Maybe expats don't have anything to do with the change but their coming here did open society's eyes and make them see that there are other ways of living. And I don't think religion plays a role in the barrier, perhaps the way religion is percieved. What I found over here is that tradition and religion become intertwined, some stuff which i thought were religion turned out to be just traditions, so it's kinda hard to tell what the exact barrier is. And ofcourse there's the male ego thing (as in most cases). But yeah I've met qatari's too who are welcoming the empowerment, which is great. But is Qatar really the first nation in the middle east to allow women to vote ? what about Lebanon ? I thought it was more liberal. I don't know ?
Maybe expats don't have anything to do with the change but their coming here did open society's eyes and make them see that there are other ways of living. And I don't think religion plays a role in the barrier, perhaps the way religion is percieved. What I found over here is that tradition and religion become intertwined, some stuff which i thought were religion turned out to be just traditions, so it's kinda hard to tell what the exact barrier is. And ofcourse there's the male ego thing (as in most cases). But yeah I've met qatari's too who are welcoming the empowerment, which is great. But is Qatar really the first nation in the middle east to allow women to vote ? what about Lebanon ? I thought it was more liberal. I don't know ?