Anyone how live in Qatar knows
that it is socially forbidden for a Qatari woman to smoke. However, in the recent
years a number of Qatari women began to smoke Shisha in
public. Of course women in Qatar are free to do whatever they wish, but it is important
to respect their country’s traditions. Years ago when women wanted to drive, the government sported them and provided everything to
make it easy for a Qatari women to drive but smoking is a different issue.
Indeed smoking is harmful for
both genders, but when it comes to women it brings up a traditions concern. It
may look normal for a western visitor to see women smoke but for an Arabian visitor
especially form the Gulf its very disturbing. Because, It is a shame for a Qatari
(or from the Gulf) woman to smoke rather than smoking Shish in restaurants and cafés. Moreover, smoking is a deadly habit .Besides; smoking one Shisha
is exactly like smoking 100 cigarettes!
The government enacted laws
to reduce smoking, yet there is a laxity in applying these laws as required. We
still can see people smoke in malls and in closed places such as a restaurant
which is very annoying for people sitting near them. Once I went to a Lebanese
restaurant in qatara , and a couple smoking Shisha inside the restaurant
with their children. So we as citizens should cooperate with our government to
eliminate that phenomenon.
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