Qatar: Realm of the Possible charts, in the form of a vivid visual
journey, the rise and current state of the nation of Qatar. More
than 250 masterful and evocative photographs of the Qatari
landscape, cutting-edge architecture, everyday vignettes and
special events from camel beauty contests to high- speed car racing
accompany a cross-section of profiles of the personalities who are
helping to shape the transformation of this once sleepy, relatively
small Gulf state into the rising super-mini-state that is today’s
Qatar. Situated on a peninsula jutting out into the sea halfway
along the western coast of the Gulf, Qatar’s 11,400 square
kilometres host a range of topographical features, including sandy
coastline, mangrove swamps and desert dunes, all vividly captured
here through beautiful art photography. The sprawling metropolis of
its capital, Doha, is home to world-class educational institutions,
prize-winning architecture and research centres at the forefront of
their disciplines. Qatar is also home to what is arguably the
strongest media voice in the region, as well as one of the
world’s most respected organs of journalism, Al Jazeera.
Qatar’s infrastructure growth and breathtaking financial
expansion are not simply a testament to the richness of its oil and
gas reserves, however. The wide-ranging and prescient vision of its
ruler, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, along with his dynamic
wife, Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, is shared by the majority of the
population. As both an exploration and a celebration of this
vision, Qatar: Realm of the Possible explores modern-day Qatar,
whose landscape and culture are rapidly changing in every sense
while its people strive first and foremost to balance tradition
with modernity.
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