Qatari Columnists: Celebrating Valentine's Day And Adopting Other Western Customs Compromises Our Values
Gift shop decorated for Valentine's Day (Source: Watania.net, February 3, 2020) Media Advisor To The Qatari Foreign Ministry: Adoption Of Western Customs Harms Our Society's Values Na'ima 'Abd Al-Wahhab Al-Mutawa'a wrote: "Many of us have begun adopting Western customs, behaviors and occasions that have nothing to do with us. We adopt them and even encourage our children to do so. [I refer to customs like] celebrating [the Christian] New Year [by] holding dance parties at home and waiting for midnight in order to scream and shout [in excitement] and [only] then eat supper; or celebrating Hal...
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