World Cup: Nouhaila Benzina’s hijab a symbol for inclusivity
Story by Janek Speight • Morocco defied the odds at their debut World Cup, as the first Arab nation to compete in the women’s tournament. But defender Nouhaila Benzina’s choice of […]
2022 Year in Review: A time of triumph and turmoil for the Middle East and North Africa
Short Url Updated 10 sec ago ARAB NEWS December 31, 2022 RIYADH: Like much of the world, 2022 in the Middle East and North Africa felt like the year when things […]
Looking back at Qatar 2022 World Cup: Hypocrisy vs. sportswashing
BY BURCU BAŞARAN DEC 20, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Just completely ignoring everything that is wrong with Qatar 2022 under the pretext of opposing hypocrisy, racism and Islamophobia is, to […]
Messi’s royal Arab ‘World Champion’ robe draws undeserved backlash
BY DEUTSCHE PRESSE-AGENTUR – DPA LONDON, ENGLAND DEC 19, 2022 – 9:21 AM GMT+3 Argentina’s Lionel Messi, Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and FIFA President Gianni Infantino […]
How the World Cup cynics took their eye off the ball
FAISAL J. ABBAS December 20, 2022 And so the curtain falls on Qatar 2022, indisputably one of the most dramatic World Cups in football history — both on and off […]
120 detained as ‘racist violence’ erupts after France-Morocco tie
BY ANADOLU AGENCY PARIS, FRANCE DEC 15, 2022 – DAILY SABAH French football fans clash with police in the Champs-Elysées after France’s 2-0 win over Morocco, Paris, France, Dec. 15 2022. […]
Telegram from London’s W10: Morocco has already made history
BY NASIM CHOWDHURY DEC 14, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Morocco fans in London after the Morocco v Portugal match, London, Britain, Dec. 10, 2022. (Reuters Photo) There are hopes and […]
A winning World Cup strategy for the Arab World
Dec 14,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Daoud Kuttab For decades, the Arab world has suffered from disunity. While it is connected by geography, language and culture, the region’s lack of […]
Arab world the winner in memorable World Cup
CHRIS DOYLE December 12, 2022 Short Url As the FIFA World Cup reaches its climactic end, one cannot help but reflect on what an extraordinary political event it has been. […]
Players’ mums take centre stage as Morocco make history at World Cup
World Cup 2022 Achraf Hakimi’s mum gives him a kiss on the cheek after his winning penalty against Spain in the last 16. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian Having become the first […]
Morocco captures imagination by reciting from Quran before shootout
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DEC 08, 2022 – 8:27 AM GMT+3 Morocco players and backroom staff kneel on the ground in prayer after their victory over Spain, Al Rayyan, Qatar, Dec. […]
How Qatar World Cup offers low-income Muslims the Umrah opportunity
Armed with the mandatory Hayya card, many World Cup 2022 visitors are taking advantage of a Saudi government scheme that allows hassle-free pilgrimage to Islam’s holiest site. Mohammed Abdullah decided […]
Heroic Morocco make history to reach World Cup quarter-final
SPECIAL Morocco players celebrate after winning the penalty shoot-out against Spain at Education City Stadium in Al-Rayyan, west of Doha, Dec. 6, 2022. (AFP) Short Url Updated 06 December 2022 […]
How Palestine unites the Arabs at the World Cup
RAMZY BAROUD December 05, 2022 Short Url We were mistaken to think that Palestine represents the central issue for all Arabs. Such language suggests that Palestine is an external subject, […]
Qatar World Cup: The West’s Eurocentric and Orientalist view
BY HAVVANUR FADILA DUBAI DEC 03, 2022 – DAILY SABAH No other country has been criticized as Qatar has been for hosting a sports event and this has resonated across the […]
Qatar World Cup in the face of the poor version of cultural globalisation
Nov 28,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Adel Tweissi Will and Ariel Durant gave the shortest definition of the term “culture” in their eleven-volume encyclopedic book “The Story of Civilisation”, which […]
Hypocrisy against Qatar’s hosting FIFA World Cup 2022
BY İBRAHIM KARATAŞ NOV 25, 2022 – DAILY SABAH General view of fans ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, Doha, Qatar, Nov. 5, 2022. (AP Photo) ‘Based on […]
The World Cup and the world economy
Nov 26,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Jim O’Neill LONDON — The 22nd World Cup is under way, but who at the beginning of this century would have thought it might […]
From Doha With Love: World Cup reconciles people and nations
SINEM CENGIZ November 25, 2022 Short Url When the Italian referee Daniele Orsato blew his whistle to start the match between the host country Qatar and Ecuador at Al-Bayt Stadium […]
FIFA World Cup: Football unites despite controversy
BY ABDENNOUR TOUMI NOV 24, 2022 – DAILY SABAH A girl waves a Qatari flag at a fan zone during the opening ceremony for the World Cup, prior to the […]