Sociology conference begins at SQU
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MUSCAT: The Second International Conference of the Department of Sociology and Social Work of the College of Arts and Social Sciences at SQU entitled ‘Social Thought, Sociology and Development in the Developing Countries’ commenced on Tuesday under the patronage of Dr Yahya bin Badr al Maawali, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Social Development. The three-day conference will discuss topics and issues on social thought, sociology and development in the current era. As many as 46 research papers will be presented at the conference. This includes 17 papers by researchers from Egypt, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Tunisia, Syria, Lebanon, Qatar, Kuwait and Libya, in addition to 26 papers from the Sultanate.