In Qatar, everything was dictated, starting with your place in the racial hierarchy: Qatari Arabs at the pinnacle, followed by Whites (American, Canadian, Australian, Brits), other Arabs (Lebanese, Egyptian, Syrian, etc.), then people from the Philippines, and finally, at the bottom, people from South Asia (Indian, Pakistani, Bengali, etc.). What you wear is dictated, especially for women, as is what you eat, what you drink, where you go, and where you live. You have your place in that society. And if you want to live in Qatar, you need to know your place.
