Qatar is a small country of 11,571 km located in the Arabain (Persian) Gulf, off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia. Originally a semi-autonomous Ottoman and later British protectorate, the country was officially formed in 1971 when the British withdrew their political and military presence from the Gulf, forcing the United States to fill the security vacuum (Smith, 2004; Al-Shelek, 2009). The U.S. still maintains large military bases in the country. Qatar has traditionally supported two groups of inhabitants: pastoral nomadic Bedouin tribes and settled coastal Arabs who relied on pearling, trade, and piracy. The country is run by a hereditary Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, and members of the Al-Thani family occupy numerous top government posts. The Majlis al Shura (Advisory Council) appointed by the Emir advises on legislation, and elected members will be added to the Council in 2013. The new constitution adopted in 2003 guarantees freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom of economic activity, and freedom of assembly, although political parties are not allowed (RosmanStollman, 2009; Fromherz, 2012). According to the latest statistics, Qatar has a population of 1.7 million inhabitants (QSA, 2012). This population is however quite unique in several ways: over 86% of the population consists of foreigners, mostly expatriate workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal and the Philippines on short term contracts. Since much of the workforce consists of young males working in the oil and construction industries, there is a skewed male: female ratio of 3:1. Almost all Qataris work in the government sector because of the higher wages, shorter working hours and lengthy vacation. The government offers free education, healthcare, electricity, water, and house and land upon marriage to all Qatari citizens (Weber, 2011). The majority of Qataris are Sunni Muslim. Gulf Arabic (khaliji) is the main traditional language of Qatar, but English is becoming dominant because of the many expatriates. Many traditional customs have largely been unaffected by modernization: large family size, first cousin marriage, arranged marriage, and public segregation of males and females. K-12 education in Qatar is compulsory and free and the national university Qatar University also provides free tuition. Education