Zamaan QureshiNov 20, 2022
Mehdi Hasan
This is worth a watch. We can enjoy football and the World Cup, and appreciate it being held in the Middle East and a Muslim-majority country for the first time, while also recognizing the undeniable controversies and human rights abuses associated with this tournament in Qatar:
https://twitter.com/BBCRosAtkins/status/1594225685303738368
Ros Atkins on Twitter

“The World Cup starts today. @BBCSport asked us to look at why choosing Qatar as host continues to cause controversy. This is the 5 minute video we've made. Produced by Michael Cox, Mary Fuller and Nicholas Barrett. https://t.co/6niwX2Zl7W”

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Nov 20, 2022 at 3:50pmWeb
Show threadᒍ4ᗰEᔕ IՅNov 20, 2022
@mehdihasan ... I'm not sure I know how to enjoy it this time ... Saying this knowing fully that most if not all prior WC hosts had/have their own problematic (or worse) aspects that could have been cause for outrage or boycott ... But this WC's many issues are just so in your face, hard to turn off that part of my brain and ignore. 🙃
Show threadJoel PomalesNov 20, 2022

@mehdihasan I can't bear to support it without knowing what happens to people over there.

I'll follow it; it's inevitable. But watch it like the previous one? No. I just can't.

Show threadDuncan Bell 無為Nov 20, 2022

@mehdihasan Non bird site link for those, like me, trying not to support musk in his endeavours.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/football/63689011

Ros Atkins on… Qatar World Cup controversies

BBC Analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at how Qatar won the World Cup, as well as the human rights and environmental issues surrounding the tournament.

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Show threadbomboloniNov 20, 2022
@mehdihasan I can’t enjoy it.
Show threadBzaNov 20, 2022
@mehdihasan No, sorry. I can't watch a single minute knowing how many lives were lost.
Show threadFayeSNov 20, 2022
@mehdihasan agreed.
Show threadMegan GNov 20, 2022
@mehdihasan agreed this seems to cover a lot though it doesn't talk about women's rights. It's important that we acknowledge the harm of large sporting events, especially in countries where inequalities enable additional oppression. Brazil for example flattened favelas for the Olympics. China and Russia too have problems with human rights... But then so does the USA, so does Australia, just less obviously. These events concentrate the harm though, and further enrich the wealthy.
Show threadnovelty_edNov 21, 2022
@mehdihasan John Oliver also did a piece on Qatar/FIFA. https://youtu.be/UMqLDhl8PXw
Qatar World Cup: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Show threadGTinNCNov 26, 2022
@mehdihasan Watching your show this morning. WTF. “Did #Democrats impeachment failures destroy democracy?” How about Republicans refuse to uphold their Oath of Office and Rule of Law? And you showed this after a segment on #Journalist’s failures to call out Trump and Republicans crimes and hateful actions. Seriously, WTF!