Hypocrasy of Gulf Countries
Israeli tennis player is denied visa to play in Dubai Open. Many tennis tournaments or for that matter many sporting & entertainment events are held in Middle East these days, in Qatar, UAE, Bahrain. Such events feature activities, which are not permitted in these counties, like drinking liquor, women wearing short skirts. I always wonder, how can country be so hypocrite- at one side allow such things as part of driving tourism & showing their 'modern' face to the world and on the other hand not allowing their own subjects the same freedom.Agreed that Gulf countries are hypocrites, but how could countries of 'free' world then allow prominent events to happen in such countries? Why can't WTA or say leading women players take stance that they won't play in such countries, until women from these countries are not granted freedom? Are other countries too dependent on Gulf countries (or their oil), that they can't take such stance?
posted by ninad @ 6:50 pm
2 Comments:
one word... Money...
Oil, oil, oil. A singular player(s) is(are) powerless against a big lobby which exists in sports too. Players can prioritize either their performance or the fight. Handling both is quite impossible.
And yes, hypocrisy is the very fabric of life in these countries. Think duty free?
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