“They’re impossible to miss. On a drive around Qatar, at every turn, it seems, a new football stadium rises out of the desert — each design offering a futuristic take on its traditional culture.
“One of them, located in an area that was long known for pearl diving and fishing, is shaped like a dhow boat, a traditional vessel that ply Gulf waters.
“Another is designed like a woven hat known as a “gahfiya,” mostly worn by men in Gulf countries as a base for their traditional white headscarves.
“Each stadium design represents Qatar’s history and culture and are testaments to its future ambitions on the world stage.
But each has been built with the help of an army of workers coming from abroad, many of whom hail from South Asia and parts of Africa.”
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