11.10.07

About Sponsorship

Sponsorship in the Gulf countries remains a major obstacle to the economic development in these countries. The human rights are not a kind of concern for the officials there; human rights are ignored most of the time on behalf of the “economic development.”


I, personally, have an issue, although not big, with the sponsorship system in Qatar and I hope that the Qatari officials take proper steps to ease the tension that we live in because of the issue. The US Department of State report on the human trafficking listed most of the gulf countries amongst the countries where workers suffer from the most severe conditions and maltreatment.


I call on the gulf officials to review their policies in regard to the workers’ rights to human and dignified life, free from coercion and intimidation by their sponsor. I wonder if the gulf countries have learned from the civilization of the other countries (European Union, United States of America and Canada) how human beings are treated on foot of equality and they are given the right to say no.


Arabs, in general, are required to fight the stereotypes and make evolve their mentality. The gap is getting wider and wider every day between our Arab nation and the rest of the world, and if we do not start to fix our problems, others will do that for us. I always call for a review of our plans and configurations everyday morning. Our leaders are requested today than ever to work hard to meet the aspirations of their people in democracy, development and better life.


Jordan is one of the countries required to review its policies in favor of the Jordanian citizen, the higher state policy should be dedicated to protect the citizens and give them the chance to live better life, and this includes a new economic system based on the national interest and the protection of Jordan as a sole country living in peace and security in a turbulent region.


Today, I complain about the sponsorship in the gulf countries and Qatar in particular. However, the question is why I travel to these countries? Did I have the choice other than leaving my country? The questions are extremely open and vague. In fact, I was forced to leave my country because of the state corruption, unemployment, and favoritism which is widely spread in an unprecedented way.


To be continued … maybe

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Khaldun Abd-al-Nabi

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KHALDUN A. P. O. Box 16 Karak, Rabba khalduna@gmail.com EDUCATION Jordan University, Amman, Jordan, June 1999 B. A. in French Literature, note: 2.72 out of 4

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