James M. Dorsey

James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, co-director of the University of Würzburg’s Institute for Fan Culture, a syndicated columnist, and the author of The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer blog (http://mideastsoccer.blogspot.sg/) and a forthcoming book with the same title.

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  International

  Gulf Crisis Broadens Definitions of Food Security

  Almost five months into the Gulf crisis, that pits the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain against...

  James M. Dorsey 23 October 2017
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  Opinion

  Fearful of Protests, Egypt Keeps Stadiums Closed

  Egyptian law enforcement authorities and the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), in a reflection of fears that stadiums...

  James M. Dorsey 22 December 2015
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  Opinion

  Egyptian Death Sentence for Soccer Fans Puts Sisi’s Iron Grip to the Test

  Egyptian-general-turned-president Abdel Fattah al Sisi’s iron grip on dissident is likely to be put to the test...

  James M. Dorsey 20 April 2015
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  International

  Palestine Urges FIFA To Ban Israel, Sparking Conflict On The Soccer Pitch

  Legal and diplomatic battles in United Nations organizations and international sport associations involving charges of war crimes...

  James M. Dorsey 2 April 2015
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  Feature

  Attempts To Ban Egyptian Militant Soccer Fan Group Gather Momentum

  An Egyptian prosecutor has set the stage for the banning of a group of hard-core, militant soccer...

  James M. Dorsey 21 March 2015