Qatar

Qatar World Cup: Controversy, Racism, and Our Orientalism

This mid-November air felt like an autumn season after a long bleak pandemic tarnished the globe and a world enraged…

6 months ago

Qatar punctures FIFA’s political fantasy

If the Qatar World Cup proved anything, it’s that sports and politics are inseparable Siamese twins joined at the hip.…

6 months ago

Protest emerges as mixed blessing for World Cup host Qatar

Protest on the soccer pitch has proven to be a mixed blessing for World Cup host Qatar, exposing double standards…

6 months ago

The Qatar World Cup: Soccer upsets, politics, and sensitive situations

Barely out of the starting blocks, the Qatar World Cup has already produced a fair share of upsets as well…

6 months ago

An Inclusive World Cup in an Ethnocentrist Setup

As the start of the Qatar World Cup is just hours away, the world is still divided on whether Qatar…

6 months ago

U.S. slow walks punitive measure against Saudi Arabia as regional tension spills into Qatar World Cup

Recent Saudi efforts to appease the Biden administration in the wake of the kingdom’s backing of last month’s OPEC+ oil…

6 months ago

The Qatar World Cup: Footballing for soft power

Former Qatari emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the father of the Gulf state's current ruler, Tamim bin Hamad Al…

7 months ago

The 2022 World Cup: Qatar’s Make-or-Break Moment

The final run-up to the 2022 World Cup and the tournament's management is make-it-or-break-it time for Qatar. Both will determine…

7 months ago

Public opinion surveys challenge the image Arab leaders like to project

Several recent public opinion surveys send a mixed message to autocratic reformers in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and…

8 months ago

Qatar World Cup: An unintended boon for the UAE

Qatar's 2022 World Cup promises to benefit not only itself but also to provide an unintended economic, political, and religious…

9 months ago