Mushairib / Souq Waqif
Interviewee: Mr.Essa Al-Hazza
Today we have a person from Old Doha, which was composed of many famous places and many names like, Mushairib, An Najjadah, Sharq, New Doha, El Bedde’e, Ar Rumailah, Al-Asiri, Islatah, Souq Waqif. Inshallah, today we will get new information about that time of era that we didn’t live.
Souq Waqif and How to managed their life
Interviewee: Mrs.Shams Al-Qasabi
Al-Qasabi is the first Qatari women going into the old Downtown area and having a man business, to become now the best spice seller in Qatar, yes she won the race! She is indeed a very capable Qatari women who does handle all of the difficulties to become the owner of the FIRST Qatari traditional coffee shop in Souq Waqif which is called as ‘Shai Al-Shomos’
Moreover, what makes her coffee shop reputation as it is now that attracted Sheikh Hamad and Sheikha Mooza and more than 3 diplomatist in the country is that she cooks everything by herself in the kitchen to make sure it tastes good and traditional.
Souq Waqif
Interviewee: Mr.Hussain Abdulla
The person being interviewed is the father of the interviewer “Hussain Abdulla”. My father was born in Qatar in the year 1949. He was raised, studied, and worked his entire life in Qatar. He was married when he was 19 and got his first kid when he was 20. My father only had to leave Qatar in the 70’s to complete his studies in the United States of America. For me as an interviewer it was easy to decide with whom to interview since I did not have to search far away from home. For a great interview, I should have solid and credible information and that’s the result I’m expecting to have.
Souq Waqif
Interviewee: Mr. Hassan Badar
The interviewee was Mr. Hassan Badar, a Qatari citizen who was born in 1962. The interview took place on the 14th of March 2015 at 7:30pm and was conducted by Ms. Najla Badr. Mr. Badr in the interview talks about his childhood memories in and around Souq Waqif and how that place has changed since then. He feels an obligation towards passing these stories to the future generations so they know about their ancestors and preserve the history and knowledge.