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Qatar: Images from the Past by Anonymous, 1996-01-01 Al Jazeera: How the Free Arab News Network Scooped the World and Changed the Middle East by Mohammed El-nawawy, Adel Iskandar, et all 2002-04 A Survey of Recent Qatari Secondary School Graduates: Methods and Results (Technical Report) by Francisco Martorell, 2008-08-25

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21. AdmiNet - Qatar
    top Art, culture. Arab Art qatar; ArabNet qatar, culture, Religion. topHealth. arab.net qatar, Government, Welfare. top Environment. top Sports.  
    http://www.adminet.com/world/qa/

22. QATAR INFO - Culture
    qatar or living here affords an excellent opportunity to expatriates to expand theircultural horizons by discovering and learning more about this culture .  
    http://www.qatar-info.com/general/culture.htm
    
    Extractions: Volumes could be written about traditional Arab culture, as practised in the Gulf region (and, indeed, have been); we, however, are only able to give a glimpse of the major features. Hospitality is a major feature of Arab culture and society. Guests must always be made welcome and be offered refreshment as a matter of course. Thus, you are likely to be offered Arabic or cardamon coffee or a small cup of tea upon arrival at a Qatari host, be it in his home or office. This drink is traditionally served in a very small cup. It is rude to refuse, but not necessary to indulge in more than one cup, if you don't like the taste. During the season, or at night during Ramadhan, you may also be offered fresh dates, which are wonderful. Most Qataris receive guests at home in a majlis, or reception area. In a tradition, dating back to bedoiun customs, guests are often seated at floor level on large cushions. Nowadays, sofas may be more normal, but do not be surprised if you come across the former arrangement. Like many social events, majlis receptions are nearly always single sex (male on the whole) and women are not present. This leads on to a cultural norm that is often striking for the Western visitor. The majority of socialising in the Gulf is practised among men or women; rarely both at the same time. This separation of the sexes extends to all sorts of areas, including places of prayer, government offices (for example, immigration, fingerprinting, medical checks etc., lifts in public places) and even shops. It is simply not the norm for men and women to mix in society. Whatever you may think of this custom, it is widespread, highly traditional and unlikely to change in the foreseeable future. If you are invited into a Qatari home, unless specifically requested to do so, do not therefore take your wife. She may be invited separately by the women of the house, and will spend time with them in separate quarters, but to appear with a woman in a male majlis causes embarrassment on both sides.

23. Qatar-Art & Culture
    Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates Yemen. qatarArt culture. Home Up. A guide to qatari culture. Islamic arts museum for qatar.  
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    Extractions: General Info Art Culture Arab Diaspora ... British Council in Qatar Cooperation with Ministries, Services, News, Language Courses .... British in Qatar Particularly useful for those of you new to Qatar, though they are useful to everyone Doha Players The home of live theatre in Doha, Qatar. Qatar Festivals A build up to full-fledged events .... Qatar Photographic Society QPS - Galleries, Slide Show, Publications, Links Home

24. BUBL LINK / 5:15 Internet Resources: Qatar
    Collection of resources pertaining to qatar's culture, business economy, society,educational institutions, travel and tourism, and current awareness sources.  
    http://bubl.ac.uk/link/q/qatar.htm
    
    Extractions: BUBL LINK / 5:15 Catalogue of Internet Resources Home Search Subject Menus A-Z ... About A-Z Index Titles Descriptions Arab Net: Qatar Arab World Online arabia.com - Qatar CIA World Factbook 2000: Qatar ... World Travel Guide: Qatar Page last updated: 17 March 2003 Comments: bubl@bubl.ac.uk Arab Net: Qatar Brief details of the history and geography of Qatar, as well as business, culture, government and transport information.

25. Culture
    After this qatar’s pearl industry suffered tremendously. The culture was once wovenfrom either goat hair or sheep wool, gathered from their own livestock.  
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    Extractions: ABOUT US ABOUT QATAR SERVICES BRANCHES ... LOAN AMORTIZATION ABOUT QATAR Economy Culture Sports Useful Information Cultural heritage Fine Art Society Fishing At one point of time, fishing and pearling formed the mainstay for the economic activity of Qatar. Whilst the development of the cultured pearls industry led to a sharp decline in the market of natural pearls though fishing continues to be the livelihood for some and sports for others. Rod and line fishing from shore and from a boat is quite popular amongst the expatriates, locals still use the nets, traps and the basic handlines. For fishing from the shore, Qataris use different techniques: the throw-nets are often used to cover small areas teeming with fish.; long nets are staked out in the shallow and both nets and stones were used to make inter tidal traps close to the shore. Often from the beaches you will see dark lines of stone ‘Maskar’ . The long low limestone block walls and narrow twisted entrance channel allows the fish to swim in at high tide, but leaves them stranded as the water recedes at low tide. Amongst the other traditional traps are the

26. Netpiper - History And Culture
    culture The art in every form has always thrived in qatar. qatar takesgreat pride in its theaters. National Theatre in qatar stages  
    http://www.netpiper.com/history/
    
    Extractions: Sign In Register Now Home Email ... Welcome Guest! History and Culture History and Culture Read more about the culture and civilisation of Arabian gulf. United Arab Emirates Sultanate of Oman State of Qatar United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Capital Abu Dhabi Area 82,880 sq.km Population 2.4 m Language Arabic Literacy Religion Islam Currency Dirham P.C.I President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Vice President and PM Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Early settlements in UAE dates back to 8000 B.C. Archaeologists have found some of the earliest sites in offshore islands like Merwah and Ghagha. Remains of small fishing communities have been found at the Ajman, Sharjah, Umm al Qaiwain, Jazirat Al Hamra and Islands of Dalma. Settlements in Jumeirah explains trading activity during period prior to Islamic era. With unmatched expertise in maritime activities people of emirates traveled to different parts of the world. According to Portugese writer Duart Barbarosa the people of Julfar were persons of worth, great navigators and traders. Portuguese navigators took tips from UAE navigators like Ahmed bin Majid regarding trade routes and winds of Indian ocean. Voyages of Vasco De Gama around the cape of Good hope in1498 spurred Gulf’s importance in the world trade. Rivalries in the Western World also reflected on the trade scene. When Europeans struggled for supremacy a new power grew almost unnoticed in emirates, the state of Qawasim or Qassimis whose descendants still rule the the emirate of sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah.

27. The Country Of Qatar
    Also visit The People of qatar the real guides to qatar for more informationabout qatar, cities, issues, history, culture, songs .  
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    Extractions: The area occupied by Qatar has been settled since the Stone Age. After the rise of Islam in the 7th cent. A.D. it became part of the Arab caliphate, and later of the Ottoman Empire. In the late 18th cent. it became subject to Wahhabis from the region of present-day Saudi Arabia; they were later supplanted by the Al Thani dynasty. During the Turkish occupation from 1871 to 1913, senior members of the Al Thani family were named deputy governors; subsequently, Qatar became a British protectorate, with Abdullah bin Jassim al-Thani recognized as sheikh. In 1971, Qatar became independent of Great Britain. In 1972 the reigning sheikh, Ahmad ibn Ali al-Thani, was deposed by his cousin Khalifa ibn Hamad al-Thani. He in turn was deposed in June, 1995, by his son and heir, Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, who as crown prince was credited with having launched a major industrial modernization program. In 1981, Qatar joined neighbouring countries in the formation of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to strengthen economic relations among the participating nations. The country’s stability was threatened by the Iran-Iraq War throughout the 1980s. Territorial disputes with Bahrain over the Hawar Islands and gas fields in the separating sea erupted in 1986. During the Gulf War (1991), international coalition forces were deployed on Qatari soil. Palestinians were expelled from Qatar in retaliation for the pro-Iraqi stance of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), but since the war relations with the Palestinians have returned to normal. After the Gulf War, Iraq was still regarded as a threat to Qatar’s oil interests; Qatar signed a defense pact with the United States but also restored relations with Iraq.

28. Hybridmagazine.com :: Indie Counter-culture Daily, No Secret Handshakes.
    A Layman's Guide To WWIII The Persian Gulf By Kevin Filan qatar. Bahrain neighbors.Like Saudi Arabia, qatar is a stronghold of Wahhabi Islam.  
    http://www.hybridmagazine.com/culture/0103/qatar.shtml
    
    Extractions: By Kevin Filan Qatar Bahrain Kuwait Oman Qatar ... Yemen For most of recorded history, the residents of Qatar eked out a meager living from the pearl beds along their coastline, mainly in the northern town of Zubara. There was little else to recommend Qatar; most of the land in this peninsular region was dry, gravelly desert which was not only unsuited for agriculture but which could barely support any vegetation at all. Even by the standards of the pre-oil Gulf the region was shockingly poor… especially when the introduction of cultured pearls devastated the pearling industry. But just when things looked hopeless, Qatar discovered that it sat atop vast reserves of oil and natural gas. Today Qatar is still struggling to come to terms with that newfound prosperity, and with various border disputes between its neighbors. Qatar does not have an elected government, and rights of assembly and protest are restricted. In 1998 the Education Minister, Abdulrahman Al-Nuaimi, distributed a letter criticizing Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani for his decision to allow women to vote and hold office in the (advisory) municipal council. Al-Nuaimi was arrested and at last report remains in detention.

29. Qatar : Art And Culture
    Click Here, Front Page qatar Art and culture. Search externalsources here. Alhitmi Information on the country and Islam; also  
    http://i-cias.com/qat_art.htm

30. Qatar Society & Culture Guide 
    Arabji.Com/qatar, qatar Society culture.  
    http://www.arabji.com/Qatar/soc.htm

31. Qatar Internet Guide - Qatar's Portal, Search Engine, Directory & Yellow Pages
    qatar Society culture People, Celebrities, Arts, Literature, Religion,Family, Lifestyle, Beauty, Fashion, Health, Fitness  
    http://www.arabji.com/Qatar/

32. Dohacity.com
    qatari culture, Other qatar Guidel Links. Economy. History of qatar. Geography.culture. Government. Pictures of qatar. qatari culture is rich and captivating.  
    http://www.dohacity.com/qatarguide/culture/culture.asp
    
    Extractions: However only 25% of the Qatar population are actually Qatari. Qatar today is mostly dominated by foreigners who have come to Qatar from other countries. Pakistanis for example are found in large numbers in Qatar. Most of the population is found in the capital city, Doha; other smaller towns like Wakrah, Dukhan, Umm Said, Al-Khor and Madinat Shamal have lesser population however. Religion

33. Dohacity.com
    Read to have a brief glance on the Qatari culture. Click for more. Pictures on QatarCheck out these beautiful pics of the Qatari terrain; Truly amazing sights  
    http://www.dohacity.com/qatarguide/qatar.asp

34. IWon - Travel Guide - History & Culture
    iWon Travel. 5 iWon 6 Travel 3 Middle East 3 qatar History culture, Powered by. HISTORY and culture History culture. History.  
    http://www.iwon.com/travel/travelguide/history/0,20310,Middle_East-503,00.html
    
    Extractions: History Archaeological digs have shown that the Qatar peninsula was inhabited during the Stone Age, when the region's climate was milder than it is today. But the archaeologists have found little evidence of habitation between the most ancient of times and the modern era, and Qatar is the only significant place in the Gulf to have no Portuguese ruins of any sort. Since the Portuguese conquered, or at least attacked, just about everywhere else in the Gulf, this strongly implies that 16th century Qatar was either uninhabited or very nearly so. Even before the collapse of the pearl market around 1930, life in Qatar was rough. With poverty, hunger and disease all widespread, the emir welcomed oil prospectors who first arrived in the early 1930s. A concession was granted in 1935 and the prospectors struck oil in 1939. Because of WWII, however, production did not begin for another 10 years. At that point things began to move very quickly. The quantity of oil produced in Qatar was not huge, but the country's tiny population had plenty of cash to go around. Much of the early revenue went to modernising the country: the first school opened in 1952 and health care facilities were upgraded. The injection of funds did wonders for the emirs' lifestyle, and from the mid-1950s, successive emirs took less and less interest in government and more and more interest in falconry, jet-setting and fancy cars. Despite this, the amount of wealth, more or less evenly distributed, blunted the political interests of most Qataris, and there were few calls for democracy or an end to the monarchy.

35. Index Of /culture/copy/copyright/qatar
    Parent Directory 31Aug-1999 2029 - _vti_cnf/ 31-AugIndex of /culture/copy/copyright/qatar. Name Last modified Size  
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36. Index Of /culture/copy/copyright/qatar/_vti_cnf
    Parent Directory 31Aug-1999 2206 - fr_page1Index of /culture/copy/copyright/qatar/_vti_cnf. Name Last modifiedSize  
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37. Browsing Regional Middle East Qatar Society And Culture Category
    Browse Regional Middle East qatar Society and culture Top Regional Middle East qatar Society and culture. Categories History.  
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38. WebGuest - Open Directory Regional Middle East Qatar
    Top Regional Middle East qatar Society and culture (6). History (2).See also Regional Middle East Society and culture (21). Sites  
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39. Teaching Jobs
    GEN / Web Directory / Middle East / qatar / Society and culture(4). SubCategories in Society and culture. History (2). Web Sites  
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40. The Qatar Internet Pages - Add Qatar And Arabic Web Sites, Search For Qatari Web
    Science medicine, space, zoology Society and culture holidays, culture, religion Local Media. Oman, Palestine, qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates.  
    http://www.middle-east-pages.com/Qatar/

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