Qatar’s Prime Minister on LGBTQ: ‘This Is Something Not Acceptable in Our Faith’

Amanpour Can I ask ░░░░░░░░ about LGBTQ This seems ░░░░░░░░ be the Global South ░░░░░░░░ lot of it resents ░░░░░░░░ Morals values rights when ░░░░░░░░ comes to LGBTQ They ░░░░░░░░ that you know why ░░░░░░░░ they abide and I ░░░░░░░░ talking about yourself as ░░░░░░░░ by Western notions of ░░░░░░░░ rights And that also ░░░░░░░░ up in the the ░░░░░░░░ Cup heavy handed attempts ░░░░░░░░ get people not to ░░░░░░░░ the rainbow flag etc ░░░░░░░░ And there s a ░░░░░░░░ that it s a ░░░░░░░░ of a sort of ░░░░░░░░ t ask don t ░░░░░░░░ situation in Qatar But ░░░░░░░░ live scared LGBTQ people ░░░░░░░░ scared in your region ░░░░░░░░ over the Gulf region ░░░░░░░░ it s not very ░░░░░░░░ What is what is ░░░░░░░░ You know you ve ░░░░░░░░ said that a Muslim ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t be afraid ░░░░░░░░ women shouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ of you know all ░░░░░░░░ other things And you ░░░░░░░░ not What is it ░░░░░░░░ to take to make ░░░░░░░░ accepted given their rights ░░░░░░░░ treated like other people ░░░░░░░░ THANI Well there are ░░░░░░░░ think that first of ░░░░░░░░ this debate and argument ░░░░░░░░ s not happening on ░░░░░░░░ called Global South only ░░░░░░░░ s happening even in ░░░░░░░░ West happening in America ░░░░░░░░ s happening elsewhere It ░░░░░░░░ it s everywhere Amanpour ░░░░░░░░ that doesn t make ░░░░░░░░ right AL THANI Just ░░░░░░░░ finish my point here ░░░░░░░░ is a country that ░░░░░░░░ society likes to preserve ░░░░░░░░ tradition and they are ░░░░░░░░ proud about their faith ░░░░░░░░ this is something not ░░░░░░░░ in our faith Comparing ░░░░░░░░ to the woman participating ░░░░░░░░ the community this is ░░░░░░░░ is different There is ░░░░░░░░ in our faith that ░░░░░░░░ a woman Amanpour No ░░░░░░░░ the indecipherable say there ░░░░░░░░ So yes crosstalk AL ░░░░░░░░ It s their interpretation ░░░░░░░░ what we know and ░░░░░░░░ we know in our ░░░░░░░░ that we are proud ░░░░░░░░ that Amanpour But you ░░░░░░░░ that these people have ░░░░░░░░ right to be safe ░░░░░░░░ THANI And none of ░░░░░░░░ safety their safety being ░░░░░░░░ you know as long ░░░░░░░░ they are respecting the ░░░░░░░░ in public areas No ░░░░░░░░ their safety is in ░░░░░░░░ I mean you don ░░░░░░░░ see hate crimes happening ░░░░░░░░ Qatar because of LGBT ░░░░░░░░ because of this or ░░░░░░░░ of that Look at ░░░░░░░░ history track record in ░░░░░░░░ last 50 years and ░░░░░░░░ compare it to any ░░░░░░░░ country in Europe You ░░░░░░░░ see hate crimes in ░░░░░░░░ against the LGBT in ░░░░░░░░ last year happening in ░░░░░░░░ modern European countries I ░░░░░░░░ t name them In ░░░░░░░░ was zero What we ░░░░░░░░ saying is these are ░░░░░░░░ our laws our roles ░░░░░░░░ culture Anyone who wants ░░░░░░░░ come here is welcome ░░░░░░░░ long as he respects ░░░░░░░░ as they expect from ░░░░░░░░ and the Qatari people ░░░░░░░░ respect their laws and ░░░░░░░░ norms I mean we ░░░░░░░░ walking in Europe in ░░░░░░░░ western country if we ░░░░░░░░ something to disrespect their ░░░░░░░░ we say to our ░░░░░░░░ that you will be ░░░░░░░░ accountable for that Because ░░░░░░░░ job there is to ░░░░░░░░ the country the host ░░░░░░░░ that you are in ░░░░░░░░ that s what we ░░░░░░░░ we expect from the ░░░░░░░░ Amanpour Prime Minister thank ░░░░░░░░ very much indeed AL ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much.”