Qatar by https://padlet.com/alfonsomedina085/yi7xgsx71udp By Alfonso Medina en-us 2019-02-01 17:24:49 UTC 2025-12-20 16:28:08 UTC hello@padlet.com Holiday alfonsomedina085 https://padlet.com/alfonsomedina085/yi7xgsx71udp/wish/328539954 The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan. Ramadan is one of the five pillars of the Islamic faith and is sacred to Muslims as it was during this month that the Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad.

]]> 2019-02-06 23:43:30 UTC https://padlet.com/alfonsomedina085/yi7xgsx71udp/wish/328539954 Traditional Practices alfonsomedina085 https://padlet.com/alfonsomedina085/yi7xgsx71udp/wish/328546700  The traditional dish machbous is a richly spiced rice combined with meat and/or seafood and traditionally served from a large communal platter.

]]> 2019-02-07 00:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/alfonsomedina085/yi7xgsx71udp/wish/328546700 Traditional Attire alfonsomedina085 https://padlet.com/alfonsomedina085/yi7xgsx71udp/wish/328547022 Qatari men wear a long white shirt over loose pants, and wear a loose headdress called gutra, in white or red and white cloth, held on with a black rope called agal.]]> 2019-02-07 00:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/alfonsomedina085/yi7xgsx71udp/wish/328547022 Official Language alfonsomedina085 https://padlet.com/alfonsomedina085/yi7xgsx71udp/wish/328547136 Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language.]]> 2019-02-07 00:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/alfonsomedina085/yi7xgsx71udp/wish/328547136 Additional Interest alfonsomedina085 https://padlet.com/alfonsomedina085/yi7xgsx71udp/wish/328578938 The majority of the citizens and the ruling family are Sunni Muslims, specifically Wahhabis.]]> 2019-02-07 03:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/alfonsomedina085/yi7xgsx71udp/wish/328578938 Social Interactions alfonsomedina085 https://padlet.com/alfonsomedina085/yi7xgsx71udp/wish/328583595 Qatar has been in the Qatari War of Independence which they ended up winning and being free from Saudi Arabia. ]]> 2019-02-07 03:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/alfonsomedina085/yi7xgsx71udp/wish/328583595 Citations alfonsomedina085 https://padlet.com/alfonsomedina085/yi7xgsx71udp/wish/328584857 -   "The World Factbook: Qatar." Central Intelligence Agency. Central Intelligence Agency, 01 Feb. 2018. Web. 07 Feb. 2019.

-  "Qatar." Countries and Their Cultures. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Feb. 2019.]]> 2019-02-07 03:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/alfonsomedina085/yi7xgsx71udp/wish/328584857