Why Women Football Fans Fear for Their Safety at FIFA World Cup in Qatar

In 2020, a group of women from Australia were allegedly subjected to an invasive gynaecological exam without their consent and forcibly removed from a Qatar Airways flight “at gunpoint” in Doha, according to The Guardian. Later, five of the women sued the airlines and Qatar’s Civil Aviation Authority for violating their human rights.

In October this year, the lawyers representing the women appealed to the Qatari government to ensure the…