“Do you have to cover your face there?” I’m not sure why I was surprised by this question about living in Qatar, but maybe it was because it was posed by a man from the…Continue Reading
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Learning when not to be helpful
“No good deed goes unpunished.” I heard twice this semester while trying to help a friend/colleague with a project. While being encouraging, resourceful, and generous, I heard this pithy statement when things didn’t go according…Continue Reading
Reverse Affirmative Action
This is what I call the Qatarization policy in effect in Doha. The root is the fact that the nationals, “qataris” those born to Qatari fathers (not mothers who have married non-Qataris) are eligible for citizenship,…Continue Reading