The Gulf Times, Qatar’s top-selling English daily newspapers published the following racist cartoon in today’s edition.
Instead of portraying maids as the defenseless victims of abuse, which they too often are, they are shown a child-killers. This cartoon is a manifestation of the prevalent racist attitude toward migrants in the region.
Housemaid's Revenge cartoon
We urge you to contact the Gulf Times and demand an apology for publishing this offensive cartoon, using this address: editor@gulf-times.com. You can also contact the cartoonist at mo7md@raya.com.
Thanks to Nigel Gourlay for sharing this.
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November 22, 2009
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Migrant Rights, Swapnil Dongre. Swapnil Dongre said: RT @MigrantRights: Leading Qatari paper prints a racist anti-migrants cartoon http://is.gd/5130V #MigrantRights [...]
November 22, 2009
Right -my emails are in! Come on guys, get writing!
Many thanks for bringing this to our attention, Mr Gourlay
November 22, 2009
Email sent! Well done for flagging up such a disgusting example of the unfounded racism and abuse that affects the innocent victims of impoverishment. Hopefully by letting the Editors of popular local publications know that they are not immune from (even international) scrutiny we can prevent the future sensationalist broadcasting of such ignorant and repulsive views which only exacerbate the situation.
Keep up the good work Migrant Rights!
Anna from London, UK
November 22, 2009
Sending out my letter now!
November 23, 2009
Its so weird, people from the gulf countries are racists. They look down upon brown and black people when they themselves are brown and the laziest assoles i have seen.
There is open discrimination is their countries and they suck up to white people for now reason. These people will never change. If some paper had a cartoon about their religion..all hell would break loose but these dumb fucks can say anything about anybody..damn hypocrites…
November 23, 2009
In addition for being offensive, it’s very poor from the artistic aspect. No fun at all! I wonder if there’re caricaturists who’re non-caricaturists at all!
November 26, 2009
[...] Gulf Times has published a selection of complaint letters on yesterday’s Opinion page about a racist cartoon depicting an Asian maid as a ‘child killer’ in Tuesday’s [...]
January 27, 2010
[...] Asian maids are depicted as ‘child murderers’ here is worryingly reminiscent of the Qatar cartoon scandal last year, in which the Gulf Times ran a cartoon depicting an Asian woman trying to poison the [...]
February 23, 2010
[...] workers are often portrayed in regional media as criminals, unclean and dangerous, despite the fact that they are the weakest group in society and require protection and deserve [...]
June 6, 2010
Why dont they show a Qatari rapist – at least it is the truth!
July 15, 2011
There are the good asians and the bad , there is also the good qataris and the bad. Buy these kinda cases happen in qatar where the maid treats the baby like shit.
July 15, 2011
hey all….this is not true to say it’s racism, because this artist is presenting the opinion of his personal, not all people whether to be Qatari or non Qatari.
The main purpose of these cartoons is to present a status in here and it is not proving any opinion with or against any personality, and as we say, our fingers is not the same, there will always among any nation the good, the bad, the best and the worst.
I hope u all take my view in sense and to look at the positive side
July 15, 2011
hey…if you don’t like GCC..why you stay there…leave it or love it
this part of the truth about Indian in GCC
July 16, 2011
*sigh*
It’s really upsetting…to see all these comments againts us here in qatar! :l
yeah! maybe a person did failed on being funny, or mayyyyybe he didn’t wanted things to turn out this way either!. But you guys shouldn’t attack us like this cuz aren’t all the same…yeaah! I’m a girl who have lots of friendsss from diffrent nationalities from sudan, eygpt, u.s and india and guess what my bestie is philippines! srslyy people!!! we are NOT the same :c and your friggin messages over here made me write this god damn reply >:\ YEAHHH AM KINDA BROWNISH WHITE SOOO WHATTTT??? HUH? SO WHAT…aughhh >:c ur being racist urself mr.vs “u can’t fight fire with fire guysssss!” ….we need to forgive more. Ohh and FYI we aren’t assholes ever broootheeeh…