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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: OpinionWage theft in Qatar didn’t stop with the World Cup
Qatar instituted many labour reforms during the leadup to World Cup. But have they made a difference?
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Published in: Home: OpinionWhy performative politics by Westerners do not benefit LGBT Qataris
OPINION: Qatar’s local queer groups are neither hopeless nor helpless. They are already fighting for their own rights
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: FeatureWill life get better for Qatar’s migrant workers now the World Cup is over?
With the World Cup over, the migrant workers who made it possible are asking: where next?
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Published in: Home: NewsPro-Israel lobby group is biggest donor of free overseas trips to MPs
Exclusive: Conservative Friends of Israel funded 155 trips in a decade, more than any other group or government
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: FeatureMigrant workers: Qatar still to answer for mass wage theft
Many of the migrants who built World Cup infrastructure in Qatar are still waiting for their last pay cheques
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: FeatureMigrant workers still paying off debts that brought them to Qatar
Migrant workers took loans to work on the World Cup. For many, their creditors are waiting when they return
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: FeatureDeath in Qatar, but no just compensation for families back home
Qatar’s migrant workers died, but their families struggle on
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Published in: Home: NewsRevealed: Qatar has spent £440,000 hosting British MPs since 2012
openDemocracy analysis reveals extent of Qatar’s charm offensive in the decade leading up to the World Cup
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Published in: Home: OpinionWhat Lionel Messi tells us about Qatar’s global ambitions
The Argentine star’s move to Qatari-owned Paris Saint-Germain is the latest jewel in the Gulf state’s football...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhat does Biden’s presidency mean for the future of the Gulf?
Will the new president undo Trump’s hawkish stance on Iran, Yemen, Libya and Qatar?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIn the Gulf, migrant workers fear for their future
Between draconian migration laws and the continuing lockdowns, migrant workers in the Gulf are facing increasing uncertainty.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaQatar’s University of Fear
Professors were in some respects treated as badly as the hundreds of thousands of immigrant workers comprising the...
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Published in: HomeWhy Trump welcomed Iran’s good neighbour Qatar – and we should be glad of it
Saudi Arabia and other US allies are blockading Qatar, saying it supports terrorism. So why was its emir guest of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaKurds’ choices: heed history or the US?
Who controls Syria’s borders? The US and Israel are encouraging Syrian Kurds to fight the regime and its allies for...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRace and exploitation in the Gulf
It is time for the issue of race to become central to any discussion on the continued exploitation of workers in the Gulf.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRace to the sea: Qatar and the balance of power in the Middle East
If the Qatari crisis is not managed rationally, then it is likely to compound the present risks in the regional...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaQatar crisis: a broader consolidation of power
Despite the real tension and rivalries, there is far more that unites Qatar and surrounding countries than what...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaBehind The Saudi-Qatari spat and the fragmentation of the GCC
The sanctions on Qatar aim to force the government of Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to alter its foreign policy –...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWith a more enterprising Russia, cards are reshuffled in the Arab world
A new power structure is emerging in the Middle East as Russia uses its intervention in Syria to position itself as...
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Published in: HomeIf ISIS uses chemical weapons, the west will be partly responsible
How can the international community respond effectively and promptly to this growing threat, not just to the Middle...