Poetry Questions:

 

1.    Why are there so many different stereotypes against people in different social classes?

2.    How do people deal with accusations towards them?

3.    What are the different points of views on the different ‘social classes’?

4.    Why do expats have a narrow view on Qatar and Qatari’s? How do the Qatari’s view it as?

5.    How do expats view Qatari’s? Why do they think Qatari’s are rich close-minded terrorists? (Stereotypically).

 

 

1.    I think this question will help me with my poem because it is a question that answers so much in peoples, focusing on Qatari’s, lives. It affects many people.

2.    This question will give opinions and different views of dealing with things; it will help people express their issues with the different classes.

3.    I hope that people from this question will learn what other people face daily, specifically because of their social classes and how/why they are being criticized and if people criticize others.

4.    This question can help others learn from other people’s views and how they see things. They will hopefully learn how people are affected by it. It balances out the poem.

5.    I think with this question it will answer other questions people have. It will help my poem become more ‘rounded’ and tell things from different points of views. It will also be a political answer, and might have people think again about what they believe in.

 

Steps:

 

•  Use a variety of resource materials to gather information for a research topic.

1)    List possible resources.

• Al-Jezeera Article:Qatar Passes Anti-Terrorism Act- a good article about the anti-terrorism act here in Qatar, its a reliable site because I think it is accurate and doesnt say things from one side.

 

• Arab Net- a website about the Middle East, gives the history of Qatar, it might not be very reliable because it doesnt site things.

 

• Qatar Sucks...not a very reliable source, but an interesting one for my poem on the view of Qatar from expats. I think it will help be ause it is a perfect example of how others view Qatar, although it might no be very good.

   

• Bombing Attack in Qatar-BBC News- an article written by the BBC about the suicidal bombing here in Qatar a few years back. It is reliable, but I think it is only talking from the BBC point of view, not really from the Qatari's point of view.

   

• Qatar Terrorism News- a website about the 'terrorist news in Qatar a very interesting view of Qatar. 

 

•  Interview with Sheikh Mohammed bin Faisal AL-Thani- a son of a very succesful businness man here in Qatar, who has witnessed the dramatic change here in Qatar over the past years. This is reliable because it is a Qatari telling it how he sees it, and it isnt being played with; its the truth to that person.

   

• Teaching Mustafa and Other Young Terrorists- a book about a lady who came to Qatar and tells the 'true' story of living in Qatar and teaching eight young kids who are 'terrorists'... It is reliable, because it's about someone who comes to live in Qatar and how they view Qatar, but they could be over-exaggerating, theres two sides to a story.

   

• Other Interviews- Their point of view on this subject it is really interesting what they have to say about this, because they are viwing it from the inside out. People Interviewed(Qatari's) : Aalia Al-Khater   Expats: Randa Sakallah  ***** link at the top of the page.

 

2)    Explain how/why each resource may be reliable

( In step 1)

 

3)    Choose best resources

-Al Jazeera

-Interviews with the various people.

-BBC article

-Teaching Mustafa and Other Young Terrorists.

4)    Compose a poem using information from the sources.

 

• Organize information and ideas from multiple sources in systematic ways.

5)    Apply each resource to your poem

Al Jazeera: an article about the anti-terrorism in Qatar, which proves that Qatar is making an effort to stop terrorism and violence here.

Interviews: Views of the change and labor in Qatar, which gives different views of this subject.

BBC Article: A view of the bombing in Qatar from outsiders looking in, which is a big point in my poem.

Teaching Mustafa and Other Young Terrorist: Another view of an 'outsider' in Qatar and what they think of the country and terrorism here.

 

• Determine approprietness of an information source for a resouce topic.

6)    Relate the information to the research topic.

Al Jazeera: Talks about terrorism in Qatar, and what is being done.

Interviews: Views of the Qataris of Qatar and what is going on, how they feel with these accusations.

BBC Article: A view of what happened in Qatar from a point of view of people who dont live in Qatar, from the outside in.

Teaching Mustafa and Other Young Terrorist: A view

 

Sources

 

• Interview with Sheikh Mohammed bin Faisal Al-Thani
• governent websites
• Qatari's and expats
• websites/articles  about Qatar

 

Interview Questions: (Qatari's)

 

1. How do you view the change here in Qatar?

2. Do you think that the number of growth is good or bad?

3. What are your views of Arabs being called terrorists?

4. How do you react when you see something on the news that accuses Muslims?

5. In your opinion how many social classes do you think there are here in Qatar?

6. What do you think about the labor here? and about the laws?

7. Should the labor laws change? how/why should they be changed?

8. Why do you think that there are stereotypes against the different social classes?

 

Interview Questions: (expats)

 

1.What was your first impression of Qatar and the people?

2.What do you think of the people here?

3. Have you heard any stereotypes against Qatari's that you think is true?

4.Have your opinions changed since you first came?

 

Notes

 

- 10 million laborers in the Gulf

-Earn 5-7 dollars a day

-109 indian suicides in UAE 2007

-take up to 2 years to pay off debt

-agencies legal issues

-185$ a month(UAE)

-Ambe, company that bring sworkers to the gulf.

-standars charge is 1600$

-4 dead after wall collapse in Doha.