i m like this. i just care about looks! the world cup stadia are a perfect example of where old meets new, from designs inspired by boats from qatar s pearl fishing days to a whole stadium made to look like a giant traditional headdress. and the opening match of the competition will be played here, at the 60,000 seater al bayt stadium. this is the perspective the players will have as they walk out onto the game for the first match of the tournament here at the al bayt stadium. perfect, pristine conditions. it is inspired by the bedouin tent and like in the past, i mean, like, this is, i mean, usually the people who are living in the desert, when they welcome their guest, you can see, i mean, they would host them, they would have, like,
the same size as yorkshire in the same size as yorkshire in the united kingdom, qatar is mainly desert landscape, surrounded by the gulf on three sides. it hasn t been the easiest of places to prosper. historically it was the arduous task of pearl diving that was qatar s main economy. until, thatis, qatar s main economy. until, that is, the discovery of oil and gas. oil workers arriving in the 1940s brought with them a game to play in their spare time. that sport has now brought the focus of the world to qatar. and that game was the beautiful game. football. as hosts, qatar qualified automatically for the world cup. they will make their first ever appearance at the tournament. this man is a striker for the qatar national team and he hopes to become a household name when the competition kicks off this
it s hard to believe how far and how fast qatar has developed. but this is a place that has always relished defying expectations. roughly the same size as yorkshire in the united kingdom, qatar is a mainly desert landscape, surrounded by the gulf on three sides. it hasn t been the easiest of places to prosper. historically it was the arduous task of pearl diving that was qatar s main economy until, that is, the discovery of oil and gas. oil workers arriving in the 1940s brought with them a game to play in their spare time. that sport has now brought the focus of the world to qatar. and that game was the beautiful game football.
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The Middle East Institute Arts and Culture Center is pleased to host an art talk with renowned visual and performance artist Ebtisam Abdulaziz, whose work is featured in the exhibition Between the Sky and the Earth: Contemporary Art from the UAE, currently on view at the MEI Art Gallery.