Routledge handbook of sport in the Middle East

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Introduction : Sports in the Middle East : towards more inclusion and collaborative efforts? / Danyel Reiche, Paul Michael Brannagan -- Sport and Educational Development in the History of Oman / Majid Al Busafi -- 'I was as Lebanese as Anyone' : The Story of David Saad, Lebanon's last Jewish Olympian / Mohamad El Chamaa -- Riding in the Desert : Road Cycling in Qatar / Thomas Ross Griffin -- The FIFA World Youth Championship Australia 1981 as a transformative moment in Qatar's sporting history / Matthias Krug -- Football for National Purposes in Qatar : Participation at Gulf Cup 1970 and Qatar FA Recognition by FIFA / Luis Henrique Rolim -- The Historical Development of Football in the UAE : A Journey from a Pastime to a Symbol of National Identity / Salma Thani -- The Making of Heritage Sport : falconry in the UAE / Sarina Wakefield -- Controlling Iranian Soccer is Mastering Iranian Politics / James Dorsey -- Sport, Diplomacy, Conflict and Peace : the case of Israel / Yair Galily and Tal Samuel Azran -- Using Sport as a National Soft Power Strategy : The Case of Mixed Martial Arts in Bahrain / Nadim Nassif -- The Syrian Men's National Football Team as a Propaganda Tool of the Assad Government / Nazih Osseiran -- Olympic Bidding and Anti-Doping Policies in Turkey / Cem Tinaz and Omer Onur Hertem -- Barriers for Sport Participation of Children with Lower-Class Background in Turkey / Selcuk Acikgoz -- Organising Sports Mega-Events and Sustainable Development Policies : the Case of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar / Ahmed Badran -- Global Sport and Human Capital Soft Power : the case of Qatar / Paul Michael Brannagan -- The Development of Women's Sport in the Omani Context / Abdul Al-Droushi -- Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv : A Microcosm of the Arab-Israeli Conflict and Peace Process / Glen M. Duerr -- Football Fandom in Egypt / Connor T. Jerzak -- The Politics and Passion of Middle East Football Spectator Cultures / Dag Tuastad -- Ultras in Egypt : Massacred, Disbanded, Steadfast? / Robbert Woltering -- Saudi Arabia and Sport in the 21st Century -- From Oil and Gas to Event Driven Change / Simon Chadwick and Paul Widdop -- Sports Economics of Iran / Morteza Dousti -- Politics of Football Debt and Financial Fair Play in Turkey / Can Evren -- Politics and Pirates : Sports Broadcasting in the Middle East / Craig L LaMay -- Hosting Mega-Events in the Gulf / Robert Kaspar -- Sporting Cities and Economic Diversification in the Arabian Peninsula / Natalie Koch -- Investing into sport : a comparison of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates / Victor Olivereau -- Understanding the cultural landscape of sport in the United Arab Emirates / Seth Perkin and David Howe -- Naturalized East African long-distance runners African in the Middle East / Hannah Borenstein -- Homo Communautarius -- the Influence of Politics on the Lebanese Sport Scene / Axel Maugendre -- Nationality Swapping in World Athletics : Cases and Contexts from the Middle East 1998-2016 / Gijsbert Oonk and Jorn Schulting -- Beyond 'Defecting' and 'Swapping' Nationality : Emigrant Women Athletes and the Iranian Gendered Bio-Politics / Ladan Rahbari -- Inclusivity in an environment of exclusive citizenship : the multinational Qatari women's rugby team / Danyel Reiche.