Lauren Booth – Goodbye to Qatar I What Happened

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The host of a football-themed festival in Qatar, Qatar 2022, talks about the impact of the upcoming World Cup on society and people's experiences. They discuss the controversial World Cup, including the return of Muslims, the return of tourists, and the return of tourists from Southeast Asia. The festival is described as a virtual reality trip, where visitors can experience the beauty of life in Qatar.

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			Walking through Katara, the cultural hub of Doha,
		
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			Qatar on my last day, I was reflecting
		
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			on this unusual and unique festival of football.
		
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			Has it all been about money, goals, political
		
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			gain, or have some shared and received something
		
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			more fundamental to human experience?
		
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			This World Cup, like no other, had another
		
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			surprise for me, a chance to virtually visit
		
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			the start of the mission of Prophet Muhammad,
		
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			peace and blessings be upon him, a VR
		
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			experience being given to non-Muslim fans.
		
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			And to correct the ills of our society,
		
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			and become a mercy, a journey through time.
		
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			So, yeah, it's like being there, and you
		
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			felt that you were in the caves here,
		
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			it's a tough one.
		
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			It's really beautiful.
		
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			Mashallah, well done guys.
		
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			How do you feel after?
		
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			I don't know, I just feel a bit
		
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			overwhelmed, honestly overwhelmed, just, you know, you just
		
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			want to be with the Prophet, that's all.
		
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			You just want to stand with him, and
		
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			you're grateful, grateful for being Muslim, and grateful
		
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			for knowing these truths, I don't believe I
		
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			should go on, you don't.
		
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			The impact of the event on World Cup
		
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			travellers was plain to see all around me
		
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			in Doha.
		
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			Fans were mostly from South America that I
		
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			met, why?
		
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			Because Europeans have been denied this beautiful experience
		
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			by biased media reporting over more than a
		
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			decade.
		
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			The most controversial World Cup in history, and
		
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			a ball hasn't even been kicked.
		
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			Qatari society and cultures based heavily on a
		
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			strict interpretation of Islamic law.
		
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			However, I have been told by sources that
		
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			some 1,000 people have taken shahada in
		
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			Doha, and the number may be much higher.
		
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			They've been embracing not just the family atmosphere
		
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			of an alcohol-free event, but the time,
		
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			the peace, and the safety, to look into
		
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			the meaning of life.
		
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			And then, of course, well, there's Morocco.
		
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			It was the best feeling in my whole
		
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			life.
		
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			They're out there, not Muslims.
		
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			Join us, join us, join the Islam, join
		
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			the Islam.
		
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			Come to the good side, come to the
		
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			good side.
		
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			Come.
		
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			Come to the peace, come to the win.
		
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			Qatar 2022 felt like a virtual reality trip,
		
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			where the Muslims, well, we waged beauty on
		
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			our visitors.
		
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			We have to now continue this work, sharing
		
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			the truth about our way of life.
		
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			Till next time, As-salamu alaykum.