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CMENAS is pleased to announce its 2023 Fall Colloquium, hosted in person and on Zoom. Our Colloquium will feature an array of speakers with the theme:
The MENA World after a MENA World Cup
Mondays | 12 PM | 555 Weiser Hall, 500 Church St. (unless noted)
To register, visit myumi.ch/8eA8n. Colloquium Questions: cmenas@umich.edu.
September 11 – (Zoom)
Niki Akhavan, Catholic University of America
Scoring Points: Sports and Politics in Iran
September 18 – (In-person, 1:00-2:30 PM)
Stefan Szymanski, University of Michigan School of Kinesiology
Football Culture, Politics, and Economics in the Middle East and North Africa
October 2 – (In-person)
Zakia Salime, Rutgers University
Beyond the World Cup: Indigeneity and Protest in Morocco
October 9 – (Zoom)
Salma Thani, American University of Sharjah
Kicking Goals and Reshaping Realities: Sport and Politics in the Arab Gulf States
October 23 – (Zoom)
Philippe Auclair, Journalist, Josimar/The Guardian
No Such Thing as 'Soft Power' – How Gulf States are Using Sport to Gain Supremacy on the World Stage
November 6 – (In-person)
Charlotte Lysa, University of Oslo
Women and the Contested Field of Saudi Football
November 13 – (In-person)
Karim Zidan, Investigative Journalist
Crafting Narratives and Influence: Tracing the Evolution of Saudi Arabia's Sportswashing Strategy (2016-2023)
November 20 – (Zoom)
Neha Vora, American University of Sharjah
December 4 (Zoom)
Mahfoud Amara, Qatar University
