The India-Gulf Spat: Protagonists in glass houses
James M. Dorsey Launched 12 years ago, my column, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer, offers, to borrow a phrase from an early...
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 29, 2017
- 1 min
Stick to Sports? No Thanks. (JMD on Press Row)
Stick to Sports? No Thanks. From: Press Row Sports, #collegebball, #nba, #nfl, #pressrowphm, #sports Another week of sports headlines off...
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 13, 2017
- 5 min
Tackling the elephant in the room:... (JMD on Play The Game)
Tackling the elephant in the room: the incestuous and inseparable relationship between sports and politics Photo: seanknoflick/Flickr...
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James M. Dorsey
- May 2, 2017
- 3 min
Sheikh Amhad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah quits after being implicated in FIFA bribery, corruption probe
(JMD interviewed on ABC) Sheikh Amhad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah quits after being implicated in FIFA bribery, corruption probe By Tracey Holmes...
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James M. Dorsey
- Feb 14, 2017
- 5 min
Women’s gyms lay bare limits of Saudi reforms
By James M. Dorsey A Saudi decision to license within weeks the kingdom’s first women-only gyms constitutes progress in a country in...
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 21, 2016
- 10 min
Struggling for Women’s Rights: International Sports Associations Duck the Gun
By James M. Dorsey This is an expanded version of remarks made at Interdisciplinary Net’s Politics, Money and Sport Places, and Mega...
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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 4, 2016
- 4 min
Saudi Arabia projects change, albeit at a snail’s pace
By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia is projecting miniscule steps to reverse decades of denial of women’s sporting rights as evidence of...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 23, 2016
- 3 min
شيوخ الكويت يخوضون معاركهم الداخلية في عالم الرياضة (JMD in Al Jarida)
شيوخ الكويت يخوضون معاركهم الداخلية في عالم الرياضة 23-06-2016 كَتَبَ الخبر جيمس دورسي ماتيكياً مع صدور تقارير تفيد بأنّ هذه الدولة...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 19, 2016
- 4 min
Kuwaiti rulers fight their internal battles on the sports field
By James M. Dorsey Political infighting within Kuwait’s ruling family is about to take a dramatic turn with reports that the Gulf state...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jan 14, 2016
- 4 min
Kuwaiti rulers fight it out on the pitch
By James M. Dorsey Disputes in Kuwait’s ruling Al Sabah family that sparked international sports sanctions against the Gulf state went...
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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 1, 2015
- 6 min
Mega Events: Qatar is too hot, Beijing has no snow
By James M. Dorsey 2022 is promising to be the year of mega sporting events that potentially fly in the face of values professed by...
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James M. Dorsey
- Mar 13, 2015
- 5 min
International sports associations caught between $ signs and human rights ideals
By James M. Dorsey A just published study highlights how commerce and glitz are reinforcing support for autocracy by international sports...
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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 24, 2014
- 6 min
Activists expand labour and human rights campaign beyond Qatar to include all Gulf states
By James M. Dorsey Human rights groups and trade unions have stepped up pressure on Qatar to reform its restrictive labour system and...
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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 11, 2014
- 5 min
Volleyball federation sanctions Iran in new assertiveness on women’s sporting rights
By James M. Dorsey The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has warned Iran that it would be stripped of its right to host the 2015...
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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 10, 2014
- 5 min
Study asserts that controversial Gulf labour regime reduces global inequality
By James M. Dorsey With the absence of labour rights in the Gulf under fire as a result of Qatar’s successful bid to host the 2022 World...
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 4, 2013
- 4 min
Singaporean dark horse in IOC race campaigns on promise of change (JMD on Play the the Game)
Singaporean dark horse in IOC race campaigns on promise of change By James M. Dorsey on Play the Game 03 September 2013 Print version...
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