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Contents 1 Random Question 2 Major Qatar Article cleanup 3 Infobox 4 Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah ibn Khalifah Al Thani 5 Cultural information 6 Section "Qatari Woman" 7 Coat of Arms 8 Neutrality & review of Abdulla Qatar's changes 9 better choice of words required 10 Pronunciation 11 Removed qatarliving.com 12 Wahhabism?ً

[edit] Random Question

Is there a reason behind Qatar having a male/female ratio of 2.24? Fephisto 22:32, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

High quantity of (male) immigrant workers. Yes, there are plenty of female immigrant workers, but much much higher male rate --Matt 22:34, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Qatar keeps on hiring male immigrant workers such as for construction and mowasalat drivers, most of them south asians - insanedrivers

[edit] Major Qatar Article cleanup

This article has potential, but looks like its core has been left to rot for a couple of years (no offense meant) [eg. lack of mention of new parliament], and needs major cleanup. I will adopt the Qatar subcategory, starting with the more specific pages and finishing with the largest one here. Any other people willing to help? Is there somewhere else I should put this? --Arithmomaniac38 04:44, 22 May 2006 (UTC) Join Wikiproject Qatar!

[edit] Infobox

There is a possibility to use template:qatar infobox. But someone doesn't seem to like that.--Jerryseinfeld 23:03, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah ibn Khalifah Al Thani

I think the prime minister is Sheikh Abdullah ibn Khalifah Al Thani.

Zntrip

This appears to be true and the article concurs. Any issues? --Matt 01:12, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Cultural information

We want to participate in Doha Cultural Festival.How can you help us?

Tahira, Baku, Azerbaijan

Guessing you might want to try the official DCF page. Of course, it's a little late for 2005, but good luck in 2006 --Matt 01:12, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Section "Qatari Woman"

I removed the section Qatari Woman because it was copyrighted work of the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs. See the original page and Wikipedia:Copyrights. --Jonnabuz 13:23, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Coat of Arms

Do they have Coat Of Arms? 83.130.116.4 16:27, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

Yes, , which is shown in the info box --Matt 01:00, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Neutrality & review of Abdulla Qatar's changes

Could someone with more knowledge than me please review the changes of [the edit from 33257014 to 32630677] and see if neutrality is maintained? It seems that detail has decreased and the text might be biased --Matt 19:33, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

Two points. First, the generalization of warring tribes is correct, but leaving out the British control and the Turkish occupation is a little too close to ignoring history. The ruling family al-Thani in the late 19th century was under Ottoman authority. This conflicted with the rising ambitions of the family. When the Ottomans left in WWI, the al-Thanis signed a pact with the British to become a protectorate.

Second. The ommission of the al-Saud family in the second paragraph is important. As one can see by the existence of Saudia Arabia, the al-Sauds were a major threat. The al-Thanis ended up paying a tribute to the al-Sauds as an alternative to being invaded. More importantly, this is a sensitive issue, as the current dealings between Saudi Arabia and Qatar are not exactly clear. However, the al-Sauds were not, like the al-Khalifa, concerned with the pearl economy or the coast in general (they wanted Mecca and Medina).

In conclusion, I would include the al-Saud family in the second paragraph as a geopolitical threat to Qatar, though a general one. I would also include information about exclusive alliances with the British and Ottomans. If this information is left out the article, it basically removes Qatar from the recent history of the region. Tribal politics are only one side of Qatar's inception.

So revert and edit. This information would also be useful in the history article. --Vector4F 17:34, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

I've decided to revert back Abdulla Qatar's changes on Vector4F's recommendations, though I saved the clarification on Peninsula/Northern Peninsula. --Matt 18:05, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] better choice of words required

"Qatar's national income primarily derives from oil and natural gas exports. The country has oil reserves estimated at 15 billion barrels (2.4 km³). Qataris' wealth and standard of living compare well with those of Western European nations. Qatar has the highest GDP per capita in the developing world ($39,607 as of 2005)."

Using the term "developing world" suggests that Qatar is a "Developing country" - as it is ranked as no. 40 in the UN calculated HDI index it is quite likely that Qatar has not designated itself as a developing country (countries decide on their development status for themselves.) I tried to find out what what status Qatar has given itself - but I could not locate the answer.

The general consensus is that in calculating whether a country is a developing country the main indicators used are GDP per capita, literacy, and life expectancy.

--222.225.1.229 14:25, 10 March 2006 (UTC)stuart macdonald

[edit] Pronunciation

I am editing the pronounciation paragraph so that it is actually helpful to those of us who aren't linguistics professors --68.185.172.206

I agree that the paragraph about the pronunciation is dense. However, "it's COT-ter like welcome back Kotter" is not an encyclopediadic comment. Plus, I've never heard anyone say it like that - I've heard Cutter, Katar, and the proper pronunciation. --Matt 16:49, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

My source is the audio file available at the Merriam Webster online entry for Qatar. --68.185.172.206

I've never heard anyone pronounce it like that. m-w is definitely weird on this one. --Matt 06:18, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

I've only heard 'cutter' from servicepeople coming back from there after a few months deployment. And then I spoke to a recent returnee who called it 'kay TAR' and chastised those who called it 'cutter'. I came to wikipedia for an answer and got IPA crap so I went to m-w and got what I thought was to be the best answer. I know my addition is nothing special, but I think it works until the world makes a decision (which could be sooner rather than later-- remember 'EE rahq' versus 'eye RACK'?)

I know Qataris who say "kuh-TAR" (what I wrote earlier as 'katar') when speaking English. The Arabic doesn't have a direct English transliteration - so it doesn't have an easy answer, and the IPA will be the 'most correct' way to specify how it sounds. --Matt 00:08, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Well guys... Everybody in Qatar have different accents. Qatar is a multicultural country with so many expats. there are so many pronounciations for that...But i pronounce it as Katar These pronounciations are based on how ive heard them British- Kah-tahr Indian - Kahtr Filipino - Katar - insanedrivers

[edit] Removed qatarliving.com

Reason: It is a rant blog. It's not directly directed to the topic Qatar.

[edit] Wahhabism?ً

Qatar explicitly uses Wahhabi law as the basis of its government

Could somebody post an evidence for this? I'm from Qatar (see my ip) and I'm not aware of such a thing like that.

Ive heard it from a friend about the wahhabism but i dunno what does that mean... Im an expat student in qatar btw. - insanedrivers