Introduction: Gulf Youth Cultures in the Everyday

Part 1. Spaces of Engagement and Contestation

Reshaping Political Participation in Nondemocratic Regimes: Youth Initiatives and Urban Practices in Kuwait

The Saudi YouTube Phenomenon: From Anarchism to Institutionalism

The Amiri Diwan and Kuwait’s Cultural Renaissance

Part 2. Traditions and Innovations

Engaging Young People in Charity in the State of Kuwait

Youth and Religion in a Landscape of Change: Reflections on Practicing Ibadi-Islam in Oman

When Love is Neither Showing nor Giving: The Challenges of Valentine’s Day in Oman

Part 3. Sociabilities and Identities

"Facing Life Together": Everyday Friendship and Well-Being among Dubai’s Indian Diaspora

Are You What You Eat? The Vegans of Kuwait

"They Know What They Want, and They Don’t Settle for Less": Exploring Entrepreneurial Identity Formation among Young Women Entrepreneurs in Kuwait

Part 4. Practices of Inclusion in Education

Juvenile Improvisations: Designing for Youth in Abu Dhabi

Islamic Education and Youth Culture: Exploring Tolerance in UAE Islamic Education Classrooms

English Language Poetry and Qatari Students

Conclusions

About the Author

Emanuela Buscemi teaches at the University of Monterrey (Mexico) after being based at the American University of Kuwait. She holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Aberdeen (Scotland). Her research interests include activism, resistance, gender politics in the Arabian Gulf and Latin America.

Ildikó Kaposi is assistant professor at the Department of Mass Communication and Media of the Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait. She holds a Ph.D. in political science from Central European University, Budapest. Her work focuses on issues of democracy from the perspective of media and communication.

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