How much was inBev/Budweiser's WC 2010 South Africa's "official beer sponsor of the World Cup" deal worth!??!The laws of Qatar tolerate alcohol to a certain extent. However, the few bars and nightclubs in Qatar operate only in expensive hotels and clubs, much Distribution Company, the only importer and retailer for alcohol in Qatar. Under Qatar's Sharia, it is illegal to show alcohol or be drunk in public.
When contrasted with other Arab states such as Saudi Arabia, for instance, Qatar has comparatively liberal laws, but is still not as liberal as some other Arab states of the Persian Gulf like UAE or Bahrain. Qatar is a civil law jurisdiction. However, Shari'a or Islamic law is applied to aspects of family law, inheritance and certain criminal acts. Women can legally drive in Qatar and there is a strong emphasis in equality and human rights brought by Qatar's National Human Rights Committee. Qatar also has the largest fines in the world in terms of traffic violation as per the recent change in 2010.
The country has undergone a period of liberalization and modernisation during the reign of the current Emir, Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, who came to power in 1995.
I heart Qatar...
Johnny you are saying the world cup has to be celebrated your way and it cannot be celebrated by other cultures in the way they like.
I agree it is not going to be a typical world cup and the English hooligans are going to have to stay home. Like I said earlier they have a tonne of money and I have never seen a place that had as much construction going on as Qatar. They do love soccer and they are freindly people. They have hosted some big events before and you can drink but it is a little more difficult to do. I am sure they will make some concession. To address the heat issues I am sure they will just air condition the country for the time.
Then Jack Warner and Sepp Blatter had their bank accounts stuffed and all is well again.Last week Qatar was a 100-1 long shot to get the WC after fifa officials voiced concerns over to many high risk problems with the bid.
They are allies with Iran... that is very concerning!!Iran will send over a congratulatory missle in the near future..
I realize a large population of the world lives in countries with Islamic religious law... they are also caveman societies rife with issues. just because they do it doesn't mean that we (the developed world that appreciates human (all people, genders, and religions)) should abide the atrocities committed by and in these lands.STD said:Johnny you are saying the world cup has to be celebrated your way and it cannot be celebrated by other cultures in the way they like.
Then Jack Warner and Sepp Blatter had their bank accounts stuffed and all is well again.
They are allies with Iran... that is very concerning!!
I realize a large population of the world lives in countries with Islamic religious law... they are also caveman societies rife with issues. just because they do it doesn't mean that we (the developed world that appreciates human (all people, genders, and religions)) should abide the atrocities committed by and in these lands.
They are allies with Iran... that is very concerning!!
Isn't the country like 20 miles wide x 80 miles long? Surrounded by water on 3 sides? Seriously... the whole country is a quarter the size of Vancouver Island FFS. They will have the venues, hotels, etc to host this event?
The border line-ups are going to be for days.
This will be an unmitigated disaster. Unless, of course, they dont want any fans attending. Then they will be fine.