Category: Qatar

Migrant Domestic Workers in the Middle East: Exploited, Abused and Ignored

Posted on by Fatima (Saudi Arabia)

A new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report about the rights of migrant domestic workers focused heavily on the Middle East, and for a good reason: most regional governments do not include domestic workers under the protection of its labor laws, …

Posted in Bahrain, Human Rights, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Migrant Workers, Qatar, Racism, Regional Issues, Saudi Arabia, Sexism, UAE | 2 Comments

Stop talking, Start working

Posted on by Adel Alhimi (Yemen/UAE)

1. Our plane: to set up a center in Abu Dhabi for free-thinkers and free speech, where we can conduct debates, conferences and seminars. 2. Our goals: we have nothing to preach, we don’t claim knowledge or wisdom, we don’t …

Posted in Atheism, Baha'i Faith, Countries/Regions, General, Interfaith, Islam, Qatar, Religion, UAE, Yemen | 10 Comments

The Invisible Majority – Female Migrant Workers

Posted on by Fatima (Saudi Arabia)

by Khara J Jabola-Carolus for Migrant-Rights.org One of the last (two) countries where divorce is illegal and where the ruling Catholic elite maintains a staunch anti-reproductive rights stance, the island nation of the Philippines boasts a staggering population of 90 …

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Overview of Migrants' Rights Violations in the Middle East over the Last Month

Posted on by Fatima (Saudi Arabia)

Over the month of January, we at Migrant-Rights.org have covered cases of abuse against migrant workers in Lebanon, Jordan, Libya, Qatar, the UAE, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait. Following our documentation of several cases of suicide and attempted suicide …

Posted in Lebanon, Libya, Middle East, Migrant Workers, Qatar, Saudi Arabia | 2 Comments

Oprah, What Are You Thinking With Free KFC?

Posted on by Green Prophet

Ever since American talk show host Oprah Winfrey announced that her website www.oprah.com would be giving away coupons for free chicken dinners, KFC restaurants around America have been literally inundated with people coming with coupons in hand for a free …

Posted in Activism, Egypt, Environment, General, Health, Israel, Middle East, Palestine/Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Qataris Get Seminar on Carbon Market Trading From UK Specialists

Posted on by Green Prophet

Making their wealth from the non-renewable energy resource natural gas, Qataris learned a little more about the carbon market earlier this month. According to the Gulf Times, UK-based carbon-related firms looking to do business in Qatar were part of the …

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Mega Urban Developments In Gulf Region A Natural Disaster Waiting to Happen

Posted on by Green Prophet

(Palm Island in Dubai) A couple of weeks ago I was in New Orleans with my parents at the annual craziness known as Fat Tuesday during Mardi Gras. Besides the excess of everything I saw there including waste, and the …

Posted in Bahrain, Culture and Society, Current Events, Environment, Gulf, Health, Issues and Causes, Middle East, Qatar, UAE | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

My Thoughts On Gaza..

Posted on by Lou (Saudi Arabia)

Note: This is a written transcript of an Audio clip I recorded. It took the Arab world more than 20 days to suddenly wake up and hold a meeting about the situation in Gaza. Back when the Gaza crisis started, …

Posted in Activism, Arab Jews, Arabs, Awareness, Current Events, Democracy, Demonstrations, Human Rights, Islam, Israel, Middle East, Palestine/Israel, Politics, Qatar, Regional Issues, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism, War | 1 Comment

Al Jazeera

Posted on by Mend (Iraq/UK/Germany)

I have just been watching the news on Al Jazeera when suddenly a surprisingly social report was casted: Russia having to deal with sweated labourers! In the report they were severely criticising under which conditions and how badly paid labourers …

Posted in Civil Rights, Countries/Regions, Migrant Workers, Qatar, Racism | 8 Comments