AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): A Qatari academic has said he's 'proud' that American soccer reporter Grant Wahl was refused entry to a World Cup stadium in Qatar for wearing a rainbow shirt.
Wahl was attending the USA's first game of the tournament against Wales on Monday and wore a black t-shirt with a circle in the colors of the rainbow wrapping around a soccer ball, in support of the LGBTQ+ community.
He took to Twitter to claim that he was initially refused entry to the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan. He also revealed that shortly after sending out his first tweet, security staff 'forcibly ripped his phone from his hands.'
Dr Nayef bin Nahar, a director of social sciences at Qatar University, tweeted about Wahl's tweet.
Retweeting Wahl, he said: 'As a Qatari I’m proud of what happened. I don’t know when will the westerners realize that their values aren’t universal. There are other cultures with different values that should be equally respected. Let’s not forget that the West is not the spokesperson for humanity.'
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