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The World Cup puts the spotlight on Qatar, but also brings attention to its human rights record and politics – 4 things to know

  • Written by David Mednicoff, Chair, Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, and Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy, UMass Amherst
The World Cup puts the spotlight on Qatar, but also brings attention to its human rights record and politics – 4 things to knowFans watch the World Cup opening match between Qatar and Ecuador on Nov. 20, 2022, in Doha. Clive Brunskili/Getty Images

With the start of the World Cup on Nov. 20, 2022, soccer teams from 32 countries and tens of thousands of fans have converged on Qatar, a tiny Arab country on a peninsula in the Persian Gulf. But search “Qatar 2022”...

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