Everyone seems to be eating, breathing and sleeping football during the FIFA World Cup being held in Qatar. It dominates conversations in Arab countries. With everyone’s mind on football, support is forthcoming for the Arab teams taking part: Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Morocco and, the hosts, Qatar. Players have prostrated to their Creator when goals have been scored and games won. Arabs across the Middle East rejoiced when Saudi Arabia beat tournament favourites Argentina, and were saddened with the defeat by Poland. All of this illustrates in a significant way that the region is home to a single nation divided by colonialists drawing lines on maps. Brotherly relations have been in evidence, as has genuine emotion and support for each other. … Continue reading The FIFA World Cup in Qatar demonstrates that Palestine is still the issue