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    The 2022 World Cup: Is Qatar Putting its Best Foot Forward?
    James M. Dorsey
    • Apr 3
    • 5 min

    The 2022 World Cup: Is Qatar Putting its Best Foot Forward?

    By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story please click here. This is Qatar's year to put its best foot forward. A major...
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    Putin hums ‘Georgia on my mind’
    James M. Dorsey
    • Mar 14
    • 3 min

    Putin hums ‘Georgia on my mind’

    By James M. Dorsey What did Russian President Vladimir Putin think when he ordered his troops into Ukraine? Ray Charles' 'Georgia on...
    38 views0 comments
    Iranian soccer’s curse: Politics
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 1
    • 4 min

    Iranian soccer’s curse: Politics

    James M. Dorsey Iran recently scored not one but two soccer successes. Fans celebrated after the country’s national team qualified for...
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    Saudi diplomacy needs flesh on its skeleton of sports and religion
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jan 11
    • 5 min

    Saudi diplomacy needs flesh on its skeleton of sports and religion

    James M. Dorsey Like Qatar, after winning the right to host this year's World Cup, Saudi Arabia is discovering the pitfalls of seeking...
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    Qatar World Cup sparks culture controversies
    James M. Dorsey
    • Dec 18, 2021
    • 6 min

    Qatar World Cup sparks culture controversies

    By James M. Dorsey Footballers with diametrically opposed views on homosexuality and alcohol consumption have sparked heated controversy...
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    Qatari World Cup sparks healthy controversy across multiple issues
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 23, 2021
    • 5 min

    Qatari World Cup sparks healthy controversy across multiple issues

    When seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton wore a helmet this weekend featuring the colours of the LGBTI Pride Progress...
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    Separating the wheat from the chaff Saudi moderation put to the test
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 6, 2021
    • 4 min

    Separating the wheat from the chaff Saudi moderation put to the test

    By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia’s combustible mix of religion, nationalism, and tradition as well as contradictions in the kingdom’s...
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    Sports: A battlefield for freedom of expression and political change
    James M. Dorsey
    • Dec 24, 2019
    • 4 min

    Sports: A battlefield for freedom of expression and political change

    By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts,...
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    Israeli soccer club’s anti-racism echoes Israel’s political divide
    James M. Dorsey
    • Dec 22, 2019
    • 4 min

    Israeli soccer club’s anti-racism echoes Israel’s political divide

    By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts,...
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    Gulf rivalries spill onto the soccer pitch
    James M. Dorsey
    • Dec 16, 2018
    • 12 min

    Gulf rivalries spill onto the soccer pitch

    By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr. With the 2018 World Cup in...
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    James M. Dorsey
    • Aug 14, 2018
    • 5 min

    Amid ethnic protests, Iran warns of foreign meddling

    By James M. Dorsey Iran has raised the spectre of a US-Saudi effort to destabilize the country by exploiting economic grievances against...
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    Trouble in Sport Paradise: Can Qatar Overcome the Diplomatic Crisis?
    James M. Dorsey
    • Aug 5, 2018
    • 1 min

    Trouble in Sport Paradise: Can Qatar Overcome the Diplomatic Crisis?

    By James M. Dorsey The crisis in the Gulf pitting a United Arab Emirates -Saudi -led alliance against Qatar is the least of the country’s...
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    Saudi Arabia drags geopolitical baggage on to the World Cup pitch
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jun 13, 2018
    • 5 min

    Saudi Arabia drags geopolitical baggage on to the World Cup pitch

    By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia has much at stake when its national soccer team enters the pitch for the opening match of the 2018 World...
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    Israel scores painful own goal in run-up to the World Cup
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jun 5, 2018
    • 5 min

    Israel scores painful own goal in run-up to the World Cup

    By James M. Dorsey Argentina’s cancellation of a friendly against Israel because of Israeli attempts to exploit the match politically is...
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    2018 World Cup potentially set to become latest Middle Eastern battlefield
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jun 2, 2018
    • 5 min

    2018 World Cup potentially set to become latest Middle Eastern battlefield

    By James M. Dorsey A possible Saudi-Iranian clash on the soccer pitch promises to be a highlight of this month’s World Cup in Russia. It...
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    2018 World Cup offers Chechnya opportunity to play Middle Eastern politics
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 27, 2018
    • 5 min

    2018 World Cup offers Chechnya opportunity to play Middle Eastern politics

    By James M. Dorsey When strongman Ramzan Kadyrov last month opened The Local, a United Arab Emirates-funded luxury hotel in the Chechen...
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    Middle Eastern rivalry spills onto Asian soccer pitches
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 11, 2018
    • 5 min

    Middle Eastern rivalry spills onto Asian soccer pitches

    By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia’s bitter rivalry with Iran has spilled onto Asian soccer pitches with the newly created South West Asian...
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    Saudi Moroccan soccer spat symbolizes the Arab world’s new politics
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 6, 2018
    • 4 min

    Saudi Moroccan soccer spat symbolizes the Arab world’s new politics

    Saudi sports czar Turki Al-Sheikh By James M. Dorsey A Saudi Moroccan soccer spat speaks volumes about the depth of change in the Arab...
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    The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of the Politics of Middle Eastern Soccer
    James M. Dorsey
    • Apr 11, 2018
    • 9 min

    The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of the Politics of Middle Eastern Soccer

    By James M. Dorsey Edited remarks at The Beautiful Game? Identity, Resentment, and Discrimination in Football and Fan Cultures...
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    Egyptian ultras: Down but not out
    James M. Dorsey
    • Mar 29, 2018
    • 5 min

    Egyptian ultras: Down but not out

    Photo by Karim Abdel Aziz/Egypt Today By James M. Dorsey Egyptian general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi won a second term...
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