Beitar Jerusalem and Egypt’s President Morsi: two vignettes of racism
Beitar Jerusalem protest hiring of Muslim players (Source: Reuters)
By James M. Dorsey
Racism raised its ugly head twice in the Middle East in recent weeks: Anti-Muslim, anti-Arab supporters of right wing Israeli soccer club Beitar Jerusalem rejected the hiring of two Chechen Muslim players while Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi struggled to play down an…
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