Talk:Slavery in Qatar

Wiki Education assignment: MIT 398 Intercultural International Communication

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 20 August 2023 and 5 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Noora shams (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Noora shams (talk) 18:30, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Needs major revision

Many of the claims are not supported by the cited sources, which sometimes refer to 'Arabia' or 'Persian Gulf' as a general practice but cannot be attributed to practices unique to Qatar specifically, which makes it probably more apt to title this page 'Slavery in the Persian Gulf'.

The page could also do with some trimming as there's a lot of repetition going on. Catofminerva (talk) 12:18, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

The sources confirms that some practices were common for slavery in the Gulf. That includes Qatar. They are therefore applicable for Qatar. Each country in the Gulf have their own page dedicated to the slavery for each individual country, and so they should. Since this is a sensitive subject with potential for bias, we must be very careful for all attempts to minimize the subject by deleting information of general practices common for all countries in the region, or merging the history of several countries in to one. --Aciram (talk) 13:12, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Interesting anecdote

"On another cold winter visit as I sat on the floor it was noticed I had on nylon stockings. The slaves pulled up my dress to see them and how they fitted and were fascinated, so next time I went I took the Sheika her first pair of nylons. The slaves were not freed in Qatar until about 1952 when the British government gave £4 million to free them. So the money was transferred and the slaves sent out of the houses and the palace and the doors locked for the night. When they were opened in the morning, they went right back in. Where were they to go? What were they going to do?" https://www.robertehill.co.uk/the-middle-east/qatar/maureens-memories-of-qatar/

Not sure if any manumission statements are included in this entry btw. If I have time I will look through them (much but not all are publicly available through the Qatar Digital Library). Some can be found in Qatar There are many interesting stories recorded. The negotiations between the Sheikh and the British (which the above anecdote oversimplifies) should also be included if they are not. Catofminerva (talk) 15:02, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Interesting! Please, feel free to add 2-3 manumission statements and personal stories of this kind, if you have the sources. They will give a more complete picture of the subject. Just make sure they are referenced correctly.--Aciram (talk) 15:08, 27 March 2024 (UTC)