Skeptic in Qatar

In 2006 I moved to Qatar and things are not what many people in North America would expect - it is not like how the Middle East is portrayed in the media. I'm also a fan of skepticism and science so wondered how this works here in Qatar. Since I'm here for a while I figured I'd use the time to get to know this country better and with this blog you can learn along with me. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - So what posts have been popular recently . . .

Wednesday, March 07, 2018

Health Test

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I was at Festival City Mall the other day and saw a new booth. It's a medical booth set up by the Government to promote healthy hea...
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Monday, March 05, 2018

Souq Waqif Date Festival 2018

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I went to the Date Festival at the Souq tonight. In the past it was a simple tent but this year they've really built it up. It's a ...
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Saturday, March 03, 2018

It Rained!

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Thankfully Qatar had some decent rain over the last couple of days. Not enough to cause lakes and flooding everywhere but certainly enough t...
Sunday, February 18, 2018

Food Trucks at Qatar Sports Club

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In case people haven't noticed that has been a lot of development going on at Qatar Sports Club (the stadium near Khalifa Tennis Stadium...
Friday, February 16, 2018

Qatar Sports Day - Tennis

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On Tuesday it was National Sports Day. Schools and many businesses close for the day so that people can get out there and enjoy sports. Th...
Saturday, January 27, 2018

Where's the Rain?

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The other day I was outside chatting with friends when it dawned on me that it hasn't really rained yet. Normally the rains start in No...
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Sunday, January 21, 2018

Waterfront Cities of the World - a follow-up

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About 5-6 years ago I was invited to be on a travel documentary show called Waterfront Cities of the World. I have a post about it from 2015...
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Monday, January 15, 2018

Using the Google Art and Culture app

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So one of the latest viral crazes is the Google Art & Culture app. You can upload a selfie and it will search artwork throughout the wor...
Sunday, January 07, 2018

Beach Party

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The New Year didn't start off well as that evening I was feeling a little under the weather but went out for New Year's Eve dinner ...
Sunday, December 31, 2017

Reflections on 2017

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Another year has come and gone, time to go through the pictures and reflect on what happened in 2017. The biggest thing of course was ...
Saturday, December 23, 2017

Mirqab Mall

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2017 has been the year of new malls. Al Hazm, Tawar, Festival City, Wakra Mall, and now a new one in Al Sadd on Al Nasr street -- Mirqab Ma...
Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Qatar National Day

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December 18th is National Day, marked by celebrations across the country. Naturally it's a public holiday so it was nice to have some ti...
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Glen McKay
I'm an accountant, skeptic, and fan of science and science education. By the way I am not Muslim. Nor do I play one on TV.
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