The display of solidarity and unity of the people with the leader Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani continues as telecommunication companies Ooredoo and Vodafone yesterday changed their network names to ‘Tamim Almajd’ as a way of showing their solidarity and support to Qatar.
The portrait of the Emir titled ‘Tamim Almajd’ (Tamim is glory) has become a symbol of unity and solidarity in social media and also seen at all places around Qatar hung on walls, plastered on buildings and vehicles.
"Qatar will always be free, elevated by the spirits of the loyal. Dear customer, Ooredoo's network name has been changed to "Tamim Almajd," Ooredoo said in a statement yesterday. It added that customers can visit any closest branch to change the name of the network to ‘Tamim AlMajd’. Vodafone also said, on its official Facebook page, that, “Dear customers, your network name has been changed to "Tamim Almajd" and we are proud to have our network carry the name of Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani ." Tamim AlMajd, is a slogan, became famous as it supports the Emir after the three Gulf counties imposed blockade on Qatar one month ago.
Qatar Post recently issued new postage stamps titled “Tamim Al Majd” featuring the picture of the Emir.
Ooredoo's initiative was among the top trending topics yesterday on Twitter and Twitter users have appreciated the initiative. One Twitter user said: “Thanks to Ooredoo and Vodafone, we have become more proud about these companies.”
Another one said “They tried their best to divide us, but it did bring us closer than ever.”
Abdullah Alishaq said, “We are proud to have you, Ooredoo and Vodafone. Today in my grandma’s house everybody is happy for this carrier.”
The siege countries have banned its people from showing sympathy with Qatar, otherwise they will face jail and fine.
Recently, the UAE government arrested an Emarati Citizen, Ghanem Abdullah, who published a video on his personal account on Twitter expressing sympathy with Qatar. He said that Emirati and Qatari people are brothers and it is a big sin to divide these peoples. The video, which spread quickly on social media, annoyed the UAE government prompting it to close his Twitter account. They also removed the video and detained him to face a jail term up to 15 years.
