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 . . .

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

12 years in Qatar!

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So I have now been in Qatar for 12 years. 12! That's a long time. Qatar has changed a lot over those years. I'm not kidding, only...
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Thursday, May 17, 2018

Ramadan 2018

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Ramadan Kareem everyone! Ramadan was announced last night so for the next 28 or 29 days things change throughout the country. All of the ...
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Monday, April 09, 2018

Souq Waqif Equestrian Festival

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I'm finally back in Doha! I was on my usual annual vacation to Canada and got back on Saturday. This evening I decided to take a walk...
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 ...
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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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