Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, one of the architects of the Iraq invasion, has said it is “not sensible” to overtly criticise World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar. Blair slammed the “hypocrisy” of some critics and said those attending the World Cup – the first in the Arab world – should “engage with the country and be prepared to be there”. It comes after a backlash in some sections of the British and European media to Qatar’s hosting of the World Cup and alleged rights abuses by the host nation. Some of the criticism has been deemed “Islamophobic” and “orientalist” by people in Qatar and the Arab…