Feel very privileged to contribute to this fascinating project on football and diasporas. Check out my chapter on Morocco and the 2022 FIFA World Cup, as well as the many other insightful chapters on diaspora fandom and connections around the globe!
Nobody born since October 1939 has undertaken National Service in the UK. Those people are now aged at least 85. This policy is aimed at winning the votes of people who never did National Service themselves but who want to force others to do it.
As the #AtlasLions sweep through to the last-16 of #AFCON2024 the team continues to enjoy wide-reaching support and fanfare well beyond the African continent. Check out my new chapter on the team’s success in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in galvanising support around the globe! 🇲🇦🦁
“Anger is boiling in the hearts of Saudis, Egyptians, Jordanians and Iraqis - and this will eventually come to the surface and explode. Farouk I, Egypt’s penultimate king who abdicated and, paid the price for supporting the Nakba (catastrophe) in 1948. It is one of the reasons Egyptians allowed the army to take over in a coup several years later.
Today, the degree of anger is exponentially greater.
The despots should beware what they wish for. Their profound reluctance to stand up to Israel could explode in their faces.” - David Hearst
Read more here: https://t.co/yNQrvRW0aq
ECPR is shocked and deeply saddened by yesterday afternoon’s tragic events at the Faculty of Arts and Charles University
Our thoughts are with our colleagues at the University, and the city of Prague, at this very difficult time 🕯️
Had a great time presenting and participating at the annual @ECPR conference in #prague . Many interesting panels and discussions in such a wonderful and welcoming setting
We're resharing our football issue as the World Cup gets started!
“Football—Politics and Passions,” examines the global importance of the game in South Asia, the Gulf states, Palestine, the Maghreb, Sudan, Egypt and Britain’s post-industrial North. https://t.co/RLdad1hqvM
Absolute pleasure to talk to Dr. Miad Nakhavali about political issues in Morocco and abroad, as part of the Middle East Analitika podcast series. Please check out our interview via the link below, as well as the many other insightful
Our eight episode is online!
Middle East Analitika podcast - By Dr. Miad Nakhavali
EP8: Political situation in Morocco
Special guest: Christopher Cox - University of Exeter
Find it on YouTube: https://t.co/7DuPEb6E3i
@mrnick@dorkatamas I’ve just noticed, can hopefully get a lift to and from Leeds on the Fri and Sat, as it’s not too far (just over an hr by car). But Dorka will be impacted a lot by it….