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AlMuntaqa Issue 9 CoverThe ACRPS and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published Issue 9 (December 2021/ January 2022) of their peer-reviewed journal AlMuntaqa, dedicated to Humanities and Social Sciences, and published in English. The issue includes the following studies: "The Balancing Powers on Kuwait in the 1948 Majlis Movement: New Insights from the Minutes of the Legislative Council" by Abdulrahman Alebrahim; "Transformations of the Welfare State in Algeria: Social Policies Tested by Economic Developmental Crises" by Hami Hacene; "Understanding Hamas: Remarks on Three Different and Interrelated Theoretical Approaches" by Hani Awad; "Nineteenth Century Slave Markets: The Moroccan Slave Trade" by Rahal Boubrik; and "Bottom-up Urbanization and the Culture of Squatting: A Critical Assessment" by Nezar Alsayyad.

The issue also contains an analysis of the Arab Opinion Index by the Public Opinion Polling Unit in the Arab Center titled "Public Opinion Tends on the Democratic Experiment in Tunisia"‏. Two book reviews are also included: Sena Khateeb’s review of A Study on the Foreign Policy of Qatar by Zuhair al-Mokh; and Majd Abuamer’s review of Palestinians Worldwide: A Demographic Study by Youssef Courbage and Hala Nofal.