So if a Qatari comes out and tells everyone he doesn't believe in god he will face no discrimination in employment or in civic life generally?

It seems to me that freedom from religion has only recently be established in most of the Western world and in China.

In Europe I think religion is either ignored or is considered an embarrassment for most people. Nobody in Europe seems to take religion seriously when it comes to matters of social and/or political importance.

In the Muslim world however it seems to be far more difficult for people to escape from or ignore religion in their lives.