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Doha, Qatar: During a powerful theatrical event, Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) reflected on its history with the staging and discussion of Here I Am, the acclaimed one-person play written ...
Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), founded in 2005 in partnership with Qatar Foundation, seeks to build upon the world-class reputation of the university through education, research, and service.
29,400 people, or 1.4 per cent of Qatar’s population, are estimated to be working as slaves, in forced labour or domestic servitude, a report said on Mo ...
Qatar instituted many labour reforms during the leadup to World Cup. But have they made a difference?
Despite the 1807 abolition of slavery in the British Empire, slavery was permitted to continue in Qatar for nearly four decades after the region became a British Protectorate in 1916.
If modern slavery is visible to the British media in Qatar, it should highlight its presence in the UK too.
Aside from using slave labor, Qatar promotes antisemitism in school textbooks and punishes public worship by non-Muslims with up to 10 years in prison.
In March 2021, Qatar adopted a minimum wage that applies to all workers, of all nationalities, in all sectors – a first for the Gulf.
John Oliver Shreds ‘Cartel-Like’ FIFA for Giving World Cup to Qatar: Stadiums Were Built ‘Through Modern-Day Slavery’ (Video) “I won’t say that Qatar definitely got the World Cup ...