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Friday, November 8, 2013

Intro

 Arabian Gulf states generally enjoy some of the world's highest per capita GDPs and Human Development Rates. Urban areas are beautifully constructed, the streets are usually clean, and the social, political, and economic scenes are as stable as Russian concrete. However, only a small subset of the population can benefit from that.
 Enter the migrants.
 Using Qatar as an example, only about 15% of the population are Qatari citizens. Migrants live in legal and cultural stigmatization, are never allowed citizenship (there are several individual exceptions to this rule, called "mission" citizenships), and suffer from legal and economic oppression. Thanks to a chauvinistic, tribal culture, mainstream Qatari society supports and conforms to this system. 
 The aim here is to change that, even if by a little. Increased appreciation and respect towards the migrant population would greatly enhance their standard of living, directly and indirectly, and will set the scene for progress in the legal framework and the bigger social picture.

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The way the legal system is set up, the percentage of Qataris will only decrease as more workers are brought in.

2 comments:

  1. Salaam El Sharif,

    Welcome to the blogosphere.

    A good first post on Qatar and the need to respect migrant workers.

    I look forward to more information and stories as you build your campaign.

    Yalla - go go go!

    Dr. Rob

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