Collecting practices of the Al-Thani Family Collecting practices of the Al-Thani Family The ruling family of Qatar, the House of Thani, is deeply involved in the field of art. For more than twenty years, some of its members have been accumulating numerous and precious pieces of artwork. The project Qatar National Vision 2030 promotes the creation of new schools, new universities and new museums. The Cultural development, characterized by new museums and exhibitions, is therefore closely linked to the political motive of building a “knowledge-based economy” in Qatar by 2030. The journalist Barbara Pollack underlines the central role of the Al-Thani family while comparing Qatar's and
The House of the Scorpion The book is not as long as Farmer would have liked because of its young adult audience. As "The House of the Scorpion" drew on so much of her childhood, Farmer found it difficult to write the sequel. The sequel, entitled "The Lord of Opium", was subsequently published on September 3, 2013. The story begins a few hours after the final events of the first book. The story is set in the country of Opium, a narrow strip of land between Mexico (now called Aztlán), and the United States, which is ruled by Matteo Alacrán, or El Patrón, an incredibly