re: As an Aggie, this disgusts me

It’s always been unsettling to me as well.

I did some extended post-doc work in Qatar. And while my research wasn’t at TAMU-Qatar/Education City (I was at Qatar University), my time in Doha was, unequivocally, the most disquieting period of my life.

I’m not a woman who is prone to exaggeration; on the contrary, my career and upbringing have baked into me an analytical, fact-based approach to life. But the mentality over there (even amongst supposed progressives) is anathema to the views of most of western civilization … particularly with regard to women.

At one point—despite my (daily) wearing extremely conservative dark clothing, a pashmina scarf on my head, a long skirt, and sleeves covering my wrists—a weapon was shown to me for not being sufficiently “covered.”

There are good people in Qatar. There are also people who would like to see the US and it’s inhabitants slaughtered. Just my personal experience—which was different than that of some of my colleagues.