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Qatar 2022: Saudi Arabia declares a public holiday after their football team shocks Argentina at the World Cup

OpIndia Staff - 22 November, 2022

Lionel Messi-led Argentina was one of the favourites to win the tournament but the unfancied Saudi Arabia managed to get the better of them with a superlative second-half performance.

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‘The victory of Ummah’: Muslim netizens rejoice after Saudi Arabia stuns Argentina in FIFA World Cup

OpIndia Staff - 22 November, 2022

Muslim social media users hailed Saudi Arabia's win over Argentina as the victory of the 'Muslim Ummah.'

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Indian fugitive Zakir Naik met Muslim Brotherhood hate preacher Omar Abdul Kafi before reaching the FIFA venue in Qatar: Watch

OpIndia Staff - 22 November, 2022

Reports emerged that radical preacher Zakir Naik had met Egypt-based Islamist organisation Muslim Brotherhood's hate preacher Omar Abdul Kafi

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The Guardian’s ‘good samaritan’ Majid Freeman claims over 500 football fans have converted to Islam amid FIFA World Cup in Qatar

Anurag - 22 November, 2022

Majid Freeman, controversial Islamist accused of spreading fake news and instigating violence in Leicester, claimed that over 500 people converted to Islam during Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022.

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Viral video: England football fans search for beer in Qatar, end up with a pet lion in a Qatari Sheikh’s palace

OpIndia Staff - 22 November, 2022

Qatar prohibited sale of beer and other alcoholic drinks in stadiums just two days before the start of the FIFA World Cup.

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FIFA World Cup in Qatar: US journalist stopped from entering stadium for sporting LGBTQ T-shirt, gets schooled to respect Islamic laws

OpIndia Staff - 22 November, 2022

Those who mouth platitudes about LGBTQ rights and free speech disappeared in thin air after Wahl narrated the incident on Twitter.

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Qatar 2022: Jack Grealish keeps his promise, dedicates World Cup goal to 11-year-old fan with cerebral palsy

OpIndia Staff - 21 November, 2022

Grealish surprised Finlay by turning up at a training session where he promised the youngster he would use his celebration the next time he scored a goal.

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As Zakir Naik arrives in Qatar to spread Islam during the FIFA World Cup, a 2016 video of him converting people goes viral

OpIndia Staff - 21 November, 2022

Zakir Naik has on multiple occasions coerced his non-Muslim audience members to convert to Islam after responding to their queries about the religion.

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FIFA World Cup: Qatar will not allow any cooked kosher food, bans Jewish prayers

OpIndia Staff - 21 November, 2022

Kosher foods are food that conform to dietary regulations of the Jewish community. Food that are fit for consumption as per Jewish law are only permissible.

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