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The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of the Politics of Middle Eastern Soccer – JMD
By James M. Dorsey Edited remarks at The Beautiful Game? Identity, Resentment, and Discrimination in Football and Fan Cultures conference, ... -
Spying On Your Husband Or Wife’s Phone Will Land You In Jail In Saudi Arabia
BY CHRISTINA ZHAO , Snooping around on your spouse’s phone in Saudi Arabia is now a crime that could land the offender ... -
Natural Gas: An Underrated Driver of Saudi Hostility Towards Iran and Qatar
By James M. Dorsey Debilitating hostility between Saudi Arabia and Iran is about lots of things, not least who will ... -
JMD: Saudi Prince Mohammed’s Religious Moderation Unlikely to Change Asian Realities
By James M. Dorsey Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may be seeking to revert his kingdom to an unspecified form of moderate Islam but ... -
Atheist Richard Dawkins Warns Against Celebrating Reported Demise of Christianity in Europe
by Caleb Parke, Richard Dawkins, prominent atheist author and evolutionary biologist, has warned against celebrating what some call the demise ... -
JMD: Saudi Moderation: How far Will Crown Prince Mohammed Go?
No women at the table By James M. Dorsey In his effort to improve Saudi Arabia’s badly tarnished image and ... -
Keeping Mum: MBS Puts His Own Mother Under House Arrest – Report
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, who has initiated reforms for women in his kingdom, put his mother under house arrest to ... -
Trump sacks US Secretary of State, Tillerson after visit to Nigeria
By Nsikak Nseyen, President Donald Trump of the United State has fired US secretary of state, Rex Tillerson. This is ... -
Pakistan Struggles To Get a Grip On Militancy And Ultra-conservatism
By James M. Dorsey Seventy years after its birth, Pakistan is struggling to get a grip on Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism ... -
JMD: International soccer bodies ignore blatant rule violations in run-up to Egyptian election
By James M. Dorsey International soccer bodies, in violation of their own bylaws, have ignored the blatant mixing of sports ... -
JMD: Smoking And Drinking: Churchill Sets An Example Today’s Western Leaders Can Learn From
By James M. Dorsey To understand that Western emphasis on human rights is at best a fig leaf to do ... -
Arabs Leverage Lucrative Nuclear Contracts To Enhance Security And Keep Options Open
By James M. Dorsey Controversy in South Korea over a secret military clause in a nine-year old agreement to build the United ...
