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METAPHOR - may be they are just .......bored!!!

most of the major tribes are involved in govt in one way or the other. Its not like Saudi where every govt sector is under the control of the royal family.

Demonstration in Qatar???? What for?????? We are 1,6 million happy well paid people!!!!

An expat worker might find a lot of reasons to protest, but can never demand changes in the policies of the state. And the citizens have it the best, kind of living in a sheltered cocoon, as long as they have the unlimited oil money coming in it is in their best interest to have a single ruling family. With such a lot of money in the state's coiffures, any elected leader will be left with a choice of making as much money as possible before the term ends, versus the best interest of the state. The people of this state are doing splendidly now under the Emir and don’t need democracy as long as the oil money is there. Now whether they need more participation in government affairs, under the rule of the Emir, is another matter best left to the citizens to decide, …. Qatar is not deprived in a way the troubled neighbors are and so the same revolution that happened there need not necessarily happen here.

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Love the peace in Qatar

aercel spot on! These people who want protests to happen in Qatar are crazy or they have some sinister motive! Protests were required in Libya and Egypt and it happened there...all in aid of something. But over here it is not at all required! They are fool who wants street protests to happen here.

do you know of the law that permits strike action? What about holding peaceful demonstrations? I not saying that Qataris would - but what if they wanted to. Is it allowed?

thanks Aladdin. It a sad reflection of the working condition some people are exposed to. I work at Ras Laffan and there are suicides every month in the workers camp. Really depressing stuff.

dodgy, do you actually live in Qatar?

dodgy, we are talking about political process. if the issues involved are work-related as i said, yes, we have rights.

as an expat - you have no rights in Qatar?? What does human rights mean to you Arecel?? Some humans? Some people are sub-human?

Dont have a right to peaceful protest in Qatar. WOW!

i find ur comment funny majlis. and why should you think that expats (non citizens) have the right to protests in their adoptive country? maybe you can file cases in the human rights commissions or at the labor department for work-related issues. but to protests against governent policies? darling, you are not a citizen therefore your rights with regards to political participations are curtailed. that is true in my country, and is true anywhere else.

no not locals - the expat from developing nations. Peaceful protests and strike action. Shoot to kill to break up the protest/strike action?

Are you permitted to hold a demonstration in Qatar??

seriously, i find it next to impossible. why? coz, i don't think the locals would incite/ make violent protests in the first place.

no. that was the premise of my question. Do you think that COULD NOT happen here?

u think the only response is to shoot? think again.

More responsive??? So they would they shoot to kill more people than in other coutries?

i think given that unrest are in neighboring countries, the government here will be much more responsive, yes.

arcel - you think the regime here would respond differently if there was a mass peaceful protest???

malis70, i'll be there on friday. although i am just an expat, i would like to show support to the Royal Family and to the gov.t of qatar. I want change, yes, especially to the current sponsorship system BUT i don't want what happened in North African countries and to Bahrain and Oman to descend on all of us here. God help us. These people are now addicted to the streets. People Power rev should be used only for removing despots who clung to power for gazillion years. After that, all parties must meet and discuss the social reforms needed to form a strong government. Continuing the street protests will just weaken the whole government system IMHO. As for Qatar, the situation here does not warrant street protests. If the locals feel that they need social reforms, I urge them to be level headed and resort to dialogues.

what are they changing??? Could it possibly be their social conditions??? Still dont get it?

dodgy, no , I can't.

Nomerci - Change their country to improve .........??? Can you make the connection??

If we 'guests' are not happy with our working conditions we can leave (eventually).

These poor people who are fighting for democracy have been stuck with despots all their lives.

They have every right to do what they can to bring changes to THEIR country.

Qatar is not my country so I do not have the right to demonstrate against what happens here. I many not like a few things but if I was that bothered I would leave.

Dodgy, yes , different. Obviously, there is a difference if citizens are demonstrating to change THEIR country, versus guest workers demonstrating to improve their situation.

Which will not happen anyway.

NOMERCI - different?? Fighting to improve one's living and working conditions??

At least for the next decade.. Some people told me that Mubarak, Zain Al Abidin, and Qadhafi now hates Al Jazeera and who knows what are they thinking of right now

dodgy, but that would be a totally different situation than in the other countries. Where it was the citizens that demanded change.

Nomerci -who?? One word - workers!

dodgy, who would demonstrate against those?

And you surely are not comparing the situation of the house of Saud to here?

AbuAmerican - really???? No chance of strike action against extreme exploitation and falling health and safety stds?????

Have a look at the House of Saud.

http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=24025

I think the authorities should use laughing gas on the protesters!

They will have a good laugh!

You can do so if you have a real reason for it.

This is a very serious matter and it is not a joke and there is no reason to do so in a country like Qatar who is developing in the right direction. Manifestation is not a fashion or a reason to go out and have fun it is a real matter and must have a real reason.

I am quite sure that people who have done that are people who are against Al Jazzera and Qatar and it has nothing to do with freedom. They are just trying to payback Al Jazera and make them busy with something else rather than the real Ugly truth of our leaders in the Arab world.

I am 200% against any manifestation in Qatar and I invite you all to support the Royal Family of Qatar and the government of Qatar next Friday the 4th of March at 14:00 in the front of the Museum of Islamic Art, DOHA

and i don't think people will commit such acts of stupidity here in Qatar. The unemployment rate here is lower than those countries who protested.

Love Qatar, PEACE!

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qatar is a peaceful country, & i enjoyed living over here... theres no way v want instability in qatar!!

Long Live Qatar

Long Live EMIR...

We love peaceful in Qatar !!

We love peaceful in Qatar !!

we are getting every thing what we want..then i dont know y ppl spreading this to all countries...this is special mafia who doing and initiating these things....nothing else...they just want to demolish whol world.....who that mafia ever body knows.......

for the heads up! I've "liked" both the English and the Arabic pages and am spreading the word!

these people want it another Bahrain :(

http://www.facebook.com/Sheikh.Hamad

this one in arabic

i found it.

where are these guys' originality? It all started in Tunisia, i think, and then all the nearby countries followed it like it's contagious or something.

different places is spurred on by the media and their great desire for attention, without thinking everything through.

and this uprising really took me by surprise. I do think there are larger forces at work in all this. And no, I don't mean the West ;)

Let us pray that the call for revolution in Qatar will not happen.

What else the citizens of Qatar want? They have everything they want and need. Qatar is rich country and its citizens have all the benefits. Emir loves his people and care for them.I think other countries are just envy and if there are people who will start the revolution, for sure it is not the Qataris. I believe that Qataris love Emir so much because he cares for them and knows and provides what his people needs.

I think Omanis are better off than the others. If Omanis starts revolting then the GCC is doomed!

Things have turned violent in Oman now. Two protesters killed today.

i agree

i agree

Protest no need in Qatar..

Protest for salary increase against our boss.. Okey! hehehe

Absolutely right! Some foolish copycats want to do what the other Arabs are doing. They are crazy!

There is absolutely no need of protests here. I think they want to protest because they are tired of having too much wealth, safety & security.

I think if they have no work they should take broom and sweep the sand in the desert!

Please no need for demonstration in Qatar.

Qatar is a peaceful country and hopefully nothing is going to happen here.

We love the peace in Qatar!!!