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52 * of the non - Qatari and Gulf Arab Communities ) seems to have abate, or blown itself out . 56 In a similar manner, briefing papers for a planned visit to the Gulf in January 1981 by British Energy Secretary stated that it was known that alcohol was tacitly permitted to non - Muslims . 57 In August 1981, a publication of the U . S . Department of Commerce mentioned the existence of special permits in Qatar for the import of alcoholic beverages . 58 Contemporary tourist described the local Juice House . In the daytime, it was a family place . But after dark, the tone changed sharply . The big family Cadillacs left, and the Mustangs of the younger generation came, and "Occasionally one catches the yellow flash of a whisky bottle passing, as the talk passes, through the car windows . " The tourist also mentioned large quantities of Black - market Scotch being bought and drunk, and some incautious expatriates made fortunes out of the liquor sales . 59 In February 1982, Sheikh Abdulrahman Al Mahmoud, Deputy Head of the Department of Shariah Islamic Courts and Religious Affairs, admitted in an interview with The Times that there was a "real drink and drugs problem" . According to this publication, the Islamic authorities pressed for tighter controls on alcohol entry into the state . 60 During 1984, the Qatari authorities tightened their control on ports to prevent the smuggling of alcoholic beverages . Heavy supervision was also applied in markets that were considered smuggling centers . As a result, the price of whiskey on the black market skyrocketed . Heavy supervision led to the phenomenon of people drinking perfumes, some of which had a high alcohol content . During September, authorities in Doha issued a warning regarding drinking perfume . According to the warning, during August, twenty - six people came to the hospitals after drinking perfume, eleven of whom died and three went blind . 61 Even the famous room of the Gulf Hotel, which used to be a semi - public saloon bar, closed down and was redecorated . Non - Muslim residents could still obtain a permit to buy a limited amount of liquor, but suffered harsh punishment if they were caught selling it on the black market . 62 FCO 8 / 3485 ] CT Brant, British Embassy, Doha to H . D . A . C . Miers, Head of MED FCO, 16 October [ 56 . 1980 FCO 8 / 3460 ] Visit of Secretary of State for Energy to Qatar, UAE and Bahrain, January 1981 . [ 57 Claude L . Clement, Marketing in Qatar , U . S . Department of Commerce, August 1981, p . 6 . 58 Jonathan Raban, Arabia Through the Looking Glass ( Glasgow : Fontana / Collins, 1980 ) , pp . 78 - 79 . 59 Terry Povey, "Islam : A Presence but Not a Force", Financial Times, 16 February 1982, p . 34 . 60 Shefi Gabay, "beQatar Mitbasmim ad Mavet" . Ma'ariv , 13 September 1984, p . 14 61 https : / / www . nli . org . il / he / newspapers / mar / 1984 / 09 / 13 / 01 / article / 121 / ? srpos = 43 & e = - - - - - - - he - 20 - - 41 - - img - txIN % 7 ctxTI - % d7 % a7 % d7 % 98 % d7 % 90 % d7 % a8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 ( Accessed on 7 February 2022 ) . Liesel Graz, The Turbulent Gulf ( London : I . B . Tauris, 1990 ) , pp . 150 - 154 . 62
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