Thousands of people in Doha march for Gaza

Muhammad Basheer
By Muhammad Basheer

Today (Friday, 9 January 2009) thousands of people in Qatar marched through the streets of Doha to show support and solidarity with the victims of Gaza.

Thousands in Doha demonostrations supporting #gaza on TwitPic

For more visit GazaTalk

By anonymous• 1 Oct 2009 10:14
anonymous

By anonymous• 17 Jan 2009 13:23
anonymous

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By bhaddock• 17 Jan 2009 08:11
bhaddock

If what you say is true (Annc) then explain the Israeli's need to kill so many innocents. The Palestinians have lost far more people in this. The land is rightfully the Palestinians, not the Israeli's. They have every right to be angry about being kicked out of their homes and left to live in ghetto's where the Israeli's continuously bomb and kill their civilians.

Regardless, there are far too many deaths on both sides, but the Palestinians have to stand up for themselves some way.

By Kee32• 16 Jan 2009 20:58
Rating: 2/5
Kee32

Scarlett - totally agree. I marched down the Corniche and it did make me feel a sense of solidarity and as if the upset most of us people are feeling over what is happening, was being recognised.

ANNC - Hamas are trying to ensure that the palestinian people are not wiped out with the continous and unrelenting building of more and more settlements on stolen land by the Israeli's.

If you were truly going to look at both sides, you'd do a bit of research into a) who broke the ceasefire first ( back on 4th Nov - killing six palestinians - surprise suprised... it was Israel), b) who continued the blockade throughout the ceasefire meaning palestinians didn't have access to much food, medicine etc, and then ask your question about 'does anyone see Israels side'...

By annc• 16 Jan 2009 17:50
annc

does anyone see their side? the blood of all those poor people of Gaza is on the head of Hamas- NOT Israel

just what do all these righteous people think Israel should do, when their neighbors call for their destruction, state that all Jews should be killed, when Hamas send rockets into their towns on a daily basis. Yes, perhaps over reacting- but they put up with a lot for a long time. Hamas is to blame, and must accept responsibility for this disaster

By abohmaid• 14 Jan 2009 14:19
abohmaid

حسبنا الله و نعم الوكيل يا ذا الجلال و العزة

اللهم انقذ المسلمين فى غزة

اللهم كن لهم عونا و نصيرا

اللهم ربنا جل ثناؤك و تقدست اسماؤك

اللهم لا يرد امرك و لا يهزم جندك

سبحانك و بحمدك

اللهم عليك باليهود الظالمين

اللهم منزل الكتاب,هازم الاحزاب,مجرى السحاب

اهزمهم و زلزلهم

اللهم ارينا فيهم عجائب قدرتك .. قتلة الرسل و الانبياء

ظلمت العزل الابرياء

اللهم حرر المسلمين فى غزة يا ذا الجلال و العزة

اللهم فك اسرهم و اشفى مريضهم و اكشف كربتهم

اللهم بدل خوفهم امنا يا ذا الجلال و العزة

اللهم اعز الاسلام و المسلمين و اذل الشرك و المشركين و دمر اعداء الدين و احمى حوزة الاسلام

و اجمع كلمة المسلمين على الحق يا رب العالمين

اللهم انج المستضعفين المسلمين فى كل مكان

اللهم اصلح احوال المسلمين فى فلسطين و العراق و فى كل مكان

اللهم الف بين قلوبهم و اهديهم سبل السلام و اخرجهم من الظلمات الى النور

يا ذا الجلال و الاكرام و العزة

By bleu• 14 Jan 2009 14:14
bleu

manEater: you probably got this in an email, with a huge font and full of colors with the phrase "send it to everybody you know".

By manEater• 14 Jan 2009 13:04
manEater

Friends, please spread!!!!!!!!

IDF "Israeli Defence Force", the Israeli Army is having a broadcast on U Tube explaining what's going on, and the U Tube wants to remove it by

using the excuse as not too many people are logging in. Please forward this email, so as many people will log in and the IDF will be able to have its voice heard.

Thanks

http://www.youtube.com/user/idfnadesk

By hananoor• 14 Jan 2009 13:02
hananoor

People in Gaza don't want any marched, they want real help.

By om Maui• 11 Jan 2009 07:29
om Maui

this should not be a one-time event. we have to keep voicing out and showing our support for the Gaza people for as long as the killing of civilians is ongoing.

hope the organizer of this march would keep going, make more media exposure. it is a big deal. it does make a difference.

"Do something for humanity. Anything." - National Geographic Channel

By renny• 11 Jan 2009 07:22
renny

I am so hurt to watch the holocaust in palestine people , That is still crime humanity.

kill peoples in whole world eventhough muslim or not that is still crime.

Pray for palestine

save palestine people with donate money, meal stuff, others.

By anonymous• 10 Jan 2009 23:12
anonymous

some pictures for thousands of people in Qatar marched through the streets of Doha to show support and solidarity with the victims of Gaza.

By anonymous• 10 Jan 2009 22:46
anonymous

Thanks you very much Muhammad Basheer

By anonymous• 10 Jan 2009 16:15
anonymous

ameen

By anonymous• 10 Jan 2009 15:52
anonymous

Kyber- this was a tribe of Jews lived in Madina muslims fought them

and when they say Taskoot taskoot Israel means Fall down Israel and thier agents

dmightysolomon your theives friends need loads of support from you

By Ingesu• 10 Jan 2009 13:35
Ingesu

You might also want to sign here...

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/938380652

By anonymous• 10 Jan 2009 12:39
anonymous

it blocked all entrance and allowed only one exit to and from our place. Of course, we don't understand what they are shouting, but knowing it for Gazans, we could just imagine what!

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

By jasminejasmine• 10 Jan 2009 12:26
jasminejasmine

I am so proud to live here, there are many places where such a demonstration would not have been allowed. So good to see, as Scarlett said, people prepared to actually do something. I hope it helps this situation and also makes Qatar stand out as a state that allows people to have their say.

By Muhammad Basheer• 10 Jan 2009 12:01
Muhammad Basheer

I've uploaded more pictures here : http://flickr.com/photos/mbaa/sets/72157612321588909/

Videos here :

By Scarlett• 10 Jan 2009 10:25
Scarlett

its always interesting to see just WHO shows up for rallys like this one. THOSE are the people who care enough to do something and if you are working to gather up supporters, those are the ones who will be active.

muhammed Basheer...thank you for the thread and for the additional photos...keep up the good work!

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

By abohmaid• 10 Jan 2009 09:10
abohmaid

very good points

By Scarlett• 10 Jan 2009 08:36
Scarlett

I've attended many a peaceful protest and march and yes, they DO work. It forms a sense of solidarity and actually can build sentiment so that some take more action where it is needed, say to approach governments to ACT...

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

By Scarlett• 10 Jan 2009 08:35
Scarlett

are NOT sitting and being apathetic. Why not give credit where credit it due???

sorry if someone read the original post I put here..forgot the "NOT" in the sentence..oops...

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

By Ima• 10 Jan 2009 02:34
Ima

Yes this is the spirit well done Qatar .

Stupid Tallg now what you think.

By GodFather.• 10 Jan 2009 01:26
GodFather.

Yes only thing the forget to advise the public properly. Both for the ones who wanted to attend and for those motorist who should avoid the area and use alternative route..

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HE WHO DARES WINS

By allam• 9 Jan 2009 22:33
allam

it was a very good day.

By britexpat• 9 Jan 2009 22:20
britexpat

Marching can make a difference.. I have marhed against Apartheid in South Africa and nukes at Greenham Common. It all depends where it is. At least it shows other people that someone is concerned and that voices can make a difference.

By Mira• 9 Jan 2009 22:06
Mira

Shame, I wish I would have known about it before hand. Congrats to all those who came out and showed their support.

By bien• 9 Jan 2009 20:44
bien

yup lots of qataris there spcially those who blocks and gave way the ppl who attended the rally..........

By bleu• 9 Jan 2009 20:14
bleu

genesis: are you blind? I counted 4 Qataris visible in the "front row" of that photo.

By fishermanalex• 9 Jan 2009 19:12
Rating: 4/5
fishermanalex

It was grate to have all of those ppl there trying to say some thing hopping that some one will listen.

For whom ever asked where are the QATARIS …if u were there u will see QATARI men and women even children …expatriates also Arab and westerns were there ..not having coffee but trying to shout as much as they can may be some ONE will listen to our voice

To my Brothers and Sisters in GAZA GOD BE WITH YOU

ALAH MAAKOM

By anonymous• 9 Jan 2009 16:23
anonymous

ohh

By anonymous• 9 Jan 2009 16:23
anonymous

ohh

By a merry can muslim• 9 Jan 2009 16:12
a merry can muslim

Scarlett, I have just never been one to see the point in marching as a form of protest...

I fail to see what it achieves compared to other "peaceful" methods.

In fact I got caught in one last Saturday in France... It was sort of comical though... All they achieved was pissing people off who had come to the centre for other reasons...

They call it the American dream because you have to be asleep to see it... --George Carlin

By anonymous• 9 Jan 2009 16:10
anonymous

where are the publics?

By a merry can muslim• 9 Jan 2009 15:18
a merry can muslim

Touche

They call it the American dream because you have to be asleep to see it... --George Carlin

By heero_yuy2• 9 Jan 2009 15:15
heero_yuy2

"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach

By a merry can muslim• 9 Jan 2009 14:35
a merry can muslim

And at the end they go get a coffee or go home and what was achieved...?

I always thought these types of things were soley for the people doing the marching... to make themselves feel better...

They call it the American dream because you have to be asleep to see it... --George Carlin

By genesis• 9 Jan 2009 14:26
Rating: 2/5
genesis

I don't see any Qataris

Well, it's Friday. Most Qataris camping, in Dubai or Bahrain

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