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CMENAS Fall 2023 Colloquium Series Lecture: Beyond the World Cup: Indigeneity and Protest in Morocco
Zakia Salime, associate professor of sociology & women's and gender studies, Rutgers University
Morocco earthquake unveiled aspects of the geographies, the social maps and historical fabric of the High Atlas Mountains. Rushed to the...
CMENAS Fall 2023 Colloquium Series Lecture. Kicking Goals and Reshaping Realities: Sport and Politics in the Arab Gulf States
Salma Thani, Visiting Assistant Professor, Monash University, Australia
Dr. Salma Thani taught courses in international studies, history and intercultural studies at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. She...
CMENAS Fall 2023 Colloquium Series Lecture: No Such Thing as ‘Soft Power’ – How Gulf States are Using Sport to Gain Supremacy on the World Stage
Philippe Auclair, Journalist, Guardian/Josimar
Gulf states are now one of the most powerful forces in world football. First, in 2008, the United Arab Emirates took control of Manchester...
CMENAS Fall 2023 Colloquium Series Lecture: Women and the Contested Field of Saudi Football
Charlotte Lysa, Research Fellow, University of Oslo
Until recently, Saudi Arabia was one of few countries that had a men’s national football team, but no women’s team. Until 2018, women...
CMENAS Fall 2023 Colloquium Series Lecture. The Geopolitics of Sport in the MENA Region
Mahfoud Amara, Associate Professor, Qatar University
The realm of sports provides a significant arena for exploring power dynamics within and between the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond,...
