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Developing Scholarly Publishing in the Middle East

Arend Kuester, Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals

Tuesday, 14 December 2010

Location: 25 30 N, 51 15 E Capital: DohaRuled by Amir HAMAD bin Khalifa al-ThaniGovernment Type: EmirateArea: 11,586 sq kmArea – comparative: Slightly smaller than Connecticut

Climate: arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers

Terrain: DesertNatural Resources: Petroleum, natural gas, fish

Population: 833, 285

Religions: Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004)

Literacy: 89%Education Expenditures; 3.3% of GDP (2005) GDP: $102.3billionGDP per capita: $110,700 (No. 2)


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INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

Chair: Richard Charkin, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United Kingdom

International Members who have accepted:o! Alok Adholeya, TERI, Indiao! Jim Al-Khalili, University of Surrey, United Kingdomo! Rita Colwell, University of Maryland, United Stateso! V.S. Naipaul, Nobel Prize Laureate, United Kingdomo! Frances Pinter, Bloomsbury Academic, United Kingdomo! Magdi Yacoub, Imperial College London, United Kingdom

Key Researchers in Qatar:o! Hessa Al Jaber, ictQATAR, Qataro! Sheikha Abdulla Al-Misnad, Qatar University, Qataro! Abdul Sattar Al-Taie, Qatar National Research Fund, Qataro! Abdelali Haoudi, Qatar Foundation, Qataro" Mehran Kamrava, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service , Qatar.o! Mohammad Fathy Saoud, Qatar Foundation, Qataro! G. Richard Tucker, Carnegie Mellon University, Qataro" Allyson Vanstone, Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of the Arts, Qataro! Mark H. Weichold, Texas A&M University, Qatar


Thank you!


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