Ali Alsayegh

PhD | University of Exeter
Lecturer in Politics
I specialize in the study of charismatic leadership, propaganda, & emotional politics

[Valy 🎩🎭 @liderfiscal]

¿Cómo se puede aplicar un criterio tan distinto para sancionar un mismo tipo de falta?

¿Por qué La FIFA beneficia a Argentina?

[Bosnian Football @BosniaNTBall]

Whether it is or isn’t a red to Balogun is now irrelevant. Government interference is a violation of FIFA Article 2 & 15, and the punishment is disqualification and suspension. #FIFAWorldCup

[Ali Alsayegh @_AliAlsayegh]

@theMadridZone This is part of the reason why he never won the ucl

[سهم @1SMi_]

👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽🇩🇪

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Has @elonmusk tweeted about this guy yet? No? I’m shocked.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

The same week that @RupertLowe10 put out his bullshit ‘rape gang report’ falsely claiming Muslims raped 250,000 white girls & same week @elonmusk amplified it on here, this happens. Is anyone surprised?

They’re inciting violence against Muslims and emboldening extremists.

[JASSIM THANi 🇶🇦 @JBT_86]

Unprecedented levels of disrespect are being seen before the World Cup.

Algeria coach Vladimir Petković decided to ban media outlets from filming training sessions ahead of the match against Argentina in order to protect his tactical ideas and game plans.

However, one local American TV channel reportedly used drones to film the training sessions from the air.

Parts of the training were indeed recorded and later broadcast on the channel.

[tag @mxdric]

How sweet would it be for the referees to all strike in solidarity and completely fuck up the tournament. Fuck FIFA for allowing this

[JASSIM THANi 🇶🇦 @JBT_86]

This is how the welcome should be for the world’s biggest tournament , not by humiliating players, referees, and fans or treating them like criminals. Thank you, Mexico, for this spirit and hospitality. You should teach the Americans how to welcome and respect their guests.”
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[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

One of the most true sentences ever written:

"A regional order organized around Israeli impunity requires levels of coercion that are accelerating American decline."

Brilliant as always from @QuincyInst NRF Asli Bali

https://t.co/hd48CWZOqZ

[كهالد 🇸🇦 @i_khl4]

Hi darling @ToniKroos

You spent months criticizing Qatar and talking about every possible issue before and during the 2022 World Cup, yet it turned out to be one of the best-organized tournaments in history. Public transportation was free, fans could travel easily between stadiums some fans saw 4 matches in the stadium in same day, and the overall organization was praised by millions of visitors.

Now, when concerns are being raised about visa delays, strict entry procedures, and travel difficulties surrounding tournaments in the United States, we don't hear the same level of criticism from you. There have also been complaints about organizational decisions and match arrangements that many fans consider unnecessary or difficult, yet your voice is nowhere near as loud as it was when Qatar hosted the World Cup.

If your criticism is truly based on principles, then the same standards should apply to everyone. But when Qatar receives endless criticism while similar concerns elsewhere are met with silence, people are naturally going to question whether your issue was really about organization at all.

Fuck you.

[Barry Malone @malonebarry]

Strangely, I haven't seen the op-eds and pearl clutching from the Western media about the U.S. hosting the World Cup that I did when Qatar hosted it.

[Ali Alsayegh @_AliAlsayegh]

host have made the same case against the U.S.

That double standard shows that the issue was never really about principles - it was pure racism, it was simply just about an Arab and Muslim country hosting the World Cup.

[Ali Alsayegh @_AliAlsayegh]

Despite the U.S.'s well-documented record of wars and human rights atrocities, no one claims it’s hosting the World Cup to “sportswash” its image - the same accusation Western media relentlessly leveled at Qatar in 2022.

And none of those who argued Qatar was unfit to

[Carlos Góes @goescarlos]

Isso aqui seria suficiente para cancelar a Copa e fazer tudo no Canadá e México. Se você voluntaria seu país para receber um evento mundial, o mínimo que você tem que fazer é garantir que os profissionais que vão atuar nesse evento possam entrar e se hospedar as melhores condições.

[Mohammad Ali Shabani @mashabani]

Enough already, FIFA needs to cancel the cup and find a suitable host.

[Ali Alsayegh @_AliAlsayegh]

I recently joined AL24 News (Algeria) for a one-hour discussion and debate examining the facts, narratives, and broader regional and global implications of the escalating conflict.

Watch the full debate:
https://t.co/CbkmCXKdFw

[abdullah baabood عبدالله باعبود @abaabood]

The world remembers the Holocaust and says Never Again, yet turns away as mass atrocities unfold against the Palestinians & Lebanese.The fact that they are being carried out by Israel makes the contradiction all the more striking.Never Again, should be universal and not a slogan.

[Ali Alsayegh @_AliAlsayegh]

Massive middle finger from the US to Iran

This news was announced right after an Iranian official said on CNN that Trump needs to return Iranian assets in order to win Iran's trust

Well, now we know what the US thinks about that proposition

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

This is Sam Fahd Abu Haikal.

A 7-month-old Palestinian baby killed by Israel.

If this were an Israeli baby or a Western baby, his face would be splashed across front pages.

Western leaders would condemn the perpetrator's evil.

Here? Silence.