You've answered this yourself. The mullahs are agreeing to the soccer event
because it will bring business. However, soccer, like the arts, is an
offpsring of an economy and not a main driver. What the mullahs of Qatar
think of music, I don't know. Most traditional Islamic sects, such as the
Taliban in Afghanistan, regard music as sinful and it's proscribed. Not for
them the great festivals of the Baltic countries when scores of thousands
of people meet for days of singing.
KSH
At 09:52 17/12/2010 -0500, you wrote:
Thanks for the pictures Keith. Traditionally we called the ballgamea
sacred act. Its subtext was the little warand it diffused tension
between nations, cities and groups. Still works. How do you
justify you comments about the Arts (and Sports) with what the Mullahs are
doing here to drum up business and replace the declining revenues as oil
runs out. South Korea is doing something similar as well as they invest
a billions dollars a year in culture business through their version of the
National Endowment of the Arts. Of course the Germans call it Heilige Kunst.
REH
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Subject: [Futurework] Astonishing architecture
For quite the most astonishing architectural photographs that I've ever
seen, go to:
<http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,734621,00.html>http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,734621,00.html
This also raises two more points in my mind. The Der Spiegel article
mentions that, apparently, the Qatari mullahs are prepared to relax Sharia
law for those who will be attending the World Soccer Championship in 2022.
It may be seriously suggested to Western politicians and diplomats that
soccer might be a much more effective way to dissolve the tensions that
now exist with Islamic countries. (And what about cricket also?) Secondly,
the German architects of the stadia are putting their faith in solar-cell
technology for the vast amount of energy that will be required. However,
see the companion piece to this for a breakthrough which might be a
superior way forward, perhaps even by 2022.
Keith
Keith Hudson, Saltford, England
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