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Visitors fuming over hijab ban at Bryan Adams concert in Qatar

Bryan Adams concert. Credit: Brian Candy Nearly four dozen concert-goers in Qatar are complaining about discrimination after being turned away from a Bryan Adams concert last night. Several women wearing headscarves,…

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Saudi Arabia to increase Hajj quotas for first time in five years

Photo for illustrative purposes only. Credit: Laststubborn/Flickr After years of reducing Hajj visa numbers due to construction in Makkah, Saudi Arabia is now reportedly planning to increase quotas in the…

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Culture
News

Qatar Museums restores two early 20th century mosques

By Victoria Scott Fuwairat mosque, post-restoration. Credit: QM Two nearly-century-old mosques in the country have recently been rebuilt and restored by Qatar Museums. A QM team conducted the work in Fuwairat…

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Islamic scholar: Qatar ‘needs to take care’ of its foreign workers

In addition to overhauling its kafala sponsorship system, there needs to be a shift in attitudes so that foreigners are seen and treated as equals, panelists said last night during a discussion hosted by Qatar’s Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics.

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Culture
Life

More than 600 people convert to Islam in Qatar during Ramadan

Of the new converts, some 417 are men and 144 are women, and the vast majority (517 people) hail from the Philippines. There were also 32 Sri Lankans, 26 Indians, 15 Nepalis and 25 people from the United Kingdom.

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Qatar’s Sheikha Moza challenges western nations on Muslim stereotypes

In her speech, the Qatar Foundation chairperson and mother of the Emir accused Western states of employing "double standards" when it comes to reporting on deaths of Muslims in violent situations.

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‘I did it as a dare’ – Creator of The 99 superheroes shares origin story

Following a trip to Doha this week, Kuwaiti Dr. Naif Al Mutawa speaks to Doha News about the challenges of going from studying psychology to creating a comic book series that has won him praise, but also criticism and death threats.

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Culture

Calling it offensive to Islam, some locals urge removal of headbutt statue

In Qatar and abroad, reaction to the permanent installation of a 5-meter (6-foot) bronze statue depicting two fighting footballers on the Corniche last week has varied wildly.

Dubai considers introducing more ‘halal hotels’

As more wealthy tourists from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar begin flocking to the UAE for leisure purposes, some hotels have started catering to them by not offering alcohol in…

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