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Soccer: A Flashpoint for Deepening Cleavages in Jordanian Society

Soccer: A Flashpoint for Deepening Cleavages in Jordanian Society

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Jan 17, 2011
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By James M. Dorsey

A look at boiling unrest and discontent in Jordan through the lens of soccer opens an interesting perspective on regional dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa at a time of rare, if not unprecedented, protests against economic and political mismanagement as well as widespread corruption that taints the beautiful game as much as …

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