I have lived on and off in the ME for the past 8 years or I should say I have been living in countries where the majority of the people are Muslim to be more accurate. I don't see anything wrong with people or cultures as a whole changing over time. It is simply an inevitability. Every culture on Earth has changed, to include its dress code, over its existence. Many times in most cases. You cannot blame it only on external influences such as foreigners living in Doha. People have to want to change before they actually do. I hardly believe that Allah wishes to stunt a woman's mind and send her to hell, because she wear jeans and a t-shirt.
All this talk of going to hell and judgement day seems to me to be out of our lane since every holy book mentioned in this thread leaves Judgement to Yahweh/God/Allah. Besides, it isn't wise to cast your convictions on others and to pass judgement on people who do not share your belief system. This is how extremists are born and made and someone who is so extreme that they cannot accept or tolerate someone else's differences is just wrong.
Personally, most of the Arab women I have seen in Doha have changed very little in my observations since 2000. They also seem to adhere to their religious and cultural rules for the most part. There are the random groups that have elected for change, but even these women are hardly scantily dressed. I also would suggest not seeing the changes as a threat to your culture Noori. Your culture in Qatar is evolving, hopefully for the better. There will always be people who adhere to the old ways (there are still bedouins, afterall). Your clothing does not define your culture and the changes you describe hardly seem threatening.
I have lived on and off in the ME for the past 8 years or I should say I have been living in countries where the majority of the people are Muslim to be more accurate. I don't see anything wrong with people or cultures as a whole changing over time. It is simply an inevitability. Every culture on Earth has changed, to include its dress code, over its existence. Many times in most cases. You cannot blame it only on external influences such as foreigners living in Doha. People have to want to change before they actually do. I hardly believe that Allah wishes to stunt a woman's mind and send her to hell, because she wear jeans and a t-shirt.
All this talk of going to hell and judgement day seems to me to be out of our lane since every holy book mentioned in this thread leaves Judgement to Yahweh/God/Allah. Besides, it isn't wise to cast your convictions on others and to pass judgement on people who do not share your belief system. This is how extremists are born and made and someone who is so extreme that they cannot accept or tolerate someone else's differences is just wrong.
Personally, most of the Arab women I have seen in Doha have changed very little in my observations since 2000. They also seem to adhere to their religious and cultural rules for the most part. There are the random groups that have elected for change, but even these women are hardly scantily dressed. I also would suggest not seeing the changes as a threat to your culture Noori. Your culture in Qatar is evolving, hopefully for the better. There will always be people who adhere to the old ways (there are still bedouins, afterall). Your clothing does not define your culture and the changes you describe hardly seem threatening.