(MENAFN- Gulf Times) The Doha International Family Institute (DIFI), a member of Qatar Foundation, in collaboration with the Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) of Qatar University, will organise the inaugural Annual Conference on Family Research and Policy with the theme 'The Arab Family in an Age of Transition: Challenges and Resilience' in May.
The two-day conference focuses on research, theory and practices to advance DIFI's knowledge of the Arab family. In addition, DIFI is keen to highlight the role of the family as a defining force in shaping society, focusing on regional trends, areas of strength and resilience and challenges affecting families in Arab countries.
"The DIFI annual conference seeks to promote research on the family in the Arab world and generate evidence to help develop future policies to promote the well-being of families," said Noor Almaiki al-Jehani, executive director, DIFI.
The conference will also examine the role of policy in supporting the family and consider global issues, which impact the Arab family, either positively or negatively, from a multidisciplinary perspective. It will also engage with scholars and practitioners on discussions that analyse mutually beneficial practices within the context of family policy.
The DIFI organising committee has also invited young and senior researchers to submit their abstracts. So far, more than 400 abstracts have been developed and submitted by researchers from more than 35 countries, with many from the Arab region including, Bahrain, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Yemen, Palestine,Syria and Jordan.
The abstracts are diverse in their content and encompass the main themes from the conference, including political, economic, and cultural challenges facing the Arab family in different regions of the Arab world. These include marriage and divorce in the Arab world; responses to challenges in terms of marriage practices, the causes and consequences of separation and divorce, and the role of state policies on family formation and stability, together with the effect of the absence of such policies.
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