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class="elementor-background-overlay"></div> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e31eb56" data-id="e31eb56" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-73e2530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading" data-id="73e2530" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-title.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h1 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Welcome to Qatar, unless you’re gay!</h1> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8a2db04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="8a2db04" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> Qatar hosted the Football World Cup at the end of 2022, one of the biggest sporting events in the world. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-474bc0c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="474bc0c5" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a0cfe9e" data-id="7a0cfe9e" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-66413dde elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content" data-id="66413dde" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-content.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="1828" class="elementor elementor-1828" data-elementor-post-type="post"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de62f66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="de62f66" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fac873" data-id="4fac873" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c0decaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="c0decaa" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h5 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">At the end of 2022, the whole world was looking to Qatar!</h5> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-054ae51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="054ae51" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>The Arab country on the Persian Gulf, which is only 12,000 square kilometres in size, hosted one of the world’s biggest sporting events, the Football World Cup, from 20 November to 18 December.</p><p>The awarding of the tournament in December 2010, twelve years before it began, was already sharply criticised. And even before and during the tournament, numerous grievances were repeatedly raised in the Arab country.</p><p>The human rights organisation Amnesty International denounced, among other things, the systematic oppression of women, the exploitation of guest workers in the country hosting the World Cup – and the persecution of queer people.</p><p>Homosexuality is forbidden in Islamist Qatar and can be punished with up to seven years in prison and lashes according to the applicable Sharia law.</p><p>And even though the tournament organisers and Fifa had repeatedly stressed that all fans were welcome at the World Cup in Qatar, a scandalous statement made by an official in the run-up to the event caused quite a stir.</p><p><strong>Khalid Salman (60), ex-professional footballer and one of the faces of the World Cup in the desert, described homosexuality as “spiritual damage” in an interview with ZDF. In his eyes, being gay is “haram”, i.e. a sin.</strong></p><p>In an interview for Queer BILD and Axel Springer Queerseite on the topic of “Welcome to Qatar”, Simon Dallmeier and Marcel Graus (employees of the BILD Group’s Competence Centre for Sport) commented on the scandalous statements and other topics surrounding the World Cup. Read the whole interview here!</p> </div> </div> <section class="elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ba0129 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="8ba0129" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4883b58" data-id="4883b58" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-e46b8e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="e46b8e4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <figure class="wp-caption"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uVNvqwQ8Xs" target="_blank"> <img fetchpriority="high" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://queer.axelspringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ASQ-Qatar_Cover_Simon-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-1853" alt="" srcset="https://queer.axelspringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ASQ-Qatar_Cover_Simon-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://queer.axelspringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ASQ-Qatar_Cover_Simon-300x169.jpg 300w, https://queer.axelspringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ASQ-Qatar_Cover_Simon-768x432.jpg 768w, https://queer.axelspringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ASQ-Qatar_Cover_Simon-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://queer.axelspringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ASQ-Qatar_Cover_Simon.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> <figcaption class="widget-image-caption wp-caption-text">""Welcome to Qatar" mit Simon Dallmeier" watch on YouTube</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a528b21 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="a528b21" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a class="elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uVNvqwQ8Xs" target="_blank"> <span class="elementor-button-content-wrapper"> <span class="elementor-button-text">Watch Video on YouTube</span> </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-10bfe8a" data-id="10bfe8a" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0fd0c97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="0fd0c97" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <figure class="wp-caption"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5VPlpZ5k8A" target="_blank"> <img decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://queer.axelspringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ASQ-Qatar_Cover_Marcel-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-1852" alt="" srcset="https://queer.axelspringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ASQ-Qatar_Cover_Marcel-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://queer.axelspringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ASQ-Qatar_Cover_Marcel-300x169.jpg 300w, https://queer.axelspringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ASQ-Qatar_Cover_Marcel-768x432.jpg 768w, https://queer.axelspringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ASQ-Qatar_Cover_Marcel-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://queer.axelspringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ASQ-Qatar_Cover_Marcel.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> <figcaption class="widget-image-caption wp-caption-text">""Welcome to Qatar" mit Marcel Graus" watch on YouTube</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-65b812f elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="65b812f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a class="elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5VPlpZ5k8A" target="_blank"> <span class="elementor-button-content-wrapper"> <span class="elementor-button-text">Watch Video on YouTube</span> </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5ac8f26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="5ac8f26" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h5 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">All just a facade?</h5> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ede8cfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="ede8cfa" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>So in the end it was all just a facade to keep up appearances and lull people – especially the LGBTQ+ community – into a sense of security before the trip to Qatar?</p><p>Fifa has banned the federations – including the DFB – from wearing the captain’s armband with the rainbow colours. In order to set an example, the associations from Germany, Denmark, England, Wales, Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands had planned to wear the “One Love” armband. But in the end, the federations buckled before Fifa and failed to set the smallest possible sign for diversity and tolerance with the One Love armband.</p><p>Incidents involving people from the LGBTQ+ community did not come to light during the tournament. But it is doubtful that the World Cup had any positive effect in this respect and that the situation for queer people in Qatar has changed because of the (short-term) public attention…</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b80d82c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="b80d82c" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c61216" data-id="0c61216" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4269950 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="4269950" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div 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