Power Slap Event in Doha Draws Calls for Cancellation

An announcement setting a date for Doha to host a Power Slap competition has sparked widespread online controversy, with social media users calling for the event to be cancelled.

The competition involves participants exchanging slaps. Critics objected to staging it in Qatar, arguing that the activity undermines human dignity.

The backlash also centred on religious and social concerns. Those demanding cancellation said the event conflicts with values and religious teachings.

The objections focused on whether such a competition should be hosted at all, rather than the arrangements for holding it. No details of a response to the criticism or a decision to cancel were provided in the available information.