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 12, 2019
- 4 min
Death of female Iranian soccer fans puts FIFA and Asian soccer body in the dock
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
- Mar 21, 2018
- 5 min
Saudi moderation: How far will Crown Prince Mohammed go?
No women at the table By James M. Dorsey In his effort to improve Saudi Arabia’s badly tarnished image and project the kingdom as...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jan 11, 2018
- 4 min
Saudi sports: The dark side of Crown Prince Mohammed’s reforms
By James M. Dorsey Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will be putting his best foot forward when enthusiastic women soccer fans this...
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James M. Dorsey
- Dec 30, 2017
- 6 min
Betting on the wrong horse? US and Iranian hardliners spin anti-government protests
An Iranian woman disguises herself as a male soccer fan By James M. Dorsey In supporting recent anti-government protests in Iran, both...
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James M. Dorsey
- Dec 26, 2017
- 4 min
Chess Tournament puts Sports Governance and Saudi Change under the Microscope
By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia’s hosting of an international chess tournament focuses attention on the fundamental problem wreaking...
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James M. Dorsey
- Oct 31, 2017
- 4 min
Saudi women gain access to stadiums: More questions than answers
By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia’s decision to allow women to attend sporting events in three of the country’s stadiums raises as many...
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 30, 2017
- 5 min
Women’s driving: Saudi ultra-conservatives lick their wounds
By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia’s lifting of a ban on women’s driving raises a host of questions that transcend the issue of women’s...
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 28, 2017
- 3 min
Repeal of women driving ban tests Saudi reform drive (JMD quoted on AFP)
Anuj Chopra AFP 27 September 2017 Saudi Arabia's historic lifting of a ban on women driving will be a litmus test for its...
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 27, 2017
- 5 min
Women’s driving: Saudi Prince Mohammed’s litmus test
Source: Middle East Eye By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia’s long-awaited lifting of a ban on women’s driving, widely viewed as a symbol of...
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 22, 2017
- 5 min
Testing the waters: Saudi women get one-time access to a stadium
By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia's 85th birthday could prove to be historic -- one that could put to the test opposition to Crown Prince...
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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
- Apr 26, 2017
- 5 min
Saudi ultra-conservatives take anti-reform stand on women’s sports
Saudi human rights activist Mohammed Abdullah Al-Otaibi By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia’s Shura or Advisory Council, in a sign that the...
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James M. Dorsey
- Apr 10, 2017
- 5 min
Sport, culture and entertainment: Driving tricky Saudi change
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia’s powerful deputy crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has put...
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James M. Dorsey
- Feb 19, 2017
- 4 min
Bowing to pressure: Iran grants women spectators access to sporting event
By James M. Dorsey Iran, bowing to external pressure, has allowed women spectators to attend a premier international men’s volleyball...
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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
- Nov 8, 2016
- 4 min
Reformist Saudi prince bounces up against flawed education system and ingrained social mores
By James M. Dorsey An unpublished survey of aspirations of young Saudi men suggests that garnering enthusiasm for Deputy Crown Prince...
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James M. Dorsey
- Oct 23, 2016
- 4 min
Pushing the envelope: The World Cup and Arab revolts drive change
By James M. Dorsey Pressured by human rights and trade union activists leveraging Qatar's exposure as a World Cup host and influenced by...
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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
- Sep 20, 2016
- 2 min
Politics and Soccer in the Middle East (JMD on Football Scholars Forum)
Politics and Soccer in the Middle East By Peter Alegi | September 19th, 2016 No Comments The Football Scholars Forum opened its 2016-17...
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