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Qatar is the only remaining country in the Gulf region with such laws, [4] Women in Qatar were enfranchised at the same time as men. [5] Labour force participation rates of Qatari women are above the world average and among the highest in the Arab World , [ 6 ] which comes mainly as a result of an increasing number of Qatari women who are ...
Women are required to wear traditional clothing. [7] Having children in Qatar is highly encouraged for women. Having children outside of wedlock can result in being imprisoned, due to the ZINA, law, which criminalizes sex outside of a legal marriage, resulting in up to 7 years of imprisonment. [8]
The state of human rights in Qatar is a concern for several non-governmental organisations, such as the Human Rights Watch (HRW), which reported in 2012 that hundreds of thousands of mostly South Asian migrant workers in construction in Qatar risk serious exploitation and abuse, sometimes amounting to forced labour.
Qatar’s judicial system, based on an interpretation of Islamic law, or Shariah, has drawn Western criticism for its tendency to favor prosecutors and police. EXPLAINER: Laws and customs in Qatar ...
Codified family law was introduced in 2006. In practice, Qatar's legal system is a mixture of civil law and Islamic law. [8] [9] In 2016, Saudi Instagram star and model King Luxy was arrested in Qatar for allegedly being homosexual. He spent 2 months in custody before he was released.
Article 2 – Doha is the capital of the state. It can be transferred to any other place by law. The state cannot cede any of its territory. Article 8 – The ruling family of the state is the House of Thani. Rule shall be passed down from father to son; in the case that there is no son, rule shall be passed to whomever the emir names heir ...
The status of women's testimony in Islam is disputed. Muslim societies' attitudes range from completely rejecting female testimony in certain legal areas, to conditionally accepting (half-worth that of a male, or with a requirement for supporting male testimony), to completely accepting it without any gender bias. [1]
Subsequently, Qatar said it was reviewing its current and future investments in London. [38] [39] In 2022, Qatar police arrested protesters after they criticised Qatari law. [40] In October 2022, the Australian men's national team called for the host country to recognise same-sex marriage and improve migrant workers' rights.