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EXPLAINER: Islam's ban on alcohol and how it's applied
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJust two days before the World Cup opener, host nation Qatar banned the sale of beer at stadiums in...
Islam in Qatar explained ahead of 2022 World Cup
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoQatar is a Muslim nation, with laws, customs and practices rooted in Islam. The country is neither as liberal as Dubai in the United Arab Emirates nor as...
Teacher banned for saying Islam would take over and Westernised girls were ‘lunatics’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAqib Khan was an English teacher at Harborne Academy in Birmingham between December 2020 and March...
Iraq's crackdown on booze, social media posts raises alarm
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOnly a few months into its term, Iraq’s government is suddenly enforcing a long-dormant law banning...
Qatar World Cup Bans Big Spectator Tradition In Stadium At Last Minute
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDOHA, Qatar —The sale of all beer with alcohol at the eight World Cup stadiums was banned Friday,...
Saudi Arabia, a country where you can be publicly whipped for drinking alcohol, is opening its first...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA pop-up bar in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, offering nonalcoholic Bellinis and spritzes.FAYEZ NURELDINE...
World Cup Booze Business Is Brisk At Qatar's One Liquor Store
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDOHA, Qatar ― In a dusty neighborhood on the outskirts of Qatar’s capital, guards stand duty at a...
Saudi Arabia Breaks Tradition With Its First Liquor Store
Time via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJack Daniels bourbon whisky seen at Rewe supermarket. Credit - Igor Golovniov—SOPA...
Here’s a List of Everything You Can’t Do at the World Cup in Qatar
Out Traveler via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(CNN) – After years of anticipation – and controversy – since Qatar was awarded the World Cup, the...
Saudi Arabia opens its first alcohol shop in more than 70 years
Euronews via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWhile restricted to non-Muslim diplomats, the store in Riyadh comes as Saudi Prince bin Salman aims...