Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Aboutreika who lifted his jersey after scoring in an African Cup of Nations Not that football haven’t been political. (I am from South Africa, ask me.) We are now used to (mainly Brazilian) footballers lifting their shirt to declare their love for Jesus but that is not frowned on by referees or [...]
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Posted in Israel, Not just about Africa, politics and sports, soccer, sports, The Beautiful Game, tagged African Cup of Nations, Brazil, Dave Zirin, football and politics, Gaza, Israel, Jeff Z Klein, Mohamed Aboutreika on February 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Seven Days
Posted in Israel, Joseph Conrad, post-1994 South Africa, Rootless Cosmopolitan on October 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Mshimi wamiThe BBC thinks it has figured out the African National Congress in South Africa’s leadership ‘contest.’ Neatly summarizing what is at stake is a not a bad start. Meanwhile, the Economist, in a break with its usually atrocious African coverage, analysis the shenanigans behind President Mbeki suspension’s of the head of South Africa’s National [...]
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