Qatar Is A Curious Mix....

seny0rita
By seny0rita

I put an excerpt from an article which I am quite fond of and which I find very interesting. In the following paragraphs, he had made a good write up of the things I care about in Qatar; governance, politics, world relations, policies, faith, rights of the country and lastly, defended the social way of life in Qatar (i know the singles are not happy about this). Though yes, of course lacks all the other things but this is a PR article under economics section, people-- so yeah..this is just as good as it gets. :)

"Qatar is a curious mix. It hosts three US military bases and was the staging ground for the Gulf War. Yet it pursues a Scandinavian foreign policy, acting as mediator for the perma-conflicts of Africa and the Mid-East.

It shares the Wahhabi faith of the Saudis, but not their absolutism. Women can drive and vote. Al Jazeera broadcasts uncensored from Doha. Foreigners may drink alcohol at a few hotels, and discreetly at home. Yet there are none of Dubai’s louche nightclubs."

Copyright infringement. Mr. Ambrose Evans-Prichard of Telegraph.co.uk.

By bleu• 3 Jun 2009 18:40
bleu

seny0rita, he may have a teenage/tween daughter

By seny0rita• 3 Jun 2009 15:56
seny0rita

brit doesn't look like he's a montana fan to me.

i commend gypsy on that first post..totally agree.

By bleu• 3 Jun 2009 10:52
bleu

LOL!!!!

He probably means this

By Gypsy• 3 Jun 2009 10:11
Gypsy

God I hope that's what he meant!!!! Cause otherwise I'd be scared Diamond would punch him. :P

By britexpat• 3 Jun 2009 10:11
britexpat

I think he means that both Qatar and Hannah have small bumpy bits which help enhance the overall image of the whole.

By Gypsy• 3 Jun 2009 09:29
Gypsy

Did you just compare Qatar to Hannah Montana UkEng?

By GodFather.• 3 Jun 2009 09:28
Rating: 5/5
GodFather.

BritExpat.. yes Best of Both worlds.. That's like Hannah Montana..

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HE WHO DARES WINS

By Gypsy• 3 Jun 2009 09:17
Rating: 4/5
Gypsy

I think Qatar's doing an excellent job. Sure, it's not perfect, nowhere is, but the point is they are trying and for the most part succeeding. I'm very happy to be living here.

By diamond• 3 Jun 2009 08:21
diamond

Qatar is exactly where it wants to be.

Peace.

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By Intelligent• 3 Jun 2009 07:15
Intelligent

To me it sounds like its no where.

Peace.

By britexpat• 3 Jun 2009 06:57
Rating: 2/5
britexpat

Sounds like the best of both worlds to me.

By goaboy• 3 Jun 2009 05:43
goaboy

its getting there not there yet

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