James M Dorsey

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About the Author : James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and the author of the blog, The Turbulent World of Middle East

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AFC election-lineup: little real promise of badly needed reform

27 Feb 2013
by James M Dorsey
The line-up of contenders for the presidency of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), promises everything but the wind of reform and change the... [More]

Militant Jerusalem fans challenge founding principle of Israeli

25 Feb 2013
by James M Dorsey
When militant supporters of right-wing soccer club Beitar Jerusalem last month vowed to keep their team pure in protest against the hiring of two... [More]

Port Said unites Egyptian government critics: workers and fans

22 Feb 2013
by James M Dorsey
Military troops are protecting factories and government offices on the fifth day of a general strike in the Suez Canal city of Port Said that has... [More]

Soccer fans defy emergency rule, Port Said strikes

18 Feb 2013
by James M Dorsey
Thousands of militant soccer fans, in an indication that emergency rule will not squash mass protests, blocked government buildings as part of a ... [More]

Qatar plans migrant workers charter to counter Word Cup critics

12 Feb 2013
by James M Dorsey
Qatar, in a bid to fend off a possible move to deprive it of the right to host the 2022 World Cup because of its failure to adopt international s... [More]

Push for World Cup workers rights challenges Qatar and activists

11 Feb 2013
by James M Dorsey
It will take more than statements by trade unions and human rights groups and complaints to the International Labor Organization (ILO) to pressur... [More]

Police refusal to secure matches spotlights rift with military

09 Feb 2013
by James M Dorsey
A refusal by Egyptian security forces to police soccer matches spotlights differences between the interior and defense ministries at a time that ... [More]

UEFA inquiry of sponsorship raises anti-corruption problems

06 Feb 2013
by James M Dorsey
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), Europe’s governing soccer body, is looking at possible violations of its fair value rul... [More]

Match fixing scandal could be key to change soccer governance

05 Feb 2013
by James M Dorsey
A Singaporean national at the core of a global soccer match-fixing scandal provided key information that led to this week’s disclosure by E... [More]

Fan Culture – a social and political indicator

04 Feb 2013
by James M Dorsey
Remarks at 2. Colloquium of the Institute of Fan Culture, University of Wuerzburg, January 11-12, 2013 [More]

Egypt league restarts with protests and fingerpointing of police

03 Feb 2013
by James M Dorsey
Egypt’s premier soccer league is scheduled to resume this weekend for the first time in a year amid concern about security against the back... [More]

AFC announces litmus test post-Bin Hammam presidential election

02 Feb 2013
by James M Dorsey
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced an election to replace its banned former head, Mohammed Bin Hammam that will determine the g... [More]

Egyptian military authorizes resumption of soccer

01 Feb 2013
by James M Dorsey
Egypt’s military has authorized the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) to resume league matches this weekend a year after they were suspen... [More]

Beitar Jerusalem and Egypt’s Morsi: two vignettes of racism

31 Jan 2013
by James M Dorsey
Racism raised its ugly head twice in the Middle East in recent weeks: Anti-Muslim, anti-Arab supporters of right wing Israeli soccer club Beitar ... [More]

Qatar’s Challenge to Saudi Arabia: An alternative Wahhabism

31 Jan 2013
by James M Dorsey
THE Gulf State of Qatar, despite its conservatism is hardly a mirror image of Saudi Arabia, with its stark way of life, absolute gender segregati... [More]

Morsi opts for law enforcement, not inevitable reform

29 Jan 2013
by James M Dorsey
President Mohammed Morsi’s imposition of a curfew in three Egyptian Suez Canal and Red Sea cities may temporarily reduce violent street opp... [More]

Egyptian soccer violence: a test of Morsi’s political savvy

28 Jan 2013
by James M Dorsey
Escalating street violence in the wake of a partial verdict in the Port Said soccer brawl case pits arch enemies – militant soccer fans and... [More]

Soccer riots puts Egypt's Morsi between a rock and a hard place

27 Jan 2013
by James M Dorsey
Egypt’s initial post-revolt military rulers and their elected successor, President Mohammed Morsi, were caught between a rock and a hard pl... [More]

FIFA investigates Qatar’s World Cup bid

26 Jan 2013
by James M Dorsey
World soccer body FIFA has opened an investigation into potential wrongdoing in Qatar’s successful but controversial bid to host the 2022 W... [More]

University of Würzburg: Prominent Researcher Joins University

25 Jan 2013
by James M Dorsey
  James M. Dorsey is a man of international standing: a scholar, journalist, blogger and resident senior fellow at the internationally-accla... [More]