![The exhibition is also accompanied by several public programmes including discussions on inequality and discrimination and greenwashing in sports.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ACROKIW27JHPRI6OQTN3RWLKKM.jpg?smart=true&auth=f8a273ed17863b1ec5ba8d5ba099f01c59ecbbf30c0f3c5d2a727009e6ea46a7&width=400&height=225)
![An exhibition at Media Majlis at Northwestern University in Qatar titled 'Is it a Beautiful Game?' features more than 280 pieces of physical and digital content exploring the history of football. All photos: Northwestern University in Qatar](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/APE4D4QZVBG4JJITQ5JUO6X2RE.jpg?smart=true&auth=e938fcc18cf9f82dc3190a324fb3007cdec2df2effc328cc98120929b0bff7a2&width=400&height=225)
![Ahead of the upcoming Fifa World Cup Qatar, the exhibition delves into the social and political nuances of football.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BZPXPWKJWZB53ETWBMXVTO2Q5Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=b023f4572ac8894118271ce72e3989f573c12ccb6fa2f4ec6fe99ddf3e5c49f4&width=400&height=225)
![The exhibition looks at the role football has played in all our lives, says curator Jack Thomas Taylor.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UHJLSUI6TJCY3GOZGYCPH74H3I.jpg?smart=true&auth=f662195e84e10e553d177dc811553e8fa687ca3d72805b97b002d6c85b386a4a&width=400&height=225)
![As one of the most popular sports in the world, football is an accessible and relatable means to enable conversations around global issues of concern such as discrimination, racism and equality.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/J24IPARYXZCANPH2G5PVPYDVZY.jpg?smart=true&auth=a232fe7df5be580c5b32a0d4d6ac51b240798f59f194b7f3d71ec2edea6ea01b&width=400&height=225)
![The exhibition includes a collection of photographs from the Arab Image Foundation in Beirut showcasing the region’s sporting heritage.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6GR3RGSYEFGY3OTHPKVFPFEMZY.jpg?smart=true&auth=c2f5223eccf8ba7e9b95841cb6c27247dca5fe72d968382b160421ea10a99b9c&width=400&height=225)
![A newspaper article about Munira Ramadan, one of the first female and Arab football referees.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/G6WFXTTFTNCI3OXXXD2VRJA75Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=39b49661aadc7d475de8fcc5b63039107bf10a199dd69543c4408820dc8fc08d&width=400&height=225)
![Interactive installations give audiences the chance to discover the complex ways media and football are linked on and off the football pitch.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AZLRLNE2PJD7VED64IPBZB3WQM.jpg?smart=true&auth=c14799718052531a07971fdf6ec70f462369dc81f3add03bbbbc04cff445c1b1&width=400&height=225)
![The exhibition is open for visitors now.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/US7JKZH6BZAV5O7CHXJCPKFBDY.jpg?smart=true&auth=e9bafc750dd9542032869c0ae30ccefbd37ac53c55d88de1893474386b4fdfc6&width=400&height=225)
![The exhibition is also accompanied by several public programmes including discussions on inequality and discrimination and greenwashing in sports.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ACROKIW27JHPRI6OQTN3RWLKKM.jpg?smart=true&auth=f8a273ed17863b1ec5ba8d5ba099f01c59ecbbf30c0f3c5d2a727009e6ea46a7&width=400&height=225)
![An exhibition at Media Majlis at Northwestern University in Qatar titled 'Is it a Beautiful Game?' features more than 280 pieces of physical and digital content exploring the history of football. All photos: Northwestern University in Qatar](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/APE4D4QZVBG4JJITQ5JUO6X2RE.jpg?smart=true&auth=e938fcc18cf9f82dc3190a324fb3007cdec2df2effc328cc98120929b0bff7a2&width=400&height=225)
![Ahead of the upcoming Fifa World Cup Qatar, the exhibition delves into the social and political nuances of football.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BZPXPWKJWZB53ETWBMXVTO2Q5Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=b023f4572ac8894118271ce72e3989f573c12ccb6fa2f4ec6fe99ddf3e5c49f4&width=400&height=225)
![The exhibition looks at the role football has played in all our lives, says curator Jack Thomas Taylor.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UHJLSUI6TJCY3GOZGYCPH74H3I.jpg?smart=true&auth=f662195e84e10e553d177dc811553e8fa687ca3d72805b97b002d6c85b386a4a&width=400&height=225)
![As one of the most popular sports in the world, football is an accessible and relatable means to enable conversations around global issues of concern such as discrimination, racism and equality.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/J24IPARYXZCANPH2G5PVPYDVZY.jpg?smart=true&auth=a232fe7df5be580c5b32a0d4d6ac51b240798f59f194b7f3d71ec2edea6ea01b&width=400&height=225)
![The exhibition includes a collection of photographs from the Arab Image Foundation in Beirut showcasing the region’s sporting heritage.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6GR3RGSYEFGY3OTHPKVFPFEMZY.jpg?smart=true&auth=c2f5223eccf8ba7e9b95841cb6c27247dca5fe72d968382b160421ea10a99b9c&width=400&height=225)
![A newspaper article about Munira Ramadan, one of the first female and Arab football referees.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/G6WFXTTFTNCI3OXXXD2VRJA75Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=39b49661aadc7d475de8fcc5b63039107bf10a199dd69543c4408820dc8fc08d&width=400&height=225)
![Interactive installations give audiences the chance to discover the complex ways media and football are linked on and off the football pitch.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AZLRLNE2PJD7VED64IPBZB3WQM.jpg?smart=true&auth=c14799718052531a07971fdf6ec70f462369dc81f3add03bbbbc04cff445c1b1&width=400&height=225)
![The exhibition is open for visitors now.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/US7JKZH6BZAV5O7CHXJCPKFBDY.jpg?smart=true&auth=e9bafc750dd9542032869c0ae30ccefbd37ac53c55d88de1893474386b4fdfc6&width=400&height=225)
![The exhibition is also accompanied by several public programmes including discussions on inequality and discrimination and greenwashing in sports.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ACROKIW27JHPRI6OQTN3RWLKKM.jpg?smart=true&auth=f8a273ed17863b1ec5ba8d5ba099f01c59ecbbf30c0f3c5d2a727009e6ea46a7&width=400&height=225)
Stories of the beautiful (and sometimes ugly) game told at Qatar exhibition for World Cup
From Pele's wizardry to global discrimination, football has played a part in the lives of billions. Now, a Doha museum explores how
![Maan Jalal](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Farc-authors%2Fthenational%2Ff4334dea-76c8-44d3-9186-3b33904bc077.png?smart=true&auth=b5db40c4ebe192d7fbb1db21df087f413a321555a7788b8a7dcd5f7c66b7a599&width=70&height=70)
Maan Jalal
November 10, 2022
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