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Maybe a dumb question: How could it be universal. I’m assuming the maid doesn’t have a maid, right?
by drivers99 5y ago
Maybe a dumb question: How could it be universal. I’m assuming the maid doesn’t have a maid, right?
- jakear 5y agoBased on what I've heard from people of the area, the maid is usually an immigrant. And "universal" tends to mean "universal amongst proper citizens". Relatedly, I was surprised to learn that some women who "universally" wear a hijab before men feel no need to do so before a male immigrant.
- selimthegrim 5y agoEven if the immigrant is Muslim?
- jakear 5y agoMore about social standing than religion as I understand it. The rule of thumb as I was told is basically: "is there any slight chance in I marry this person? If yes, hijab. If no, doesn't matter." Religion plays a role in such analysis, but considering a Muslim immigrant laborer versus some arbitrary Abrahamic doctor (for instance), the doctor would be more likely to see the hijab. (For married women, the husband decides)
- mensetmanusman 5y agoQatari is something like 10% citizens 90% migrant labor from Africa, so universal for citizens would be correct.
- kingcharles 5y agoSorry, to be clearer, it is universal for Qatari citizens. "In early 2017, Qatar's total population was 2.6 million: 313,000 Qatari citizens and 2.3 million expatriates." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar