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Reform at home and soft power abroad: Amir Tamim sets out Qatar’s priorities

In what has been described as a “historic” moment for Qatar, the Gulf state’s amir addressed the country’s first ever elected Shura Council on Wednesday. On 26 October, the Amir…

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الإصلاح في الداخل والقوة الناعمة في الخارج: خطاب مجلس الشورى ‘التاريخي’ للأمير شيخ تميم

في لحظةٍ وُصفت بـ”التاريخية” في قطر، ألقى أمير البلاد خطاباً أمام أول مجلس شورى منتخب في الدولة الخليجية يوم الأربعاء ألقى أمير دولة قطر، الشيخ تميم بن حمد آل ثاني،…

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Is Qatar’s Shura election a step towards ‘western democracy’?

Democracy is not the sole purpose of the Shura Council elections, but rather it is designed to strengthen and activate pluralism and nationwide participation writes Dr Hend Al Muftah. Over…

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Qatar’s Shura Council election: A view from the west

For Qatar, the test is not to see the election as a move toward western-style democracy but rather as an exercise in empowerment , writes William Law. The election of…

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Will the new elected Shura Council be kinder to migrant workers?

In theory, and despite voting being understandably limited to Qatari citizens, the Shura Council is supposed to serve the general public. But it remains to be seen if it will…

Shura Council – Expert Opinion

Reform at home and soft power abroad: Amir Tamim sets out Qatar’s priorities

الإصلاح في الداخل والقوة الناعمة في الخارج: خطاب مجلس الشورى ‘التاريخي’ للأمير شيخ تميم

Is Qatar’s Shura election a step towards ‘western democracy’?

Qatar’s Shura Council election: A view from the west

Will the new elected Shura Council be kinder to migrant workers?

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