Alcohol ban raises specter of problems for Qatar’s hosting of 2022 World Cup
Banned from serving alcohol: Carluccio's on The Pearl (Source: alittleoryx.blogspot.com)
By James M. Dorsey
A ban on alcohol on Qatar’s man-made The Pearl Qatar island coupled with the naming of a large mosque after the founder of a puritan strand of Islam and online protests against various state-owned companies highlights domestic opposition to some of …
