i agree with abuamerican.
my question is what do you identify yourself with? how do you see yourself? i see qataris as muslims and then as arabs. i think arabs are still doing a better job at preserving their values and islamic identity than some developing asian countries are.

change is always happening no matter where you are. whats happening now is a result of a change in people's thinking a few years ago. what we are thinking today will manifest itself in future and we may not be here to witness it. i think it was ibn-e-khuldun (correct me if i am wrong) who said that a change takes three generations to surface (one generation is 40 years).