Talk:Qatar/Archive 2

Pronunciation of name
The opening gives [ˈɡɪtˤɑr]), as the local pronunciation for the name of the country, presumably in Arabic. However, the IPA for Arabic has no g grapheme. What is intended? Venqax (talk) 13:12, 8 September 2021 (UTC)


 * The Arabic letter qaf (the first letter of Qatar) is commonly realized as [g] in many Gulf dialects Pinuzzo (talk) 19:30, 12 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks. That should probably be noted in the IPA for Arabic. Venqax (talk) 15:59, 14 September 2021 (UTC)


 * IPA for Arabic contains Moden Standard pronunciation only. Attempting to make one that displays the possible pronunciation of all dialects would be quite an undertaking. However, the footnote in the Arabic IPA guide does list possible realizations of qaf, including [g] Yejvik (talk) 18:19, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 15 November 2021
Change https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kassite link to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kassite_(mineral)

The original link to the mining site redirects. 2003:C1:B730:C801:45A:ECD4:8CC3:E46B (talk) 10:18, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: I'm pretty sure it's correct as written. The references to "Kassite" in this article are referring to the Kassite people, not the mineral kassite. The photograph in that section of the article isn't of a mine that dug up kassite, but an excavation of a historical site used in the Kassite people's dye industry. &#8209;&#8209; El Hef  ( Meep? ) 13:26, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Human rights in Qatar
Please take steps to add information about recent reports of the death of migrant workers in Qatar in 2021, most of whom were South Asians and were reportedly being overworked by their masters and forced to live in poor working conditions. It should be added under the Human rights section.

Looking forward to your response.

Thank you.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by DevanshVerma039 (talk • contribs) 06:07, 04 March 2021 (UTC)

220.235.118.56 (talk)

This sub heading should be more appropriately be renamed "Lack of human rights in qatar"

Why has the section about assault of dozens of women at the airport been removed? This is a whitewash in preparation of the FIFA world cup in 2022. After qatari officials forcibly removed dozens of women from waiting airplanes and then sexually assaulting them on the tarmac there has still been no apology or compensation. There has not been any proper investigation. If you are a woman in qatar or even just passing through your life is meaningless to qatari authorities.

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Semi-protected edit request on 11 January 2022
Indian population is 650,000 out of total 2,600,000 which accounts for 25% as against 18% mentioned. Pakistani population is 150,000 which accounts for 6% as against 18% mentioned. Doha1402 (talk) 00:15, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:31, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Change Indian population to 25% and Pakistani population to 6% Doha1402 (talk) 00:44, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 April 2022
To reflect Qatar's questionable human rights situation on the lede section to achieve balance as a middle power. A sentence such as "Human rights in Qatar has been regarded by scholars as being generally poor, with restrictions on individual rights such as freedom of expression, as well as its usage of hundreds of thousands of mostly South Asian migrant workers for construction projects in the country." could be placed at the last paragraph. 123.213.223.39 (talk) 05:44, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. Goldsztajn (talk) 21:12, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

Missing Information!!
Information missing about Qatar Airlines.. Qatar Airlines performs a good contribution At Qatar's economy maybe!! .... I Don't know much.! 103.73.106.246 (talk) 17:52, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 25 July 2022
Ref. to the table of information on Qatar Wikipedia, near the bottom of the table there is a heading 'driving side' which is mentioned 'right'. The position of the driver and the steering wheel in the State of Qatar is 'Left'. "Change right to left". Thanks. Thatshaider (talk) 07:10, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: It's which side of the road is driven on, not which side of the car the driver sits in. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:49, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Minimum wage
The actual minimum wage (three-hundred some dollars a month -- cp. GDP/capita) should be included if some-one can document it. 2600:6C67:1C00:5F7E:ED51:6B3A:2C26:4143 (talk) 01:35, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 15 September 2022
Hello! The old emblem of the State of Qatar needs to be changed with the new one, which was revealed just today, and thank you! 37.186.33.47 (talk) 11:52, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: The emblem is copyright. You could request a rendition at the Graphics lab. –– FormalDude  (talk)  08:38, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

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Human rights abuses
Why does this article not have a section on human rights abuses in Qatar? It is not a secret that women, gays, religious minorities, and immigrant workers are oppressed and persecuted in the country.

Having no section in the article about this is clear censorship and events is the typical lack of transparency in the country itself. 2601:644:4482:E110:D5FA:B75C:29F4:5DA5 (talk) 20:10, 25 September 2022 (UTC)


 * It's covered here at Qatar as well as in a separate article, Human rights in Qatar. –– FormalDude  (talk)  04:28, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 October 2022
Please change

Qatar is the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas,

to

Qatar is one of the world's largest exporters of liquified natural gas, Snooksy83 (talk) 20:59, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Additional sources:

Australia is the world's largest LNG exporter. Qatar is 2nd.

✅ and also thank you for formatting your refs correctly and making them easy to copy. :) 3mi1y (talk) 22:51, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 October 2022
This "clever" linking seems very un-Wikipedia:

> The 2022 FIFA World Cup was awarded to Qatar under controversial circumstances

I'd expect the two links not to be adjacent and to be clear that there are two separate topics. I'd make this change myself, but the page is edit-protected. 107.13.75.131 (talk) 20:33, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Concern addressed; it is now a single wiki-link. — Sirdog (talk) 01:08, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Qatar's human rights violation
In my opinion, it is necessary to add about Qatar's violation of human rights, for example (possible death penalty for members of the LGBT community, violation of human rights for foreign workers) and more.

Why the human rights violations is not mentioned.? Qplb191 (talk) 12:37, 19 November 2022 (UTC)


 * There's a section on human rights, which mention those and a bit more. The treatment of migrant workers could perhaps be more expansive/comprehensive. -Mairi (talk) 18:03, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

@Mairi There is almost no reference to the violation of the human rights of the foreign workers in Qatar Qplb191 (talk) 23:06, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Many claim that Qatar is one of the countries that treats the human rights of foreign workers in the most disgraceful way. Qplb191 (talk) 23:10, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

There is a need to expand on human rights in Qatar Qplb191 (talk) 23:22, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Why isn’t it mentioned? Qplb191 (talk) 13:46, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

do you agree? Qplb191 (talk) 22:24, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

Ethnic groups
Egyptians aren't an ethnic groups. They are Arabs and shouldn't be listed separate in the Ethnic groups section. 143.178.231.218 (talk) 18:56, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

Edit request
Article is protected so can’t do this myself:

Under history: “Oil exports began in 1949, and oil revenues became the country's main source of revenue, the pearl trade has gone into decline.”

Change to: “… the pearl trade *having* gone into decline.”

Thank you. 98.59.245.105 (talk) 16:44, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

Is there a Qatari Sign Language?
Under "Languages" the article states: "Qatari Sign Language is the language of the deaf community.". However the article for Qatari Sign Language says that it is merely a proposal and implies the existence of multiple sign languages.

Unless anyone has a source for the existence of QSL I suggest this sentence is deleted. MosheDov1 (talk) 10:26, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

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Motto in the infobox
The current translation of Qatar's Arabic motto is "God, Nation, Emir".

I believe a more accurate translation would be "God, Motherland, Emir", or alternatively "God, Country, Emir". TorreAzzurro (talk) 02:43, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

qatar authoritarian
Hey HapHaxion, you removed from the info box the fact that Qatar is an authoritarian without explanation and without discussion. Can you explain why? And in any case, I would ask you to refrain from doing it without any discussion. You are not allowed to force your opinion. There are more than enough reliable sources to support that mention.ArmorredKnight (talk) 07:08, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Islamic Qatar
@25stargeneral, Islamic doesn't mean entirly Sharia. Just that their law are generally based on Islam, or that they used Islam as a base for their law. In any case, we have reliable source that mention that this is islamic country. https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/qatar/local-laws-and-customs ArmorredKnight (talk) 08:45, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Islamic country just means a country that has Islam as the state religion. That doesn't make it an Islamic state (see that article), which is dependent on the legal system. 25stargeneral (talk) 11:56, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia Ambassador Program course assignment
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Source about same-sex intercourse
The page says that no death penalty was done because of homosexuality linking a Washington Post article (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/13/here-are-the-10-countries-where-homosexuality-may-be-punished-by-death-2/) but the article does not say such a thing. Taking it out until another source can be find. --SBK00 (talk) 20:23, 6 February 2024 (UTC)