The State of Qatar is a sovereign and independent state in the Middle East, occupying a peninsula that juts into the Persian Gulf. Since its complete independence from Britain in the 20th century, Qatar has emerged as one of the world's most important producers of oil and gas.
It is an Islamic State whose laws and customs following the Islamic tradition. Since 1995, the country has been governed by Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the eighth Emir from the Al-Thani family.
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Changes in the social character of the Qatari society are visible with the introduction of balanced education system spearheaded by Qatar Foundation under the dynamic leadership of Her Highness Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser Al Misnad, wife of H.H. the Emir. The Qatar Foundation’s objective is the social uplift, especially of women and the underprivileged. The Social Development Council and Family Development Centre operate under the guidance of the Qatar Foundation aiming particularly at the socio-economic development of women through employment and small industrial and trading investments in Qatar.
The above are considered the beginning of more far reaching changes in social scenarios of the State of Qatar while keeping traditional, religious and philosophical background of the indigenous people who have rich Arabic cultural background and centuries of glorious history. No society can isolate itself from technology and information age. However, it is only those societies who absorb the good aspects of global changes, and at the same time maintain their social backgrounds can emerge as balanced political and social reigns. Qatar will shortly be one such country.
