“We will not stop” Al-Murrah campaign escalates to protest against Shura Council elections law
Bitter suffering experienced by members of the Al Murrah tribe in the land of their homeland, Qatar, where they were deprived of rights and freedoms until they felt belonging to their homeland except by name. The ruling regime deprived them of everything that connects them to Qatar, to the extent that they were prevented from exercising their political rights.
Al Murrah Escalation
Today, Qatari authorities have arrested a number of them for protesting against the new Shura Council election law on social media that entrenches racism.
The Al-Murrah tribe gathered in protest to express their rejection of the regime’s repression and its consolidation of racism in the elections, Rashid bin Salem bin Qutayfah al-Marri said on his Twitter account.
Dr. Hadi bin Al Hadi, a professor at Qatar University and a member of the Al Murrah tribe, expressed his deep anger demanding the release of the detainees and criticizing the policies of the ruling Qatar regime, stressing: “I swear by God if you put all the tribes in jail we won’t stop.”
Al Murrah Family members arrested
In the latest tightening of the noose and the restriction of the Al-Murrah family, Qatari authorities have arrested a number of them for expressing their opinion on social media platforms, as part of the wide state of controversy and rejection of the new Shura Council election law.
Following the arrests, a massive angry campaign was waged among the social media pioneers and Qataris, who launched the hashtag #Al_Murrah_is_Qatar_Before_the_government, demanding their release.
Under the new law, Al Murrah is barred from exercising her political rights by running in elections.
The Qatari Ministry of Interior tweeted that 7 people had been referred to the Public Prosecution, charging them with “using social media to spread false news and incite racial and tribal strife.”
Qatar’s controversial Shura Council law
Since Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani ratified an electoral law for the country’s first legislative elections, scheduled for October, a huge debate has raged in Qatar over the conditions for candidacy and election, with the candidate being “of Qatari origin”.
The new law stipulates that “the members of the Shura Council shall be eligible for election, whether of Qatari origin or 18 years of age, except for those who acquired Qatari nationality, provided that their grandfather is Qatari and born in the State of Qatar.”
While candidates are eligible, the law stipulates that the candidate must have “Qatari nationality and at least 30 years of age at the close of the nomination door.”
The elections come nearly 17 years after Qatari authorities ignored the implementation of the constitution, which Qataris voted in in 2003, and stipulated that the Shura Council be formed by election rather than appointment.
Demands for Qatari Shura Council boycott
Once the law was published, it was found to entrench racism and discrimination between communities of the same people, and it was elaborated on specific people without regard for the rest of the people and destruction of the social fabric.
Many Qatari demands went out to boycott the country’s first parliamentary elections, rejecting laws that they considered unfair and racist. Tweeps confirmed that they contribute to the establishment of a sham council that does not reflect the different segments of society, according to current scathing criticism.
