Project on Middle East Democracy

Project on Middle East Democracy
The POMED Wire


The Elite of Qatari Education

February 12th, 2008 by Sharlina

Education City, a 2,500-acre campus on the outskirts of Doha and the largest enclave of American universities overseas, provides a glimpse of the potential seedbed of change, with “a profound impact on Qatar’s future and its relations with the United States — and perhaps, some Qatari parents worry, on their traditional way of life.” Education City is seen to represent “broad opportunities for women, in a nation where many families do not allow their daughters to travel overseas for higher education or to mix casually with men.”


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