Abstract
This article focuses on the descendants of Arab migrants born in Qatar and the social interactions they have with Qatari citizens. Also, this article focuses on the political debates and public discourses after the Permanent Residency law was introduced by the Qatari government in 2018. Such debates bring to the fore questions about similarities and differences across the population of Qatar, as the nation moves into the future and natural resources diminish (McLachlan, 2015; Dargin, 2007). This article draws upon the first author's study on immigration in Qatar, utilising semistructured interviews with non-citizen Arabs born in Qatar. This article will use the acronym (ABiQ) to refer to Arabs born in Qatar. Further, the article will gauge the extent of their social interactions with Qatari citizens and their sense of integration into society. The study found that, ABiQs tend to have greater opportunities to interact with Qatari citizens than non-Arab migrants due to their cultural closeness, related to shared language and history. As the descendants of Arab migrants born in Qatar, their cultural and religious background provides some 'privileges'.