Politics and Islamophobia; Reasons for France’s opposition to hosting Qatar in the World Cup.
Qatari people and activists, while expressing their displeasure with France’s opposition to hosting their country in the World Cup, consider the reasons for this to be political work and Islamophobia.
The French newspaper “Le Monde” recently published an article on requests to boycott the Qatar World Cup and not to broadcast these matches in some French cities for payment; An article that brought reactions from Qataris.
According to the report of Arabi21 news and analysis website, Le Monde newspaper recently repeated these requests to boycott the Qatar World Cup in a note. This has caused an upset in this Arab country and has made it ready to accept a “culture shock” on the eve of hosting a big event next November.
“Benjamin Barrett” wrote in an article: Doha is now experiencing a mixture of excitement and apprehension as the countdown to the opening of the World Cup begins. In addition to feeling widespread concern, now Qataris are proud to be the first Arab country to host this global event. Because it is predicted that 1.5 million foreign fans will enter the small sheikhdom of Qatar; Statistics that will be important and significant in this small country.
This writer mentioned the statement of Qatar Civil Aviation Director at the beginning of last July that he expected 1,600 flights per day during the 30 days of the tournament, which would be a large number. One of the knowledgeable Qatari sources, who asked not to be named, says that this means one flight every 50 seconds, fearing the anger of the Qatari authorities! While hoping for the success of these competitions and the completion of flights, he expressed his surprise about Qatar’s readiness to conduct corona tests and the ability to organize public transport and prevent urban traffic.