Word: doha
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...Muslim world stretches well beyond the Pope's words. High on the agenda is the Vatican push for the right to build Christian churches in Muslim-dominated countries. Officials in Rome have been heartened over the past two weeks with news of the first Catholic church opening in Doha, Qatar, and negotiations underway to potentially build one in Saudi Arabia. Still, Church officials say that the question of religious freedom must ultimately also mean freedom to change religion, and note that some Muslims insist that conversion from Islam is apostate, and punishable by death. In 2006, Abdul Rahman, an Afghan...
...with Iran through diplomacy rather than threats. If those attitudes hold, McCain's rude bellicosity faces an uphill climb. It is likely, of course, that the numbers will melt in the heat of a campaign, especially when words like victory and patriotism are invoked, but for a moment in Doha it was possible to believe that the distance between the U.S. and Islamic worlds was closing a bit. Or, as a Libyan said to me, employing an Obamism, "I think everyone is ready to turn the page...
...effort to escape the thrilling claustrophobia of the presidential campaign, I took a busman's holiday and spent Presidents' Day weekend at the U.S.-Islamic World Forum in Doha. But there, too, our campaign was pretty much what everyone was talking about. "Excuse me, Mr. Joe," a confrere from Qatar asked, "what's a superdelegate?" An Iranian businessman told me that "Obamamania" was sweeping the America-loving young people of Tehran. And so I expected a fair amount of passion at the panel I'd been asked to moderate: three Muslims venting on what the Islamic world should expect from...
...Shahar Peer, ranked 17th on the women's tennis tour, requested a berth in the Qatar Open, which runs from Feb. 18-24 in the capital city, Doha, and offers a $2.5 million purse. To her surprise, Peer found she was pushing against an open door; both the Qatar tournament organizers and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) agreed that she could compete. "They all welcomed me warmly," she told TIME at the end of a grueling practice session in Tel Aviv with her part-time coach, Conchita Mart ínez, a 1994 Wimbledon champion. Tennis officials assured the young...
...Israel and Qatar do not have diplomatic ties, and no matter how hard Peer battles on the Doha hard courts, or how many Arab fans she wins over, she doesn't expect to ease hostilities overnight. "I'm here to play tennis," she says. "But if this opens up a window for the younger generation, with Arabs and Israelis working together for peace, I'd be happy." If Peer is treated well in Qatar, other top Israeli players may apply to compete in Dubai's prestigious championship, which follows Doha...