Originally Posted by travelmad478
I just got sent the visa application form for Qatar, which I plan to visit in February for a conference. There's a line on the form, right below the one that asks about nationality, asking for a religious affiliation. I'm Jewish (although totally non-observant, as if that matters) and a US citizen. While I have no qualms whatsoever about visiting Qatar and am excited about going there, filling in that line on the visa application just makes me uncomfortable. If I leave it blank, will that cause problems?
I have been to Egypt but can't remember if they asked this question on the visa application. (In case anyone brings this up, yes, I have been to Israel but I asked them to leave the stamp out of my passport.)
The fact that any human has to think about this kind of issue makes me both sad and angry. With consideration to all my Arab friends I would find it fair if citizens of all countries discriminating against Israel and anyone of Jewish faith would be banned from entering the European Union/ETA and the USA/NAFTA countries. If a deal could be worked out with China/Japan/Korea too, it would present a good lobbying tool to reverse this kind of fascist policies. And let's fund R&D on fusion energy for this reason too.