More than half of Qataris refuse to wear trousers and shirts in public places, while most see that dress, guitars, national peace, hugs, camel and camel races are important elements of national identity.
A survey by the Qatar University Institute of Social and Economic Research found that 55 percent of Qataris never wear pants and shirts in public, 17 percent rarely wear them, and only 3 percent wear pants.
The study, which was published two days ago, revealed the connection of many elements to the national identity, the most important of which are the dress, the gatherer, the national peace, the support (science), the councils, the grass, the camel and the camel race. Opinion of the respondents.
88% of the two countries felt that the Qatari identity is similar to the Gulf identity, while 70% saw it as similar to the Arab identity, and 93% believe that their identity is similar to the Islamic identity.
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Islam and the Qatari dialect formed two important elements in their association with the Qatari identity. All the respondents in the survey expressed their belief that these two elements are fully related to their identity as Qataris. While the elements of mosques and the Arabic language and the battle of the meal and the war Zubarah and bearings (traditional ships) with the national identity by more than 90%.
The results of the survey showed the extent of Qataris' attachment to the Gulf States and the Arab and Islamic world. It showed that 53% of Qataris are associated with the Gulf identity, and 37% said they are somewhat concerned with that identity.
In comparison with previous and subsequent studies of the Institute itself, the study showed that the proportion of Qataris associated with the GCC as an organization fell to 21% during 2017 and 2018, after the embargo imposed by the Gulf states on Qatar, while the percentage of Qataris with the Gulf institution was 66% .
Residents
In the Qatari perceptions of Qatar residents and their impact on national identity, the survey showed that 86% believe that residents represent the national identity, 98% believe that residents have contributed to the development of Qatar, and 98% Arabs, 78% believe that openness to other cultures in the country strengthens national identity, and 77% see foreign workers as part of Qatari society.
Forty percent of those surveyed expressed the importance of the tribe or family in making the marriage decision, and 22% felt it was somewhat important.
According to the study, 86% prefer to teach their children in English because it is the most important language in the market, but 73% believe that the abandonment of Arabic in the workplace and correspondence negatively affects the identity of the community.
The most important factors that negatively affect the country's identity are the reliance on the servants in raising children by 95%, followed by the availability of alcohol in hotels by 89%, then the interest of the individual interests more than the collective interest by 83%, while considered elements such as manifestations of celebration The increase of non-Muslims, the spread of Western dress, Western concerts and social media; a threat to identity at rates varying between 60 and 70%.
The Institute for Social Research works on the project of national identity through a group of professors of sociology, politics, law, psychology and Arabic language at the university.
The National Identity Index is one of the most important outputs of the project, which includes the most important components of identity from the point of view of Qataris in order to assist decision makers in the design of national identity policies, in order to enhance the national identity of citizens.