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Dear all,
If you are in this land, you are one of us.
SO PLEASE RESPECT PUBLIC DECENCY.
The Qatari Penal Code law punishes and prohibits wearing indecent clothing.
Shoulders and knees should be covered.
Article 57 of Qatar Constitution
Respecting the Constitution, compliance with the laws issued by Public Authority abiding by public order and morality.
Observing national traditions and established customs is a duty of all who reside in the state of Qatar or enter its territory.
Thank you very much for your understanding.
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FlyingAce said Like Xena said, This Topic ...
Like Xena said, This Topic has been discussed before as well....
For a fact, Nothing is gonna change... expatriates are wearing Bikinis at the beaches, No one Stops them...
Govt knows What kind of clothes expatriates are Wearing, they ain't gonna Stop expatriates, they know if they do, then No one is going to Come & Work in Qatar...
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Don't be so confident......... wait and see
Yes you are right in some way, in Qatar you need sponsorship in other countries visa, green card or residency etc... at the end you never come freely isn't it ? but once again let's go back to the topic.
Dont you have any other things to worry about?
if you go to a country with cultural issues, it should be respected. Is like wenting to a friend's home and insulting of his beliefs.
You can continue what you're doing to see if you will be reprimanded so that you will get your conclusion for this matter. And if you get penalties or whatsoever I hope you can post your experience here so that a lot of people will learn from it. It's like thinking if a drop of a melted candle unto the skin will hurt not until someone tried it. Why wait and experience to be on a mess when you can be on the safe side?
Like Xena said, This Topic has been discussed before as well....
For a fact, Nothing is gonna change... Expats are wearing Bikinis at the beaches, No one Stops them...
Govt knows What kind of clothes Expats are Wearing, they ain't gonna Stop Expats, they know if they do, then No one is going to Come & Work in Qatar...
since it's all about stereotypes here...zanzibar is probably one of those sad dudes with greasy hair who drives around in circles outside a coffee shop near ramada on thursday nights. in a four wheel drive just so he can feel like a qatari. playing extremely loud pinoy music thinking it's so cool and effective in hooking up with kabayans to relieve his repressed, sex-starved existence.
btw, i'm beginning to think the girl with 3 boyfriends is pretty smart. they're all just using her and will never marry her. why can't she use them back?
there are really LUCKY days and night in Qatar. Just don't push your luck too much. As Britexpat once said, better be safe than sorry! Right, PAdre?
All are speculations I guess, if they cannot come up with a concrete answer on penalties, how do they expect people to follow their rule?
And stealth, I've done it, I wore a short sleeved (that almost bare my shoulder) tee on the mall and nothing happened. I also see females wearing above the knee dresses and some are on spaghetti strap tanks, but none of them were reprimanded... I also saw men strolling in the mall with short shorts and sando, and guess what, nothing happened.., no one dared to ask them to leave.So, I guess nothing will happen (?)
I know a lot of your people who has guy friends,call them everyday and hang out with each other. There's nothing special about this because it's a natural thing to have friends but the unusual thing is that they have a special relationship with there guy friends like those you find between a woman and a man. One of there justifications is that they're lonely. Does this mean you're one of them? How sick is that? And they also pay these so called "guy friends" to be with them if they are "lonely". WTH
The punishment probably depends on nationality. Asian - imprisonment on the first offence and deportation. Western - could you please go home and change
Chinese hooker at the sheraton - carry on you are doing a good job and everyone in the police applauds you
The punishment varies according to the severity of the offence..
At the least, you are admonished and told to cover up. In some instances your picture may be published as part of a name and shame. In the extremne cases, it could be a spanking and a date with a QLer :O(
try it out and see what happens...
Thank god no one spits at those persons and curse them....
Until now my question remain unanswered.... What is the punishment for violation of Article 57?
Zanzibar, I pity you for your sentiments to my kabayan, I feel a great grief over your stupidity and idiotic view of accusing people that you don't really know and doesn't know you. How can you sleep with that? How can you be so alive pointing your finger to others and tell what they are when you know nothing about them??? Is that what makes you so happy? Being IDIOT? I pity you men!!
Zanzibar Simba is not from Zanzibar.
if you can not even say you nationality, you dare spoke against my kabayans? You are s h i t. PI mo!
Zanzibar, once a part of Oman!
Mandi
Ah Zanzibar, the place up until the 1920s where the slave traders were still active bringing Africans to Arabia and Iran....
Zanzibar so what is your point please??
you are just making accusation. If you are real, take the witness stand.
I can make a lot of wild accusation about Sri Lankans, for what?
So many Sri Lankan laborers working in our site and guess what (no I won't say it, it's bad about what they're saying). So if I were you, stop your wild imaginations about my Kabayans? PI mo.
Leave Maria St Leggins out of this, she is happily married to a member of the Egyptian brotherhood and on her way back to Qatar....
I'm sorry I thought the sponsorship system existed to fill jobs that are needed by inviting foreigners to come and then to get rid of them when no longer needed. If they were here because they need the job then surely the sponsorship system would be abolished to allow them to come freely without invitation.
offensive. DO NOT generalize as I can also cite your kabayan doing the same thing. But that is when we ever meet.
Dear mozaismyhero, no offense but your post is absolutely out of subject I won't comment the poorness of your arguments, most of the expat are here because they need a job not because they have been invited, of course they are qualified for the job, and having 3 wifes or 2 or 4 is forbidden in somes countries the law doesn't say it is for Qatari as far as I know so stop to be hypocritical, how many men in Europe with one wife and X mistress, if you do not mind let's go back to our subject.
No hard feeling :)
does give you that impression? Tell me, do you have a Filipina GF or somebody dumped you? Don't spill your disappointment here because you can not get a GF. Nomad said you're idiot, I say S T U P I D!
Zanzibar, out of respect to your kabayan, Fathimah, I will ignore your comment!
what is respect and what is courtesy. You examples are really funny. Try other justifications, maybe you'll hit a legitimate one (if ever there is).
Zanzibar you are an idiot.
Before I leave I'll just say this. You invite people to come to your country they will have a different culture and traditions to you, you need to respect this also. If you were accepting then as Qatari citizens then you can make different demands.
Gulf Arabs who visit Europe in the summer with say 2 or 3 wives do not get arrested, even though polygamy is illegal in all European countries. Show the same respect for your 'guests'
We must respect the tradition and Islamic culture....
thats true
you would not expect a tennis player in abaya, right? So they are in PROPER dress (as an athlete). You are just making funny justifcations. Stay on the subject.
You are absolutely right but we are talking about local people not the government, just be a little bit pragmatic and be respectful toward the locals :)
Don't forget the ladies tennis tournament each year and all those athletes at meets that are improperly dressed.
peace....
Be more precise and elaborate please.
Here we go again.
what about qatar's national football team showing his knees to all on TV?
now as you will see by the thread I have posted, its already been discussed:-)
Well, we have to understand what is disrespectful or not for them and by extension the meaning behind the dress code law regarding the Qatari society.
It's not against expat it is just that for locals it's very offensive to see people wearing in such a way don't forget that it's a muslim country where dress code is very sensitive.
I do understand and I will try not to hurt their feelings.
chota, where are you?
So when Hillary Clinton visits and wears a short skirt you kick her out? What about all those ladies that vist the Doha film festival and show arms and shoulders? Will you call the police to have them deported?
So many double standards it's hard to know where to start.
http://www.qatarliving.com/node/3071691
No such law is in Qatar. Please stop spreading false information.
If not , Then punishment should strictly be like french & other europe goverment .
I heard they are organizing an awareness campaign.