The Qatar World Cup: Soccer upsets, politics, and sensitive situations
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James M. Dorsey
- Jul 8, 2022
- 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 20, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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
- Feb 1, 2022
- 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
- Oct 9, 2021
- 5 min
Reducing Middle East tensions potentially lessens sectarianism and opens doors for women
By James M. Dorsey Two separate developments involving improved relations between Sunni and Shiite Muslims and women’s sporting rights...
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 21, 2020
- 4 min
Controversial Israeli soccer club may be litmus test for UAE soft power ploy
By James M. Dorsey An Emirati offer to invest in Israel’s most controversial soccer club could serve as a figurative litmus test of hopes...
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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
- Aug 22, 2017
- 7 min
Football: Second religion of the Middle East (MEE Book Review)
How the world’s most popular sport has huge impact on politics and society The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer is one of the...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 15, 2014
- 4 min
The World Cup: Nationalism vs Disillusion (JMD quoted in World Policy)
The World Cup: Nationalism vs Disillusion June 13, 2014 - 1:34pm | admin By: Sarah Lipkis The sport of soccer (known as football in much...
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James M. Dorsey
- May 1, 2014
- 3 min
New online journal focuses on sports, politics and society
By James M. Dorsey A new online journal targets academics, journalists, sports fans and officials, and athletes who realize that there’s...
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