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 (DIR) Post #AQAiPopM4QMB5dARM0 by azizhp@mastodon.social
       2022-11-19T15:09:45Z
       
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       I'm seeing a lot of #prejudice and #racism aimed at #Qatar for the #worldcup "There are plenty of valid reasons to criticize Qatar's World Cup. But there has also been a level of vitriol aimed at it which comes across as little more than #prejudice against the first tournament in an #Arab and #Muslim country."above is a tweet by author of a paywall article in the Economist. I cant access but the point is well made#blackmastodon  #brownmastodon
       
 (DIR) Post #AQAiPqjOzWmczkOiLw by azizhp@mastodon.social
       2022-11-19T15:13:10Z
       
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       The article is here - https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/11/17/in-defence-of-qatars-hosting-of-the-world-cupThe subtitle of the article is:"It is a worthier venue for a big sporting event than other recent hosts. ..." and then the article proceeds to pull no punches in laying out the genuine criticisms of #Qatar as a conservative society. #islamophobia #racism #islam #brownmastodon #blackmastodon
       
 (DIR) Post #AQAiPtCBpT00dbsjVA by azizhp@mastodon.social
       2022-11-19T15:14:02Z
       
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       excerpt cont."Migrant workers are often treated very badly. There is much less sexual freedom than in Western countries. It is not a democracy. These statements are true of Qatar, where the month-long finals of the football World Cup begin this weekend. They are also true of Russia, which hosted the previous World Cup, and China, which hosted the most recent Olympic games, last winter. In fact, Qatar is a much more suitable country to host a big sporting event than either of those two."
       
 (DIR) Post #AQAiPv1z0O1UKX7bs0 by azizhp@mastodon.social
       2022-11-19T15:20:05Z
       
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       more excerpt:"At best, Western criticism of the decision to award the games to #Qatar fails to distinguish between truly repugnant regimes and merely flawed ones. At worst, it smacks of blind prejudice. A lot of the indignant pundits sound as if they simply do not like #Muslims or rich people."In other criticism I see, there's also a glaring attitude of colonial condescension circa 2003 and #Iraq #racism #blackmastodon #brownmastodon #islam
       
 (DIR) Post #AQAiPx0deM8USwVZ3I by azizhp@mastodon.social
       2022-11-19T15:28:38Z
       
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       Of course, who expects to find fair treatment in #colonial media? For that we have to turn to authentic sources. Here's a great article in #aljazeera that lays out the hypocrisy clearly:https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/11/18/qatar-2022-world-cup-football-colonial?sf173001809=1titled, "The #Qatar World Cup is about to shatter colonial myths"subtitled, "Instead of mimicking ex-colonial powers, the event can help #decolonise  biased thinking about #Arab and #Muslim cultures."#brownmastodon #blackmastodon #racism
       
 (DIR) Post #AQAiPycbeg6JSzHOs4 by azizhp@mastodon.social
       2022-11-19T18:10:57Z
       
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       The head of FIFA just weighed in regarding criticism of #Qatar #worldcup - https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/19/football/gianni-infantino-press-conference-qatar-2022-world-cup-spt-intl/index.html“We are taught many lessons from Europeans, from the Western world,” he said, referring to criticisms of Qatar’s human rights record.“What we Europeans have been doing for the last 3,000 years, we should be apologizing for the next 3,000 years before starting to give moral lessons.”#islam #Racism #brownmastodon #blackmastodon