On Saturday and Sunday (11-12) October 2025, Hassan Bin Mohammed Center for Historical Studies will organize, in partnership with the The Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies Unit at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, a conference entitled “The Eastern Gulf Coast and its Arabs, their Lifestyles and Migrations: From the View Point of History and Social Sciences”.
The conference will discuss the topic of the Eastern Coast of the Gulf in terms of geography, demography, and history, which is perhaps one of the most complicated topics in studying of the region and its history.
There is scarcity in the literature of this field, although it is a topic closely related to Gulf studies, and not outside the topic.
The complexity is evident starting from the name of the geographical region, through drawing of its geographical borders clearly, to realizing the interaction, influence, and impact between the western and eastern coasts of the Gulf. In fact, historical exploration reveals that the chief cities of the eastern coast had an impact on events and facts at the core of the political reality on the western coast.
Due to the significant research importance of the topic of the Eastern Gulf Coast, the Arab Center and the Hassan Bin Mohammed Center agreed to expand the research on it through an academic conference, whose research papers will be complied as a book later.
The two centers invite specialized and interested researchers to contribute research papers that deals with this topic, or some of its aspects, in accordance with the focuses outlined in the background paper, and to submit research proposals according to the following regulations:
1. The Scientific Committee receives research papers proposals (about 500 words) including the problem, a summary of previous literature, the basic hypothesis/thesis, the methodology, and main references and sources, by no later than Saturday December 21, 2024.
2. The proposal to be submitted with a high-quality photo and an updated biography (100 words) containing the titles of researches completed by the researcher in the fields related to the topic of the conference (if any).
3. The proposal, the above requirements, and any other correspondence, to be addressed to the following two emails:
gulf.arabianpeninsula@dohainstitute.edu.qa
hbmhcs@gmail.com
4. The Scientific Committee is committed to reply to the proposals, accepting or rejecting them, by no later than Thursday, January 23, 2025.
5. The Scientific Committee receives the full researches (approximately 5000-9000 words, including footnotes and references) for the accepted proposals, in a manner appropriate for arbitration and adhering to the formal and objective research specifications adopted by the Arab Center, by no later than Saturday, June 14, 2025.
6. The Scientific Committee’s approval of the proposal does not mean immediate approval of the research’s participation in the conference, unless this committee approves the full research paper after its completion. The Scientific Committee shall inform the researcher of its decision.
7. The organizer shall cover the expenses of transportation and accommodation. No reward shall be awarded for any research presented at the conference. The researches shall be considered an intellectual property of the Arab Center and the Hassan Bin Mohammed Center for Historical Studies.
8. The researcher may write the research paper in Arabic or English.
9. The conference proceedings shall be published in an Arabic book issued by the Arab Center and the Hassan Bin Mohammed Center.
