As per my understanding, the Gentleman writes a story about the obstacle He faces for His freedom due to the nuclear & extended family.
In my personal opinion, the writer looks for experimentation than a freedom.

First of all what is a freedom: In my view freedom is someone would able to participate, talk, feel, enjoy etc., as long as it comes under legal terms. (The legal term may work together with religious aspirations, depend upon the country and family back round)

If I elaborate further, for an example One of my previous Manager sent His kid for an International College here in Doha, and sent His Arabic speaking Purchasing manager accompany His kid during registration. He did this because the manager is from Asia, and He may felt from His previous experience the acceptance of the Purchasing manager at the college better than going by himself.
This is incident reflect a discrimination. I would say In a way of losing freedom.

Btw: This can happen Vice Versa as well. (Example a European traveler traveling in another country and if he may played out for different misunderstanding, and He really some time doesn’t have the option of winning back, This also a way of lacking freedom) in a foreign country.

As far as I concern, the Qatari population in Doha have the best of freedom under legal and religious term.

If you talk about experimentation, yes it may not there.

Yes, the person can go out of the country to experiment the other culture and living condition under their legal terms.

Absolutely this article is not about a personal freedom for sure.

In my village if they see a child they will ask who is your father. This gives certain understanding of who is He. I am not insisting here the child should be exactly like a father or not. But it’s a general measuring term in those villages. So I am not in that measuring term all the time when someone talk about His or Her child.