Do you even know what PR is?

This is what you get when you search for Public Relations (PR) jobs on Monster Gulf. 

• Sales Manager
• HR Manager
• Arab Sales Executive
• Secretary to CFO (WHAT?!)
• Head of Supplement Sales
  

Holy Father Google

A friend posted a link on Twitter to a blog post on the France Burqa Ban. The post is by Saudiwoman’s Weblog. I suggest you visit the page. She has an interesting point of view on the topic.

But my post is not about the Burqa ban.

What caught my attention on that page was the targeted ‘Ads by Google’ part.  The ad was for an Arabic website called Almaseeh2020.com (Christ 2020). I am not very religious so I won’t read much into it but it’s interesting how Google Ads work. An ad for site that preaches love for Christ and Christianity on a Saudi based blog with several topics covering the Islam and the Muslim communities. Hallelujah!

Note: Due to the length of Saudiwoman’s Weblog post, I took one snapshot of the first paragraph and another one of the ad (placed at the bottom of the article) and pasted them together. 

Will Qatar bend the rules to win the World Cup 2022 bid?

From low-carbon cooling technologies to the renovations of its stadiums, Qatar is going out of its way to win the bid to host the World Cup2022 in the tiny peninsula.

In  my heart of hearts, I do hope Qatar wins the bid. It’s about time the World Cup is hosted in the Middle East.

But  I do have a valid question to ask.

Yesterday, while watching the Brazil Vs. Côte d'Ivoire match, I noticed the Budweiser ads across the stadium LED banners.

Fact:  Budweiser has been sponsoring the World Cup since 1986.

Fact: Alcohol advertising is prohibited by law in Qatar.

Fact: Public drinking of alcohol is prohibited by law in Qatar.

So the question is: What happens to Budweiser, a strategic FIFA partner, if Qatar wins the Wolrd Cup 2022 bid?

Should Qatar bend its Islamic laws? Will we see Bud ads publicly displayed across Qatari stadiums? 

Will it be sold at the stadium for the thousands of beer-loving fans who plan to travel thousands of miles to Qatar?

What do you think?

I would be interested to know Qatar and FIFA's input on this.