National Identity in Qatar: A Systematic Literature Review

Cochrane, Logan; Amin, Hira; Al‐kaabi, Nouf

doi:10.1111/sena.12417

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“…Another pertinent issue is the lack of clarity around services and rights for non-citizen residents. Qatar is a unique country where expatriates significantly outnumber local citizens (Cochrane et al, 2024 ). Managing PWDs and CWDs amongst short- and long-term expatriate workers who contribute to the development of the country, yet do not pay government tax, needs to be clearly addressed and managed with dignity, according to the international treaties and policies Qatar has ratified and pledged to uphold.…”

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Childhood disabilities and the cost of developmental therapies: the service provider perspective

Shaban,

Amin

2024

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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Purpose For children with neurodevelopmental disabilities (CWNDs), early diagnosis that leads to early intervention with regular targeted therapies is critical. In Qatar, private therapy centres that address this demand often have highly exclusive prices restricting families from availing them. This paper examines the challenges faced by families with CWNDs, as well as various financial and systemic obstacles, from the vantage point of these centres, all of which culminate in an extraordinarily high disability price tag for disability families in Qatar. Methods This study is based on qualitative, semi-structured, and in-depth interviews with private therapy centres and developmental paediatricians. Results Therapy centre representatives expressed common struggles in lengthy and cumbersome administration and licencing procedures, difficulty in hiring and retaining high quality staff, and expenses that need to be paid to the state. From their experience, families largely struggle with delayed diagnoses that significantly slow down intervention plans and therapies as well as staggeringly high financial costs with a dearth of funding options. Conclusions We recommend sincere engagement, dialogue, and cooperation between multiple stakeholders; a supportive ecosystem to balance and distribute the demand that includes schools and parents; as well more efficient administrative procedures and recruitment strategies.

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Section: Developmental Support In Qatarmentioning

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Childhood disabilities and the cost of developmental therapies: the service provider perspective

Shaban,

Amin

2024

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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Internalized stigma and its correlates in families of persons with mental illness in Qatar: a cross-sectional study

Kehyayan,

Omar,

Ghuloum

et al. 2024

Curr Psychol

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Persons with mental illness (PWMI) experience rejection, isolation, and discrimination in employment, education, and housing due to the prejudice associated with the illness. Families affiliated with PWMI often internalize the public’s prejudice towards mental illness. Such internalized stigma can further impact the health and quality of life of both PWMI and their families. This study aimed to examine the level and correlates of internalized stigma in family members of PWMI in Qatar. A cross-sectional study of 106 family members was conducted using the Family Internalized Stigma Mental Illness Scale. The mean stigma score was 2.04 suggesting a mild level of stigma overall. Being married was found to be a predictor of higher levels of internalized stigma, while having college education or higher predicted lower levels of stigma. The overall stigma scores among family members were not high, which may reflect the protective stance families take towards about their relatives with mental illness. Some sociodemographic attributes predicted trends in internalized stigma among our surveyed sample. Future research efforts in this area may help increase understanding of internalized stigma in this population to inform stigma reduction efforts.

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The European Muslim Crisis and the Post-October 7 Escalation

Amin,

Hyökki,

Salma

2024

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Israel’s war on Gaza following 7 October 2023 has given birth to several political and social changes in European nations. According to the United Nations Report of the Special Rapporteur, Israel has used this moment to “distort” international humanitarian law principles “in an attempt to legitimize genocidal violence against the Palestinian people.” In the European context, this has led to European Muslims and non-Muslims, including organizations, institutions, as well as individual academics, politicians, and activists mobilizing and voicing their condemnation and demand their governments to do more towards peaceful and equitable solutions. However, this has been met with a strong reaction from European governing bodies. This paper situates this reaction within wider discourses on the European Muslim crisis. It begins with a systematic literature review on the so-called European Muslim crisis, followed by case studies on the United Kingdom and Germany on their respective changes to policies impacting Muslims in the post-October 7 contexa Regarding the literature review, this paper illustrates how this concept has three distinct, yet intersecting meanings: the crisis of European identity; the crisis of foundational ideologies of Europe; and an internal Muslim crisis that often leads to radicalization. Through the British and German case studies, this paper illustrates that October 7 has reinforced and strengthened the shift towards values-based citizenship and integration. This paper argues that through branding pro-Palestine protesters and organizations as extremists in the British context, and adding questions related to antisemitism and Israel in the citizenship tests in the German context, the Israel/Palestine issue has now become yet another yardstick to demarcate the European, civilized “us” vs. the Muslim “other.” In doing so, October 7 has escalated elements already present within the wider discourses of the European Muslim crisis.

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National Identity in Qatar: A Systematic Literature Review

Cited by 4 publications

References 64 publications

Childhood disabilities and the cost of developmental therapies: the service provider perspective

Childhood disabilities and the cost of developmental therapies: the service provider perspective

Internalized stigma and its correlates in families of persons with mental illness in Qatar: a cross-sectional study

The European Muslim Crisis and the Post-October 7 Escalation

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