If you are interestd to know about cultural environment in Qatar, you will need to plan Holidays in Qatar. Qatar is officially called as the State of Qatar. Qatar is an Arab emirate in Southwest Asia that occupies the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of Arabian Peninsula. Except bordered by Saudi Arabia on the south it is surrounded by the Persian Gulf.
If you are a couple thinking of spending Holiday Vacations in Qatar laying on beach in Bikini and shorts, it would not be possible for Qatar being a muslim country. Though Qatar is relatively liberal it is not comparable with western countries. Qatar uses Sunni law as the basis of their government.
The majority population follows Hanbali Madhhab. It is among four schools of Fiqh or religious law of Sunni Islam (The rest are Maliki, Shafii and Hanafi). If you want to see how it is practised, you must arrange Holidays in Qatar. All these four schools have "right guidance". The difference between them lies not in the basics of faith, but in detailed judgements, which have resulted from the independent perceptions of the scholars and imams. Shias make up for ten percent of muslim population there. Have your Qatar Holidays Vacation to feel the social conditions. Qatar Laws Though women in Saudi Arabia cannot drive, they can in Qatar legally.
So, you can swap the driver-seat witth your wife when you are on a long drive during your Holiday vacations in Qatar. This due to liberalization afgter Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the present Emir of Qatar came to power becoming Emir after his father. He was the first Arab ruler in the Persian gulf to give women the right to vote. Though Qatari women in practice wear the black abaya , they are allowed to dress as they like. To wear shorts in public was considered a taboo for men before liberalization. If you want to see the change after liberalization you will need to have Qatari Holidays Vacation.
The laws of Qatar permit alcohol to some extent. But night clubs and public bars are operated only in expenbsive hotels same as in UAE though the number is much less than that in UAE. Resident from out side Qatar are permitted to get liquor permits allowing them to buy alcohol for their personal use through the country’s exclusive importer and retailer for alcohol, The Qatar Distribution Company. |