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good morning everybody it's Sybel here and welcome back to beautiful Doha here in Qatar
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the World Cup games of course are a great way to see the football but for me it's also an
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incredible way to finally show the truth about Islam and the entire religion. So what I've done
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this morning is I've driven about 20 minutes west of downtown Doha to a place called Education City
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and I'm beginning my time here at the beautiful Education City Mosque. So the Education City Mosque is actually inside the Minerataan building which rests on five
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pillars all representing the five pillars of islam and as you can see all of them covered
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in one of the verses from the beautiful holy quran so inside the main prayer room it can fit 1800 worshipers but also a further 1000 worshipers
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outside of the main courtroom one thing i love about this area though inside education city is
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this area doesn't just serve as a way of prayer it's also an incredible education city educating
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you about the real islam the real truth and everything else in between i love it let's take
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a look inside. So I've just arrived here inside the beautiful building and this area is stunning
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surrounded by a beautiful garden. That is peaceful water flowing through the entire area. This area
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is so peaceful always with mosques anyway but this entire complex is sublime. It's so amazing
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Thank you So you can reach the beautiful Education City by tram and just in front of me are the incredible
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botanical gardens. I'll take you inside now. This area is so, so peaceful and so calm, which is pretty much on the opposite of what the media
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actually said about Islam in general. The media where I'm from in England are very negative about
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Islam and the religion in general. And for me, this is my Islam. It's so peaceful, so kind
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and such a positive religion. And I think media really need to change their ideas. And I think
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this is what is so good about being here at the World Cup is it's finally time where the world
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they're looking on the World Cup to present the right idea of Islam, the correct idea of Islam
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And for me, it's an incredible time to be here. So the Quranic Botanical Gardens are a one of a kind location in the whole world These actually exhibit species that can be found in the Holy Quran and also native species that can be found here in beautiful Qatar
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So one place I really had to check out here in Qatar is the Media Majlis here at Northwestern University
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This is an area for people to really explore journalism and communication
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through press, publications and exhibitions. in a world where people's voices are being silenced for example in Palestine these areas are so so
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important for people to be able to explore their voices through diversity and perspectives so if
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you're here in Qatar this is one place I really highly recommend to come and visit not only is it
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peaceful and you escape the downtown craziness of the world cup but you also get to learn about the
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real Islam which for me is so important so definitely come here and enjoy your time
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We'll see you next time
