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Qatar: A tiny country asserts powerful influence
January 15, 2012 7:12 PM
(CBS News)
Qatar is a sliver of a country wedged between Saudi Arabia and Iran, yet Qatar has avoided the chaos, violence and killing of the Arab Spring. There have been no protests, no unrest. Ironically, many Arab leaders believe the engine behind the region's violent revolution is Al Jazeera, a 24-hour satellite television network based in Qatar. The man behind Al Jazeera, the man who created the influential channel, is the emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Why are Qataris so tranquil? Maybe it's because Qatar's 250,000 citizens are, quite literally, the richest people in the world and very content with their lives in this oil-and-gas-rich speck of a nation. Bob Simon reports.
The following script is from "Qatar" which aired on Jan. 15, 2012. Bob Simon is the correspondent. Harry Radliffe, producer.
The Arab revolution keeps spreading, leaving chaos and turmoil in its wake. But one country has been untouched by all that: The tiny speck of a nation called Qatar, wedged between Saudi Arabia and Iran. There have been no protests or demonstrations there. That might be because the 250,000 Qatari citizens are the richest people in the world and there are no taxes. There isn't much democracy either, but Qataris don't seem to mind. The same family has ruled them for 150 years and life couldn't be much better.
Qatar? Easy for you to say...
No matter how you say it, chances are you're pronouncing "Qatar" wrong. Bob Simon sorts it out.
More: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57358891/qatar-a-tiny-country-asserts-powerful-influence/
(CBS News)
Qatar is a sliver of a country wedged between Saudi Arabia and Iran, yet Qatar has avoided the chaos, violence and killing of the Arab Spring. There have been no protests, no unrest. Ironically, many Arab leaders believe the engine behind the region's violent revolution is Al Jazeera, a 24-hour satellite television network based in Qatar. The man behind Al Jazeera, the man who created the influential channel, is the emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Why are Qataris so tranquil? Maybe it's because Qatar's 250,000 citizens are, quite literally, the richest people in the world and very content with their lives in this oil-and-gas-rich speck of a nation. Bob Simon reports.
The following script is from "Qatar" which aired on Jan. 15, 2012. Bob Simon is the correspondent. Harry Radliffe, producer.
The Arab revolution keeps spreading, leaving chaos and turmoil in its wake. But one country has been untouched by all that: The tiny speck of a nation called Qatar, wedged between Saudi Arabia and Iran. There have been no protests or demonstrations there. That might be because the 250,000 Qatari citizens are the richest people in the world and there are no taxes. There isn't much democracy either, but Qataris don't seem to mind. The same family has ruled them for 150 years and life couldn't be much better.
Qatar? Easy for you to say...
No matter how you say it, chances are you're pronouncing "Qatar" wrong. Bob Simon sorts it out.
More: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57358891/qatar-a-tiny-country-asserts-powerful-influence/
Even Qataris pronounce Qatar differently: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504803_162-57359444-10391709/qatar-easy-for-you-to-say../?tag=strip