Some people do not see Islam and women playing sports as being compatible. Despite the various criticisms Arab women around the Arab world face, it has not stopped the popularity of women's participation in sports. Football is one of the sports that has exploded in popularity with women in the Arab world. With the coming of the Women's World Cup in 2011, there is a Women's Football Cup Arabia occurring in Bahrain which is bringing together women's teams from all over the Arab world to play in competition. There are teams in Syria, Palestinian territories, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya and Jordan and events like this show that, as said by Dr. Sahar al Hawary who is a member of FIFA's Women's Committee from Egypt, "women's football can be promoted at the highest level and watched in the Arab world... women's football can be promoted at the highest level and watched in the Arab world".