• 28 Sport communication and the politics of identity in the MENA region 

      Amara, Mahfoud; Hamidou, Kamal ( De Gruyter Mouton , 2021 , Book chapter)
      This chapter examines the sporting context in the MENA region, and the role of media coverage in mobilizing narratives around sport performance, in the construction of collective imagination framed around national unity, ...
    • Editorial Introduction: Asian Sport History and Culture in the Twenty-first Century 

      Fan, Hong; Amara, Mahfoud; Henry, Emeritus Ian; Lu, Zhouxiang ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2020 , Other)
      When the proposal for a new journal dedicated to the analysis of Asian sport history and culture, (in partnership with its parent journal, the International Journal of the History of Sport) was first mooted, its endorsement ...
    • Modern techniques and technologies applied to training and performance monitoring 

      Sands, William A.; Kavanaugh, Ashley A.; Murray, Steven R.; McNeal, Jeni R.; Jemni, Monèm ( Human Kinetics , 2016 , Article)
      Athlete preparation and performance continues to increase in complexity and costs. Modern coaches are shifting from reliance on personal memory, experience, and opinion to evidence from collected training load data. Training ...
    • Sport and development in Qatar: International and regional dynamics of sport mega-events 

      Amara, Mahfoud; Ishac, Wadih ( Taylor & Francis , 2021 , Book chapter)
      Since winning the bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar has been under the spotlight, responding to criticism regarding the working conditions of workers involved in the construction of football stadia and other ...
    • Sport and international relations in North Africa 

      Bouandel, Youcef; Amara, Mahfoud ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2018 , Book chapter)
      Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia share the same history of French colonial presence. While Algeria was simply annexed to become part of the French territory and divided into three provinces, Tunisia and Morocco were under the ...
    • Sport and political transition in Tunisia: Another terrain of competition between Islamists and seculars 

      Amara, Mahfoud ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2015 , Book chapter)
      This chapter reports on a research project that focused on how policy makers perceived and responded to the sporting needs of Muslim communities in Norway. A unique trait of Norwegian sport policy is that sport organizations ...
    • Sport in Islam and in Muslim communities 

      Testa, Alberto; Amara, Mahfoud ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2015 , Book)
      As Islam's visibility in global society increases, Muslim populations grow, and Muslim countries compete to take up positions at the heart of global sport, the interplay between sport and Islam becomes ever more illuminating. ...
    • Sport in the African World 

      Nauright, John; Amara, Mahfoud ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2018 , Book)
      Sport has been a component of African cultural life for several hundred years. In today's globalized world, Africans and Africa have become a vital part of the international sporting landscape. This is the first book to ...