Opinion: Galactic Core Bay – The best place to see the Milky Way in Qatar
Off the beaten path in a deserted but beautiful place, several local photographers have discovered a new location to enjoy and shoot the stars.
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Opinion: What Qatar should do with all of its rainwater
In this guest post, three public policy experts suggest that Qatar stop looking at rainwater as an "enemy," and instead take a page from its Bedouin past by making a resource out of it.
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Opinion: Qatar’s Ramadan love affair with Vimto, explained
Early infiltration into the local beverages market, savvy promotional tactics and the drink's relationship with prohibition all play a role, argues university professor Dr. Justin Thomas.
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Opinion: Coverage of Qatar’s World Cup mirrors some foreign prejudices
The work of both Qatar supporters and critical commentators seems influenced by race or the belief that others are racist; journalists are waging more, and earlier, criticism against Qatar than they level at non-Arab states hosting major sporting events.
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Opinion: Why Doha needs to learn to walk before it can run a metro
The problem is that walking almost anywhere in Qatar can be incredibly difficult – if not impossible at times – and downright dangerous.
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Opinion: Fighting the blue-collar blues in Qatar
Care should be taken to apply Qatar's ambitious plan to tackle mental health issues to the country’s hundreds of thousands of blue-collar expats, argues one regional psychology professor.
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Opinion: Dreading the birthday of my triplets, who died in Qatar
Today, Lillie, Jackson and Willsher Weekes, who were killed in a fire at Villaggio Mall in 2012, would have turned five years old. For their mother, the milestone has reopened never-healed wounds, and spurred questions about Qatar's justice system.
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Opinion: Why Qataris should care about the CMC elections
The CMC elections are Qatar's only democratic process, and locals should turn out in droves to support it, argues one young Qatari.
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Opinion: Adjusting to life in Qatar means having a good sense of humor
Residents may not be able to to control the pace of bureaucracy here, or the heavy traffic or many other things, but can at least temper their expectations and adjust their own reaction to such challenges.
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