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07Oct/22

Reform must be the legacy of the Qatar World Cup

October 7, 2022FootballCountries, David Beckham, Doha, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup controversies, Geography of Asia, Isobel Archer, Kafala system, Migrant workers, Nepalis in Qatar, Qatar, Thomson Reuters Foundation, United Kingdom, Western Asiaadmin

Isobel Archer
Published: September 27, 2022 | Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Isobel Archer is the Gulf Programme Manager at the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre.

Today is International Tourism Day and David Beckham’s latest glossy video promo for Qatar Tourism, which is being heavily promoted by the forthcoming World Cup hosts, will likely make it into one of your social feeds.

In it, Doha appears shining and luxurious; endless glass skyscrapers, hotels, parks and plazas form the horizon as Beckham tours the souqs and riviera. Continue reading →

19Sep/22

Culture Summit Abu Dhabi 2022 to bring global cultural leaders to UAE capital in October to explore the future of a diverse, resilient, and sustainable culture sector

September 19, 2022TravelAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Art, Countries, Cultural policy in Abu Dhabi, Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, Geography of Asia, Saadiyat Island, United Arab Emirates, Western Asiaadmin

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced that its fifth edition of Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, a leading global forum, will return to Manarat Al Saadiyat under the theme ‘A Living Culture’. Designed to explore the future of the culture sector and discuss creative cultural solutions to some of the most urgent issues affecting the world today, the in-person event will run from 23 to 25 October, 2022 in the UAE capital. Continue reading