A set of studies looking at the history, politics, and sociology of sports in the Arab world
The sociology of sports in the Middle East has been neglected compared to other world regions. This volume aspires to encourage a greater focus on this topic. Here are assembled papers that discuss various aspects of this subject. As it happens all deal with football (soccer) largely in Egypt but including other Middle Eastern countries. Some are historically or politically oriented while others take a more sociological approach. Papers deal with the relation between organized sports and fans, with the special place of youngsters and women in sports, or with the role of sports in a more general understanding of culture and society as indicators of modernization and other facets of social change. Sportive competitions arouse keen passions around such issues as gender, class, and nationality, while they raise questions about leadership on and off the field, and about the economic impact of the games. The topic needs more research.
Contributors: Deena Abdelmonem Zeinab Abul-Magd Yasmine Ahmed Sandrine Gamblin Ellis Goldberg Nicholas S. Hopkins Clement M. Henry Hans Christian Korsholm Nielsen Dina Makram-Ebeid David Sims
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A set of studies looking at the history, politics, and sociology of sports in the Arab world
Arabic Abstract
1. Introduction: Why Study Sports in the Middle East?
Nicholas S. Hopkins
2. Institutions and Discourses of Sports in
the Modern Middle East
Murat C. Yldz
3. Sport in the Arab World in Postcolonial Context
Mahfoud Amara
4. Soccer: Shaping the Middle East and North Africa
James M. Dorsey
5. Sports in Egypt: MimicReal Spectrum
Ereny Zarif
6. Street Soccer, Masculinity, and Patriarchal Reproduction in the Streets of
Cairo
Nashaat Hussein
7. Gender and Sport: Adolescent Girls in Upper Egypt
Lamia Bulbul
8. The Paradoxes of Womens Football in Tunisia: The Case of the National
Team
Monia Lachheb
9. Here Comes the Carnival: Chanting and Performance among Organized Football
Fandom in Egypt
Dalia Ibraheem
About the Contributors
Nicholas S. Hopkins is emeritus professor of anthropology at the American University in Cairo.
Sandrine Gamblin is director of the Middle East Studies Center at the American University in Cairo.
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