FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Scholarly & Media Activities
Welcome to my page summarizing some of my scholarly and media activities during and post the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
🎤 Conference Presentations & Symposia
ACRPS Sports, Politics, Society Symposium
Opening remarks and session one of the ACRPS Sports, Politics, Society symposium on “The Contribution of the Social Sciences to Studying Sports” with Haider Saeed and Mahfoud Amara, moderated by Amal Ghazal.
🎥 Watch on YouTube — المركز العربي Arab Center
Sports and Society in the Maghreb — LSE Middle East Centre
Date: Tuesday 29 November 2022, 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Host: Middle East Centre, London School of Economics
🔗 Event page (LSE) | 🎥 Watch recording (Facebook)
Sustainability of Mega-Events — University of Westminster
Date: 14 November 2022 (13:00–14:30 GMT)
A discussion on whether the notion of a sustainable mega-event is an oxymoron, or whether these events can be aligned with sustainable urbanism. Speakers included Professor Martin Müller (University of Lausanne), Professor Eleni Theodoraki (University College Dublin), Dr. Mahfoud Amara (Qatar University), and Dr. Rutendo Musikavanhu (University of Westminster). Chaired by Professor Andrew Smith.
University of Michigan — Invited Talk
📝 Essays & Publications
Peer-Reviewed & Academic Essays
Amara, M. (Fall 2022). “Football in Algeria from the ‘Black Decade’ to the Hirak.” Middle East Report, 304 (Fall 2022).
Amara, M. & Bouandel, Y. (November 2022). “The 2022 FIFA World Cup, between Soccer and Faith – English version.” Bulletin de l’Observatoire international du religieux, N°40.
🔗 English version | Version française
Research Magazine
Qatar University Research Magazine, Issue 17, May 2022 — Research and FIFA World Cup Supplement.
🔗 Download PDF (qu.edu.qa)
🎙️ Podcast
Al Jazeera Podcast: FIFA History and Governance
📰 International Media Coverage
Featured in the following media outlets:
English-Language Media
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- How Qatar won the World Cup — POLITICO, Ali Walker, 19 November 2022
- Exploring Qatar’s eight World Cup 2022 stadiums and what fans can expect — The Athletic, Joey D’Urso, 16 August 2022
- Fears of trouble in Paris ahead of Morocco-France World Cup game — Al Jazeera, Maher Mezahi, 14 December 2022
- Qatar builds bridges with former rivals at 2022 World Cup — iNews, Kieron Monks, 23 November 2022
- FIFA World Cup in Qatar: AC stadiums show how technology… — Interesting Engineering, Baba Tamim, 21 October 2022
- Qatar World Cup: Controversy, Racism, and Our Orientalism — Modern Diplomacy, Towkir Hossain, 12 December 2022
- Going for gold: Africa’s young footballers exploited by smugglers — Institute for Security Studies, Abdelkader Abderrahmane, 24 November 2022
French-Language Media
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- Avec Messi et Mbappé en finale, le PSG et le Qatar vainqueurs incontestables — Le Monde, Clément Martel, 18 décembre 2022
- Mondial 2022: le soft power du Qatar s’est retourné contre lui — Le Soir (Belgique), Pauline Hofmann, 4 novembre 2022
German-Language Media
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- Fußball in Nahost (4) – Fangesänge als Protesthymnen — Deutschlandfunk, Ronny Blaschke, 5 November 2022
Vietnamese Media
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- Nhà vô địch thực sự của World Cup 2022 — Zing News, Phương Linh & Hải Linh, 19 December 2022
- Thế khó của chủ tịch FIFA — Zing News, Vân Đinh & Hải Linh, 3 December 2022
- ‘Liều thuốc giải’ trong kỳ World Cup 2022 — Zing News, Phương Linh & Hải Linh, 14 December 2022
📰 تغطية صحفية عربية
🎬 Interviews
China CCTV Channel
