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Survey: Most people in Qatar happy with their lives, wary of those with AIDS

The vast majority of people living in households in Qatar are satisfied with their lives, have little tolerance for people with AIDS and believe domestic violence in not justifiable, according…

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Business

Report: Qatar’s gender wage gap widens considerably over 10-year-period

While wages for women working in Qatar were almost on par with men in 2001, the gender pay gap grew to an astounding 22.7 percent last year, the 2011 Sustainable Development Indicators report shows.

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News

Report: Qatar best place in the world for women to pursue university

Ambitious women, take heart – Qatar is the best place in the world for a female to pursue higher education. That’s the conclusion of investigation by the Independent in the…

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Culture
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Olympic committee: Qatar, KSA should send female athletes to games

The International Olympic Committee commission has named and shamed three countries for never sending female athletes to the Olympics: Saudi Arabia, Bruni and Qatar. Anita DeFrantz, head of the IOC’s women and…

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Report: Women in Qatar paid 25 to 50 percent less than men

Women in Qatar are more highly educated than men, but are paid far less, according to a report released by the Qatar Statistics Authority. Both Qatari and non-Qatar women are…

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News

FP: The most ridiculous arguments against Saudi women drivers

Why won’t Saudi Arabia let women drive? It’s not because women are bad drivers – if that was the case, we’d be in big trouble over here in Qatar! It’s…

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Saudi religious council: Lifting ban on female drivers would ‘end virginity’ in Kingdom

Saudi religious council: Lifting ban on female drivers would ‘end virginity’ in Kingdom Saudi’s highest religious council, the Majlis al-Ifta al-Aala, has issued a report stating that allowing women to…

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News

Qataris hopeful as UAE extends chance at citizenship to children of Emirati mothers

Children born to Emirati mothers and expat fathers can finally qualify for citizenship, according to a monumental decree issued by UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday.…

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Report: Saudi religious police warn women with ‘tempting’ eyes to cover them

Report: Saudi religious police warn women with ‘tempting’ eyes to cover them A spokesman for the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice in Saudi Arabia’s Ha’eal…

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