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'''Qatar''', officially the '''State of Qatar''', is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. The Gulf of Bahrain, an inlet of the Persian Gulf, separates Qatar from nearby Bahrain. The capital is Doha, home to over 80% of the country's inhabitants. Most of the land area is made up of flat, low-lying desert. | |||
Qatar has been ruled as a hereditary monarchy by the House of Thani since Mohammed bin Thani signed "an agreement, not a formal treaty" with Britain in 1868 that recognized its separate status. Following Ottoman rule, Qatar became a British protectorate in 1916 and gained independence in 1971. The current emir is Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who holds nearly all executive, legislative, and judicial authority in an autocratic manner under the Constitution of Qatar. He appoints the prime minister and cabinet. The partially-elected Consultative Assembly can block legislation and cannot dismiss ministers. | |||
In early 2017, the population of Qatar was 2.6 million, although only 313,000 of them are Qatari citizens, and 2.3 million are expatriates and migrant workers. Its official religion is Islam. The country has the world's fourth-highest GDP (PPP) per capita and the eleventh-highest GNI per capita (Atlas method). It ranks 42nd in the Human Development Index, the third-highest HDI in the Arab world. It is a high-income economy backed by the world's third-largest natural gas and oil reserves. Qatar is one of the world's largest exporters of liquefied natural gas and the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide per capita. | |||
In the 21st century, Qatar emerged as both a major non-NATO ally of the United States and a middle power in the Arab world. Its economy has risen rapidly through its resource wealth, and its geopolitical power has risen through its media group, Al Jazeera Media Network, and reported support for rebel groups financially during the Arab Spring. Qatar also forms part of the Gulf Cooperation Council. | |||
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== QATAR: Judicial CP from [[Corpun.com]] == | |||
Flogging remains on the statute book as an Islamic punishment in this small Gulf state. It is applied to women as well as men for moral offenses, mainly to do with sex or alcohol. This 2006 court case, in which a man and a woman were ordered 100 lashes each for adultery, is probably typical. The flogging may be combined with a prison sentence, but this is not always so, as in this April 2013 case in which a man was sentenced to 40 lashes and fined but not imprisoned for drinking alcohol. | |||
A British man flogged in Qatar in 1994 (or 1993—accounts vary) has described the experience. It appears that the strokes were applied indiscriminately from the shoulder blades to the calves, with clothes kept on. | |||
This June 2016 local news report describes the punishment and quotes a former minister of justice as opining that flogging should be abolished because jail time is just as effective. It adds that nowadays (unlike in 1994, apparently), the penalty is applied only to Muslims. | |||
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Revision as of 23:23, 5 October 2024
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Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. The Gulf of Bahrain, an inlet of the Persian Gulf, separates Qatar from nearby Bahrain. The capital is Doha, home to over 80% of the country's inhabitants. Most of the land area is made up of flat, low-lying desert.
Qatar has been ruled as a hereditary monarchy by the House of Thani since Mohammed bin Thani signed "an agreement, not a formal treaty" with Britain in 1868 that recognized its separate status. Following Ottoman rule, Qatar became a British protectorate in 1916 and gained independence in 1971. The current emir is Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who holds nearly all executive, legislative, and judicial authority in an autocratic manner under the Constitution of Qatar. He appoints the prime minister and cabinet. The partially-elected Consultative Assembly can block legislation and cannot dismiss ministers.
In early 2017, the population of Qatar was 2.6 million, although only 313,000 of them are Qatari citizens, and 2.3 million are expatriates and migrant workers. Its official religion is Islam. The country has the world's fourth-highest GDP (PPP) per capita and the eleventh-highest GNI per capita (Atlas method). It ranks 42nd in the Human Development Index, the third-highest HDI in the Arab world. It is a high-income economy backed by the world's third-largest natural gas and oil reserves. Qatar is one of the world's largest exporters of liquefied natural gas and the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide per capita.
In the 21st century, Qatar emerged as both a major non-NATO ally of the United States and a middle power in the Arab world. Its economy has risen rapidly through its resource wealth, and its geopolitical power has risen through its media group, Al Jazeera Media Network, and reported support for rebel groups financially during the Arab Spring. Qatar also forms part of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Spanking and Spanking Art in Qatar
In the 20th century, school corporal punishment fell out of fashion and was gradually banned in many countries, a trend that continues until the present day.
As of May 2008, Qatar permits corporal punishment in schools.
( We have no further information from SAOTK as of Oct, 2024 )
QATAR: Judicial CP from Corpun.com
Flogging remains on the statute book as an Islamic punishment in this small Gulf state. It is applied to women as well as men for moral offenses, mainly to do with sex or alcohol. This 2006 court case, in which a man and a woman were ordered 100 lashes each for adultery, is probably typical. The flogging may be combined with a prison sentence, but this is not always so, as in this April 2013 case in which a man was sentenced to 40 lashes and fined but not imprisoned for drinking alcohol.
A British man flogged in Qatar in 1994 (or 1993—accounts vary) has described the experience. It appears that the strokes were applied indiscriminately from the shoulder blades to the calves, with clothes kept on.
This June 2016 local news report describes the punishment and quotes a former minister of justice as opining that flogging should be abolished because jail time is just as effective. It adds that nowadays (unlike in 1994, apparently), the penalty is applied only to Muslims.
Prostitution in Qatar
- Prostitution in Qatar ↗ on Wikipedia
External links
- More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Qatar ]
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