Qatar History - Grade 8 - Lessons 8, 9, and 10

Lesson 8: Qatari Women

• Lesson Objectives:
  • Explain the efforts of the State of Qatar to empower women and enhance their role.
  • Appreciate the role of women and their participation in the modern renaissance of Qatar in various domains.
• Key Concepts:
  • Women Empowerment
  • Silatech initiative
  • Education Above All Initiative
• Values:
  • Appreciate the role of Qatari women in building and serving their country.

Women in the Past

• Women assumed social tasks and responsibilities for family affairs while men were away diving.

Participation of Women in the Development Process

• Woman and Education:
  • Her Excellency Sheikha Al-Mahmoud's appointment as Minister of Education in 2003.
    • She was the first woman in Qatar and the GCC region to hold such a ministerial position.
    • This appointment emphasized the role of Qatari women in the development of education.
• Woman and Health:
  • Since the late 1960s, Qatari women have contributed to the health field.
    • They entered the nursing profession.
    • They had the opportunity to study medicine and work as doctors in Hamad Medical Corporation and health centers.
• Woman and Diplomatic Work:
  • Qatari women have assumed senior posts representing Qatar abroad.
    • HE Sheikha Alia Ahmad Al-Thani:
      • Appointed as the first female ambassador.
      • Served as the permanent delegate of Qatar to the UN headquarters in Geneva.
      • Became the Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations in New York.
• Woman and Sport:
  • Qatar Women's Sport Committee established in 2001 by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser.
  • Team Qatar's female athletes won 32 medals.

Sports Achievements of Women

• In 2021, Qatar Shooting and Archery Association won the Bronze Medal in the Mixed Shooting Rifle Competition held in Kazakhstan.
• In 2021, Qatar Table Tennis Association won the bronze medal of the Arab Women’s Club Championship held in Jordan.
• The shot put team participated in the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020.

Protection and Social Rehabilitation Center (Aman)

• Established in 2013 by the decision of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser.
• Focuses on the protection and rehabilitation of women and children who are victims of violence and family disintegration.

Initiatives of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser

• Silatech initiative:
  • Founded in 2008.
  • Contributes to providing job opportunities, development programs, rehabilitation, and finance.
• Education Above All Initiative:
  • Founded in 2012.
  • Seeks to provide quality education for vulnerable children who have no access to basic education in areas affected by poverty, conflicts, and disasters.

Lesson 9: World Peace

• Lesson Objectives:
  • Explain the role of the State of Qatar in regional and international organizations.
  • Appreciate the importance of international relations in spreading world peace.
  • Adopt values that help in positive engagement in public life.
  • Deal with others according to Islamic values.
  • Explain the importance of peace among the peoples of the world.
• Key Concepts:
  • Peace
• Values:
  • Be keen to apply the principles of tolerance, respect for others, and acceptance of difference and diversity to support a culture of peace.

Peace Concept

• The state of security and stability that prevails in a community, allowing it to develop and prosper.

The Importance of Peace

1. Preserving people's lives.
2. Community stability and growth.
3. Spreading positive values in the community.
4. Regulation and law enforcement.
5. Cultural and knowledge exchange between societies.

Peace in Islam

• Islam is a religion of mercy, peace, and good treatment.
• Peace is the basis for Muslims' relationship with others.
• Islam established the foundations of peace for the nation.

United Nations Organs

• United Nations General Assembly
• United Nations Security Council
• International Court of Justice

UN Efforts to Promote World Peace

• The General Assembly issued a program of work on a culture of peace.
• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights includes articles supporting the values of peace.
• The United Nations General Assembly declared the International Day of Peace in 1981 AD.

The Role of the State of Qatar in International Cooperation to Achieve Peace

1. Mediation
2. Interfaith Dialogue and Alliance of Civilizations
   • Hosting the Fourth Global Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations in Doha in December 2011.
   • Establishing the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue.
     • Seeks to spread the culture of dialogue.
     • Enhance acceptance of others.
     • Promote peaceful coexistence among followers of religions and civilizations.
3. Counter Terrorism

Lesson 10: Intolerance and Racial Discrimination

• Lesson Objectives:
  • Know the intolerance and racial discrimination and its types.
  • Explain the implications of intolerance and racial discrimination and the importance of combating it.
• Key Concepts:
  • Intolerance
  • Racial Discrimination
• Values:
  • Respect diversity and appreciate Allah's wisdom in His presence.

Definition of Intolerance and Racial Discrimination

• Any discrimination, exclusion, or restriction based on race, color, descent, or national origin that aims to impair or impede the recognition, enjoyment, or exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Types of Intolerance and Racial Discrimination

• Color intolerance
• Ethnic intolerance (Ethnocentrism)
• Tribal intolerance
• Religious intolerance
• Intellectual intolerance

Islam and the Rejection of Racial Discrimination

• Islam calls for respect for human dignity and the rejection of racial discrimination.
• Allah created all people from one origin; therefore, Islam urged equality between people.
• Made piety and good work the basis of differentiation among people.

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)

• A convention under the auspices of the United Nations.
• Aims to:
  1. Elimination of all forms of racial discrimination.
  2. Promotion of understanding among all races, sects, and religions.
  3. Building an international community free from all forms of racial discrimination.

Methods of Combating Intolerance and Racial Discrimination

1. Promote understanding, civic engagement, and intercultural communication.
2. Raise awareness of the dangers of intolerance and racial discrimination and the problems arising from it.
3. Ensure justice in the distribution of wealth, rewards, grants, and others.
4. Inculcate the principles of loyalty and belonging to the State instead of the tribe, sect, or group.
5. Prioritize the national interest over personal and sectarian interests.
6. Issue laws that guarantee justice and equality among members of the community.

Effects of Racial Discrimination

• Implant hatred and animosity among the members of the same community.
• Waste scientific and administrative competencies among the members of the community.
• Spread poverty among certain segments of the community.
• Lead to migration abroad as a result of persecution.
• Increase wars.