Research & Publications: Culture and Society

Culture and Society - Recent Publications

Flickr user Hussain Isa
May 2, 2010
Alon Raab

Walls and Goals: The Israeli-Palestinian Encounter in Football

May 2, 2010
Alon Raab
An analysis of the role of soccer in the competing political discourses of Israeli-Palestinian encounters.
Flickr user Hussain Isa
May 2, 2010
Thomas B. Stevenson and Karim Abdul Alaug

Yemeni Football and Identity Politics

May 2, 2010
Thomas B. Stevenson and Karim Abdul Alaug
The following article examines Yemeni football and the emergence of Yemeni identity.
Flickr user The US Army
May 2, 2010
Carl Rommel

Assyrians or Syriacs? Middle Eastern Identity Formation through Football in Sweden

May 2, 2010
Carl Rommel
This article is an examination of the formation of Middle Eastern identity and nationalism through football in Sweden.
Flickr user jun gomez
May 2, 2010
Julie Younes

A Step on the Path to Peace: How Basketball is Uniting Arab and Jewish Youth in Jerusalem

May 2, 2010
Julie Younes
This article examines the role of sport, specifically basketball, in peace-building in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Flickr user Hussain Isa
May 2, 2010
Dag Tuastad

Al-Wihdat: The Pride of the Palestinians in Jordan

May 2, 2010
Dag Tuastad
This article examines the role of the soccer club Al-Wihdat and Palestinian pride in Jordan.
Flickr user Foxtongue
May 2, 2010
Awista Ayub

The Evolving Role of Afghan Female Athletes

May 2, 2010
Awista Ayub
The author examines the role of Afghan female athletics in the development of Afghanistan.
Sports cover
May 1, 2010
MEI Staff

Introduction to Sports and the Middle East

May 1, 2010
MEI Staff
This special edition of MEI Viewpoints offers snapshots of sports and the Middle East.
The State of the Arts in the Middle East: Volume IV Cover
Feb 28, 2010
MEI Staff

Introduction to The State of the Arts in the Middle East: Volume IV

Feb 28, 2010
MEI Staff

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