzing data from 300 hijab-wearing women in Egypt and 198 hijab-wearing women in Kuwait, our findings confirm the importance of considering societal as well as individual-level factors in the persistence of conservative cultural norms. We find that low…
Impact of Covid-19 partial lockdown on household activities in a sample of Kuwaiti and Saudi populations
Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, partial lockdown has been used as a strict mechanism to constrain the spread of the disease. This study aims to investigate whether there are significant differences between socio-demographic variables and household and family activities before and during the partial lockdown in Kuwait and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A descriptive cross-se…
Covid‐19 and threats to irregular migrants in Kuwait and the Gulf
Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Gulf region was home to ~29 million foreign residents, an estimated 20-40% of whom were residing there in an irregular status. Most of them had skilfully devised strategies to survive in this irregular situation, with friends and relatives acting as essential support networks. The COVID-19 Pandemic suddenly disrupted this well-established social order. This article outlines the lived experiences of 26 irregular…
Sociology (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (2 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Middle East Politics and Society (2 works)