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For more than two decades, Qatar has sought regional influence and global prominence through an ambitious project of rapid modernization, including its hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Central…

In both a recent CIRS blog post and public talk, Gijsbert Oonk discussed the ways citizenship status impacts the eligibility of players to represent states in international sports tournaments. The…

There are growing calls for a boycott of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Human rights groups have long criticized Qatar for the abuse and exploitation of its migrant…

At the 2022 World Cup, Qatar may take the lead in a debate about the legitimacy of foreign-born players representing the country. In 2015, the Qatari national men’s team played…

When Qatar won the right to host the World Cup in 2010, there was little awareness—outside the Gulf and workers’ countries of origin—of the problems associated with migrant workers’ rights…

The 41st GCC Summit held in Al-Ula city in northwestern Saudi Arabia on January 5, 2021, ended the blockade on Qatar that was imposed by KSA, UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt…

The 41st summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which took place in the Saudi heritage site of Al-Ula on January 5, 2021, briefly diverted attention, especially in the US,…

Two years ahead of the first FIFA World Cup in the Muslim world the existing narratives surrounding it are far from reaching common ground, let alone converging on an optimum…