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self-definition, and the consequences of modernization. Akers argues that understanding the clan concept as a form of group identification is essential to understanding Saudi sociocultural dynamics. She is currently conducting research in the
Kingdom for her book on the social anthropology of Saudi Arabia. Akers has also co-translated into English and published short stories from the Arabian Peninsula and the Persian Gulf states, with social commentary. Among her works related to the Middle East are:
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on Bosnia and Iran and staff attorney and then director for oversight with the
Committee on House Administration in the United States Congress for the Smithsonian and the Library of Congress. She has also spoken on the issue of human rights in front of the
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