The aim of this research is to investigate the media industry in UAE and to prospect its media environment by analyzing media regulation. For this aim, this research conducted theocratical analysis of media in UAE. The research indicates that the state-led policy was implemented for the development of UAE media industry by establishment of The Dubai Technology & Media Free Zone including Dubai Media City. Internet City, Knowledge Village and International Media Production Zone since the development of Satellite TV in the Middle East in 1990s. Also the research implied that the media regulation has been implemented by the 1980 Emirate Press and Publications Law, the 2012 Cybercrime Law and the 2014 Terrorism Law which prohibit criticism on the Emirate government, the ruling family or ruller. Considering the all environments of media industry, the results were analyzed that the Authoritarian Model and Development Model are implemented in UAE media industry.

Libyan political circumstances have generally taken three phases since Gaddafi's death on October 20, 2011. The first phase was the end of the first Libyan civil war and the reign of Transitional National Council(October 2011-July 2012). The second phase was the reign of the General National Congress (August 2012-July 2014), which was launched with the elections organized by Transitional National Council. The third phase was the time when the elections on June 25, 2014 replaced the General National Congress with the House of Representatives. To identify the internal factors of the General National Congress that caused the second Libyan Civil war, this paper analyses the General National Congress elections, the main political parties and the Political Isolation Law( Legislation No.13 of 2013 of the Political and Administrative Isolation) in the second phase.

East Jerusalem has three major religious communities including the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian Communities. The Muslim community is the majority community of East Jerusalem's population and history. It has occupied an unique position religiously, ethnically, and politically. This community has a relatively strong autonomy in East Jerusalem due to its large population under the Israel's occupation and control for the last sixty years. Despite of them, the Muslim community has shrunk in size and activity compared to its political rival, the Jewish community. The latter has, on contrast, enjoyed its residential expansion beyond the Jewish Quarter in East Jerusalem with the financial and social support of the Israeli government. Particularly, the Jewish settlement movement, mainly composed of Israel's religiously radical right wing groups, had affected the expansion of the Jewish community in the city. Given these challenges, the Muslim community has responded positively centered around East Jerusalem Awqaf Administration. The Awqaf Administration has played a key role in unifying and consolidating the Muslim society of East Jerusalem not only as a religion organization but also a social and political one in various fields of the Muslim community. It tried to defend the Muslim identity through establishing the cultural department, the Department of Islamic Archaeology. Therefore, this research will address the formation and development of the Muslim community, focusing on the competitive relation with the Jewish community. In addition, this research will also find various activities of the Awqaf Administration for protecting its religious community and cultural heritage, further, and the competitive relation with the Palestine National Authority for taking political hegemony and leadership in East Jerusalem. The conclusion of this paper also addresses the implication of East Jerusalem in creating its religious and political identities of the Muslim community.

This paper explores the determinants of firm performance in Turkish commercial banks from the perspective of ownership advantages, financial capabilities, efficiency and the diversity of profit structure. The research time frame covers 1988 to 2017, and a positive analysis is employed for 43 Turkish commercial banks by collecting empirical data from Bankscope. The main findings are as follows: Tier 1 ratio, price to earnings ratio, firm age and non-interest income rato are positively correlated with firm performance, while risk-weighted assets ratio, coverage ratio, loan-to-deposit ratio, non-performing loan ratio, cost-to-income ratio and interest income ratio are negatively correlated with firm performance. As such, it is possible to conclude that as for Turkish commercial banks concerned, the main determinants of firm performance are financial capabilities and efficiency. In addition, it is noteworthy that they are currently employing more risk-weighted assets for the increase in profitability.

China, Japan, and Taiwan began to pursue policies related to halal industry from the early of 2010s onwards. These countries are similar in their recognition of the necessity for nurturing halal industries within their countries for economic diversification despite less than 1~2% of their population being Muslim. Therefore, the motivation for entering the halal market did not spontaneously emerge by market necessity but was artificially introduced by top-down governmental policies. This situation is very similar to Korea. However, halal policy is differently developed in each country as their history of acceptance for Islam also differs. In this context, this study aims to elucidate the implications for Korea's halal market advancement strategy through a comparative study of China, Japan, and Taiwan's halal industry policies.

Situated right in between the Islamic world and the European world, the identity of Republic of Azerbaijan as a nation was very much shaped and influenced by the two distinct worlds. Such geopolitical factor of the Republic of Azerbaijan inevitably led to the coexistence of diverse cultural, ethnic and religious values as well as conflicts and clashes of contradictory beliefs and practices. The novel 『Ali and Nino』 is set in the Caucasus region, which was a melting pot of various cultures during the turbulent era of the early 20thcentury. The novel, which revolves around the love story of Ali and Nino, vividly demonstrates the conflicts and clashes of different cultures, religions, lifestyles, customs and values prevalently witnessed during the early 20th century in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Although marrying a woman of different religion was condemned with in the Islamic society, Ali, the male protagonist, marries Nino, a Christian woman from the Western culture. Through the power of love, he overcomes their reconcilable differences he encounters in a world he is unable to understand or relate to. Throughout the novel, Ali also displays the tenacity of successfully preserving his identity as a Muslim even during the trials and tribulations of the turbulent era, marked by the Westernization of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The fact that Ali loves the 'desert' while Nino loves the 'wood' symbolizes the different values and upbringings that set the two individuals apart. Ali and Nino both accept the fact they hold different values, yet they do not force their values upon each other. For instance, Ali does not particularly stand against the Islamic law, Sharia, yet this does not mean that he conforms to it either nor does he compel Nino to adhere to it. In other words, he is ready to embrace cultures different from his and wiling to find a suitable halfway point that satisfies both of them. In short, 『Ali and Nino』 is a story about a pair of lovers that undergoes an identity crisis as they become involved with each other and walk on the borderline of two different worlds, yet, ultimately overcomes the crisis through the power of love. The naming of their soon to be born baby 'Tamar', a name that is used in both Christianity and Islam, shows their willingness to retain both identities as a Muslim and a Christian. Through the struggles of Ali and Nino to define and preserve their identities, the novel implies that an identity, in its true sense, is founded on a particular ethnicity, culture or religion, instead, is formed while one autonomously and independently strives to create a world of harmony.