Mohammed bin Thani Mohammed bin Thani Sheikh Mohammed bin Thani (; c. 1788 – 18 December 1878), also known as Mohammed bin Thani bin Mohammed Al Thamir (), was the second emir of the whole Qatari Peninsula, following his predecessor, his father, Sheikh Thani bin Mohammed Al Thamir. He is known for being the father of Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, the founder of Qatar and who fended off the Ottoman army in the late 19th century. Sheikh Mohammed bin Thani was born in Fuwayrit, Qatar, by his father and predecessor to the throne, Sheikh Thani bin Mohammed Al Thamir, with Sheikh
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