Qatar World Cup: Doha's guests welcomed with introduction to Islam - report

The Qatar World Cup is the first time the venerated soccer tournament was hosted in the Middle East, or in a Muslim country at all. For many, it may be their first trip to a Muslim country.

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Katara Cultural Village, Doha, Qatar - November 23, 2022 General view of pedestrians walking past a mural

(photo credit: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

DECEMBER 18, 2022 11:52

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