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An Inclusive World Cup in an Ethnocentrist Setup
As the start of the Qatar World Cup is just hours away, the world is still divided on whether Qatar should have been awarded...
The Qatar World Cup: Footballing for soft power
Former Qatari emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the father of the Gulf state's current ruler, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, learnt a lesson...
Catch the NFL On NBC Sports From Anywhere
NFL (US National Football League) fans rejoice. Now, there is a way you can watch nfl games online free online! You can latch onto...
The 2022 World Cup: Qatar’s Make-or-Break Moment
The final run-up to the 2022 World Cup and the tournament's management is make-it-or-break-it time for Qatar.
Both will determine Qatar’s ultimate soft power benefit...
Qatar World Cup: An unintended boon for the UAE
Qatar's 2022 World Cup promises to benefit not only itself but also to provide an unintended economic, political, and religious soft power boon for...
Winter sports in Saudi Arabia? An unproven concept except for the surveillance aspect
Temperatures in north-western Saudi Arabia, on average, seldom, if ever, drop below eight degrees Celsius except in the 2,400-metre high Sarawat mountains, where snow...
Munich Olympics give way to Soccer v. Jihad
In many ways, the Black September attack on the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972 discloses little about the evolution of the targeting of...
Qatar World Cup offers lessons for human rights struggles
It’s a good time, almost 12 years after the world soccer body, FIFA, awarded Qatar the 2022 World Cup hosting rights and five months...
Why Students Should Have Sports Pauses Between Lectures
Including physical activities and exercise in your day can provide some great benefits. As a student, you may have a busy schedule that can...
The World Cup and beyond: Thinking strategically about LGBT rights
When Egyptian football legend Mohammed Aboutreika came out swinging against homosexuality in late 2021, he touched a raw nerve across the Muslim world.
The tit-for-tat...