Qatar World Cup: An unintended boon for the UAE
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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 21
- 5 min
Saudi-Egyptian World Cup bid could make Qatar’s experience look like a cakewalk
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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 6
- 5 min
Winter sports in Saudi Arabia? An unproven concept except for the surveillance aspect
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James M. Dorsey
- Jul 8
- 17 min
Munich gives way to Soccer v. Jihad
Launched 12 years ago, my column, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer, offers, to borrow a phrase from an early proprietor of The...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 30
- 5 min
Qatar World Cup offers lessons for human rights struggles
James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud,Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. It’s a good time, almost 12 years...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 20
- 5 min
The World Cup and beyond: Thinking strategically about LGBT rights
James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud,Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. When Egyptian football legend...
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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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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...
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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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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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James M. Dorsey
- Dec 19, 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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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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James M. Dorsey
- Feb 7, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Dec 25, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Dec 23, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Dec 17, 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 15, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 6, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 14, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 6, 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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