QH Flashcards
Why has Qatar given great attention to the industrial sector?
- Plentiful Oil, natural gas reserves, and raw materials
- Providing job opportunities, improving income and standard of living for Qatari people
- Diversifying sources of income and reducing dependence on oil and natural gas
- Investing national funds safely and away from external risks such as economic crises that occur in the world.
Mesaieed industrial city
- It is the first and oldest industrial city in Qatar
- It is a hub for chemical fertilizer industry, cement industry and Aluminium industry
- It also hosts Mesaieed port for exporting industrial products.
Ras Laffan industrial city
- It is the latest industrial city in Qatar
- It includes industries, including the petrochemical industry, national gas liquefaction industry
- It also hosts an industrial and commercial port, which is one of the largest ports for exporting natural gas in the world.
Where is Ras Laffan?
Near north gas field
Doha industrial area
- Focuses on light manufacturing
- It consists of two industrial zones new and old
- It also hosts many industries, like: Furniture industry, Food industry, clothing industry and detergent industry
Umm Bab area
- Located in the west
- It hosts the cement industry because of the abundance of limestone, shale and energy from the nearby Dukhan field
The main industries in Qatar are…
- Liquefied natural gas
- Petroleum refining
- Petrochemical
- Iron and steel
- Cement
- Chemical fertilizer
- Aluminum
What are the efforts exerted by Qatar to promote the industrial sector?
Developing and strengthening the industrial sector in order to diversify sources of income
- Encouraging investment in the industrial sector and providing a supportive environment
- Building industrial cities in Qatar connecting them to a strong infrastructure
- Supporting and encouraging national industries
- Conducting scientific research to develop the technologies of the oil and gas industry in Qatar in cooperation with the Exxon Mobil Center
How did Qatar implement the principle of sustainability in the industrial sector?
- Reducing the percentage of pollution resulting from factories, through the use of air purifiers in factory chimneys, as in the Ras Laffan area
- Reducing the water temperature used to cool machines in factories to preserve the marine environment and fisheries
- Recycling of factory waste and iron scrap
Human rights
Rights inherent to all humans whatever their nationality, gender, religion or language
What are the primary sources of human rights?
- Religion
- International conventions and agreements
- Constitutions and national legislations
What are the characteristics of human rights in islam?
- The source is Sharia
- They are divine grants from Allah to all of his creation
- They are fixed and comprehensive
What are the most important rights guaranteed by the islamic religion?
Right to life,dignity, freedom, education, property, dispose and work
What international agreements are related to human rights?
- The universal declaration of human rights
- The 2 international covenant on human rights
When was the universal declaration of human rights made?
1948
