Mahfoud Amara
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3660743 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Mahfoud Amara |
| NOMBRES | Mahfoud |
| APELLIDO | Amara |
| FIRMA | AMARA M |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 9 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2003 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2020 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
The Olympic Movement and the Middle East and North Africa Region
Introduction - The Olympic Movement and the Middle East and North African Region: History, Culture and Geopolitics - An Introduction Mahfoud Amara 1. Lebanon's Youth Clubs and the 1936 Summer Olympics: Mobilizing Sports, Challenging Imperialism and Launching a National Project Dylan Baun 2. Factors Behind Lebanon's Difficulties Achieving Success at the Olympics Nadim Nassif 3. The Central Role of the State in the Governance of Sport and the Olymp…
Islam and Leisure
This chapter explores the relationship between leisure and Islam, including the place of leisure within the Islamic tradition, religiosity among Muslims in Diaspora and on how religiosity influences Muslims participation in leisure activities. UK and Norway are selected as case studies to examine how policy makers and local authorities respond to/and accommodate the demand of Muslim communities to organize leisure activities and access to leisure…
Sport Labour Migrant Communities from the Maghreb in the GCC
Qatar and the UAE in particular are emerging as a new destination for sport labor migration, including from the Maghreb and the Maghrebi community in Europe, which is the focus of this chapter. Specifically, the study examines the patterns and motives of sport labor migration in three sectors: professional football, elite sport development, and sport TV broadcasting. Migration flows in sport can be understood as a legacy of colonial history, or a…
Perspective of Islamic Self
Sport, Islam, and Muslims in Europe
The aim of this paper is to reveal how misconceptions—or using the concept of Arkoun, “the crisis of meanings”—about the role and position of Islam in Europe is impacting on the discourse on sport, Islam, and immigration. France is selected as a case study for this paper as it is in this country where the debate on religion in general and Islam in particular seem to be more contentious in relation to the questions of integration of Muslim communi…
Sport, Politics and Society in the Arab World
This book explores the significance of sport in the understanding of past and current societal dynamics in the Arab world. It examines sport in relation to cultural, political and economic changes in
Arab Soccer in a Jewish State
When the Arab World was Mobilised around the Fifa 2006 World Cup
The paper is an exploratory investigation of the reactions of Arab broadsheets newspapers and other Arab news web sites concerning the exclusive right of the Arab Radio and Television network (ART), which is owned by a Saudi businessman Sheikh Saleh Kamel, to broadcast the FIFA 2006 World Cup to the Middle East and North Africa (ART paid US$220 million for the exclusive right to broadcast the 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup). In applying a the…
Sport, Arab Nationalism and the Pan-Arab Games
The aim of this article is to outline the manner in which the Pan-Arab Games reflect the tensions within the pan-Arab project of political and cultural unity. Within the movement there has been a traditional cleavage between those advocating the political unification between Arab states and those promoting inter-Arab-nation-state cooperation. The Pan-Arab Games were established by the League of Arab Nations in 1953 as means of expressing cultural…
Sport, Arab Nationalism and the Pan-Arab Games
The aim of this article is to outline the manner in which the Pan-Arab Games reflect the tensions within the pan-Arab project of political and cultural unity. Within the movement there has been a traditional cleavage between those advocating the political unification between Arab states and those promoting inter-Arab-nation-state cooperation. The Pan-Arab Games were established by the League of Arab Nations in 1953 as means of expressing cultural…
When the Arab World was Mobilised around the Fifa 2006 World Cup
The paper is an exploratory investigation of the reactions of Arab broadsheets newspapers and other Arab news web sites concerning the exclusive right of the Arab Radio and Television network (ART), which is owned by a Saudi businessman Sheikh Saleh Kamel, to broadcast the FIFA 2006 World Cup to the Middle East and North Africa (ART paid US$220 million for the exclusive right to broadcast the 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup). In applying a the…
Sport, Arab Nationalism and the Pan-Arab Games
The aim of this article is to outline the manner in which the Pan-Arab Games reflect the tensions within the pan-Arab project of political and cultural unity. Within the movement there has been a traditional cleavage between those advocating the political unification between Arab states and those promoting inter-Arab-nation-state cooperation. The Pan-Arab Games were established by the League of Arab Nations in 1953 as means of expressing cultural…
When the Arab World was Mobilised around the Fifa 2006 World Cup
The paper is an exploratory investigation of the reactions of Arab broadsheets newspapers and other Arab news web sites concerning the exclusive right of the Arab Radio and Television network (ART), which is owned by a Saudi businessman Sheikh Saleh Kamel, to broadcast the FIFA 2006 World Cup to the Middle East and North Africa (ART paid US$220 million for the exclusive right to broadcast the 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup). In applying a the…
Arab Soccer in a Jewish State
Sport, Politics and Society in the Arab World
This book explores the significance of sport in the understanding of past and current societal dynamics in the Arab world. It examines sport in relation to cultural, political and economic changes in
Sport, Islam, and Muslims in Europe
The aim of this paper is to reveal how misconceptions—or using the concept of Arkoun, “the crisis of meanings”—about the role and position of Islam in Europe is impacting on the discourse on sport, Islam, and immigration. France is selected as a case study for this paper as it is in this country where the debate on religion in general and Islam in particular seem to be more contentious in relation to the questions of integration of Muslim communi…
Islam and Leisure
This chapter explores the relationship between leisure and Islam, including the place of leisure within the Islamic tradition, religiosity among Muslims in Diaspora and on how religiosity influences Muslims participation in leisure activities. UK and Norway are selected as case studies to examine how policy makers and local authorities respond to/and accommodate the demand of Muslim communities to organize leisure activities and access to leisure…
Sport Labour Migrant Communities from the Maghreb in the GCC
Qatar and the UAE in particular are emerging as a new destination for sport labor migration, including from the Maghreb and the Maghrebi community in Europe, which is the focus of this chapter. Specifically, the study examines the patterns and motives of sport labor migration in three sectors: professional football, elite sport development, and sport TV broadcasting. Migration flows in sport can be understood as a legacy of colonial history, or a…
Perspective of Islamic Self
The Olympic Movement and the Middle East and North Africa Region
Introduction - The Olympic Movement and the Middle East and North African Region: History, Culture and Geopolitics - An Introduction Mahfoud Amara 1. Lebanon's Youth Clubs and the 1936 Summer Olympics: Mobilizing Sports, Challenging Imperialism and Launching a National Project Dylan Baun 2. Factors Behind Lebanon's Difficulties Achieving Success at the Olympics Nadim Nassif 3. The Central Role of the State in the Governance of Sport and the Olymp…
Political science (6 obras) · Sports, Gender, and Society (6 obras) · Law (5 obras) · Politics (5 obras) · Sociology (5 obras) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (5 obras) · Geography (4 obras) · Islam (4 obras) · Art (3 obras) · Gender Studies (3 obras)