After the Sheikhs: The Coming Collapse of the Gulf Monarchies (59 page)

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Mushaf,
74

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque,
74

Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme, of the UAE,
51

Sheikh Zayed Institute,
95

Sheikh Zayed Marriage Fund, of the UAE,
60

Al-Sheikh, Abdul-Aziz bin Abdullah,
26
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202
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268

Al-Sheikh, family,
26
,
28

Shard, The,
91

Shia, of Islam,
32
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62
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72
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82
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112
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134
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139
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230
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272

Shia Crescent,
170

Short message service,
210

Showa Shell Sekiyu,
106

Shuaiba Industrial Zone,
44

Sikh temples,
75

Al-Singace, Abduljalil,
261

Singapore,
47

Sino Arab Chemical Fertiliser Company,
106

Sinopec,
107

Al-Sistani, Ali,
272

Sitra,
131

Slavery,
22
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64

Soccer,
67
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91
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94

Social contracts,
10
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11
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13
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49
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112
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229
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Social media,
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225
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234
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268

Socony-Vacuum Oil,
40

Sohar,
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210

Somalia,
83
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86

Sony Corporation,
106

Sorbonne, La,
104

Souq al-Manakh crash,
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South Africa,
62
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224

Sovereign wealth,
27
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42
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43
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45
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47
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48
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93
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105
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107
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125
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126
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167
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230

Sowwah island,
47

Spain,
41
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91
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127

Spying,
143
,
182

Standard Oil of California,
40

Standard Oil of New Jersey,
40
,
243

State Consultative Council, of Oman,
38

State General Reserve Fund, of Oman,
43

Stockholm Environmental Institute,
77

Al-Sudairi, Hassa bin Ahmed,
267

Sudairi Seven,
189
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267

Sudan,
83
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89
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140

Suez Canal,
202

Sultan Qaboos University,
54

Sunday Times, The, newspaper,
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Sunni, of Islam,
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32
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82
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134
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139
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145
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170
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178
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185
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205
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206
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233

Supreme Council for Family Affairs, of Qatar,
57

Supreme Council for Oil, of Bahrain,
40
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41

Supreme Council of Rulers, of the United Arab Emirates,
35
,
236

Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, of Egypt,
202

Supreme Petroleum Council, of Abu Dhabi,
37
,
187

Al-Suwaidi, Issa Khalifa,
271

Sweden,
77

Switzerland,
88
,
187

Syria,
2
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13
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60
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65
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88
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192
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199
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227
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236
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271

Taleban, The,
86

Tahrir Square,
206
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212

Al-Tamim, Dahi Khalfan,
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268

Tan Thuan Industrial Promotion Company,
108

Tanmia,
55
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119

Taxation,
7
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11
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25
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46
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50
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57
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58
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63
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120
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130
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160
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241

Taweelah island,
45

Tawfiiq Islamic Centre,
95

Tehran,
160
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170
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174
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182
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185
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202

Texas A&M University,
104

Texas Oil Company,
40

Thailand,
225

Thalin refinery project, in China,
107

Al-Thani, Abdullah bin Jassim,
21

Al-Thani, Abdul-Aziz bin Khalifa,
266

Al-Thani, Ahmad bin Ali,
30

Al-Thani, Ali bin Abdullah

Al-Thani, dynasty,
20
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30
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33
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56
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71

Al-Thani, Hamad bin Khalifa,
30
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34
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87
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101
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127
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266
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271

Al-Thani, Hamad bin Jassim,
272

Al-Thani, Jabar bin Yusef bin Jassim,
271

Al-Thani, Jassim bin Muhammad,
20

Al-Thani, Khalifa bin Hamad,
30
,
257
,
266

Bin Thani, Muhammad,
20

Thumrait,
165

Tianjin Port Group Company,
108

Tianjin province, of China,
107

Total, oil company,
41
,
45

Tourism and Development Investment Company, of Abu Dhabi,
75
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96
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97

Training and Rehabilitation Centre, in Dubai,
121

Tripoli, Libya,
227

Trucial States,
20
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23
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25
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30
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32
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40
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157
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243

Tunisia,
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Twitter,
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UAE Armed Forces,
35
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83
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86
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174
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UAE Presidential Palace,
128

UAE Red Crescent Society,
82
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84
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85

Al-Udeid, airbase,
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165

Umm al-Qawain,
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Umm Shaif,
41

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,
3

United Kingdom,
see
Britain

United Nations,
28
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82
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140
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244

United Nations Children’s Fund,
91

United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation,
96

United Nations Relief and Works Agency,
82

United Nations Security Council,
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90
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166

United Nations Working Group of Arbitrary Detention,
224

United States, of America,
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University College London,
104

University of Arkansas,
102

University of Connecticut,
102
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255

University of Southern California,
103

University of Toronto,
149
,
177

University of Wales in Lampeter,
100

Uqair agreement,
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US Central Command (CENTCOM),
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166
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US Congress,
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169
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173

US Fifth Fleet,
164

US Naval Support Activity Base,
164

US Navy,
164
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173
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232

USS John Kennedy,
164

Value added tax,
57

Vanity Fair,
149
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150

Vietnam,
65
,
108

Virginia Commonwealth University,
104

Al-Wahhab, Muhammab bin Abd,
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26

Al-Wahhabi, Abdul-Aziz,
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Wahhabism,
18
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21
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26
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28
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74
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War on Terror,
1
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Washington DC,
94

Wa’ad,
44
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46

Web 2.0,
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200

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society,
208

Weill Cornell Medical College,
104

Westinghouse,
263

Whisky,
158

Wilayet-e-faqih or rule by clerics,
233

WinWinD,
77

Women,
27
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34
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36
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38
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59
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61
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87
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129
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World Athletics Championships,
93

World Bank,
76
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167

World Cup,
63
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93
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125
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262

World Food Programme,
83

World Trade Organisation,
176

Xingjiang province, of China,
109

Xingjiang University,
109

Xinhua News Agency,
109

Yacheng offshore gasfield,
106

Al-Yamanah arms deal,
169

Yemen,
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199
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207
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Yemen, People’s Democratic Republic of,
3