The State of Qatar is emerging as one of the major players in the economic, humanitarian and political fields. However, social development is a more complex issue; its almost an organic phenomenon that simply cannot be fast forwarded as the economic developments. The people of Qatar experienced a rare occurrence in which the rapid economic development surpassed the social development, leaving the people in a state of a culture shock in their own backyard. The relationship between tribalism and modernity, and particularly the impact of this relationship on Qatari women, is examined in...