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Shabina Khatri

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Shabina S. Khatri is an American journalist freelancing in Doha, Qatar. While in the Gulf, she has reported on Doha’s struggle to transform from a tiny desert peninsula that imports everything (including people – expats comprise more than 80% of the population) into the region’s premier cultural, political and economic hub. You can follow her on Twitter @dohanews and www.shabina.net

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Latest posts by Shabina Khatri

1 April 2010

Qatar: Expats outraged by plans to scrap visa-on-arrival policy

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Written by Shabina Khatri · Middle East & North Africa, North America

Effective May 1, Qatar plans to scrap its visa-on-arrival policy for dozens of nations currently exercising the option. Dismayed expats worry about seeing their families and predict that the additional paperwork will deter tourists from visiting the tiny Gulf country.

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27 February 2010

Qatar: Artist MF Husain trades Indian passport for Qatari one

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Written by Shabina Khatri · Middle East & North Africa, South Asia

Reactions on the Internet ranged from shock, dismay and delight as MF Husain, one of India's most celebrated and reviled artists, is offered Qatari citizenship - and accepts.

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19 January 2010

Qatar: Did Doha finally get a Wal Mart?

Written by Shabina Khatri · Qatar

Breaking news out of Qatar - Doha finally gets a Wal Mart! Hopes soared and then crashed in Doha on Monday as news that a Walmart has opened here spread throughout the Tweetosphere.

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21 December 2009

Qatar: Critiques bristle; calls to shut down popular online forum

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Written by Shabina Khatri · Middle East & North Africa

A series of scathing posts on Qatar Living, an popular online forum, prompts locals to call for site's demise. Campaign not against all expats, says founder of anti-QL Facebook group.

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23 November 2009

Qatar: Cartoon of maid abusing child raises ire

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Written by Shabina Khatri · Middle East & North Africa

A cartoon published in a local paper in Qatar depicting a crazed maid abusing a child has raised the ire of Doha bloggers, many of whom are condemning the possible satire for being racist and in poor taste. Shabina S. Khatri has more on the debate.

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13 November 2009

Qatar: No one is above the law - really?

Written by Shabina Khatri · Middle East & North Africa

Doha bloggers bemused, incredulous and wistful by official remarks that no one in Qatar is above the law. A debate over the merits of that statement quickly evolves into a discussion on press freedom, as more clamor for a new law press law, free from any imprisonment penalties against journalists.

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