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Reconstructing Qatari Heritage: Simulacra and Simulation
Mariam Ibrahim Al-mulla
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2017.06.007
Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
Qatar today focuses so much on reconstructing its cultural heritage.It is clear that the reconstruction of Qatari heritage has stemmed from a nostalgic mood. Thus, the government subsumed that heritage into certain interpretations and readings.Therefore, as presented today, Qatari heritage is no longer a self-referential heritage of an indigenous culture. Rather, it has become a principle to reflect the social and economic existence of the Qatari community along with other global communities. The mass use of heritage and the implementation of Western museum culture, however, might be viewed by some as the importation of a culture rather than the preservation of an existing one. To minimise such potential problem, the government opted to ignore any distinctions between representing heritage, interpreting it, or imposing new ideas and thinking around it. Instead, it has focused on introducing a heritage based on linking images of foreign elements that characterise Qatari heritage with new social and economic experiences.
Qatari heritage, Souk Waqif, Qatari architecture, Qatari traditions, cultural heritage in Qatar, Museum of Islamic Art
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