Football in the Middle East with Abdulla...

Al-Shabaka policy analyst Safa Joudeh joins co-director Yara Hawari to discuss the privatization of aid and security, and how the Israeli regime and the United States weaponize humanitarian assistance as a tool for ethnic cleansing and colonization. 

Al-Shabaka's US policy fellow, Tariq Kenney-Shawa, joins Co-Director Yara Hawari to examine whether mainstream media and political discourses are shifting their stances on the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and what those changes could mean for potential accountability. 

Agnese Valenti of the European Legal Support Center joins Yara Hawari to examine how Israeli regime-backed NGOs are driving coordinated attacks on Palestinian civil society and pro-Palestine solidarity movements across Europe. 

Max Rushden is joined by Philippe Auclair, Karim Zidan, Uri Levy and Craig Foster to discuss football’s reaction to the Israel-Gaza conflict. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod 

This week on The New Arab Voice we’re looking at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Middle Eastern and North African teams have made history during the tournament, causing major sporting upsets like Saudi Arabia’s win over Argentina and Morocco's victory against Belgium. While Qatar, S ... Show More

For the first time World Cup history, the tournament is hosted in the Middle East. Football has always been more than just a game in the Middle East. Seen sometimes as a symbol of decolonisation and regime legitimisation, it also plays a role in fostering national identities. In ... Show More

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The recent violence in the Jenin refugee camp was a shocking and violent development. The incursion left 12 dead, over a hundred wounded, and a trail of destruction to infrastructure that will make life in the camp even more difficult. As Israeli soldiers made their way through t ... Show More

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