Our Games! The Pan-Arab Games (1953-1965)

This paper is the academic result of research conducted by the Qatar Olympic & Sports Museum into the history of the Arab Games in preparation for The Arab Games Exhibition which took place in Doha, Qatar from October 5 until December 23, 2011. This paper aims to understand the establishment of...

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Published in:International journal of the history of sport 2012-10, Vol.29 (15), p.2099-2114
Main Authors: Rolim Silva, Luis Henrique, Gerber, Hans-Dieter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century
Arab
Beirut, Lebanon
Community
Cultural history
Egypt
Games
History
Identity
Lebanon
Movement
Museums
Objectives
Olympics
Olympics (history)
Pan-Arabism
Qatar
regional games
Social representations
sport
Sports
Sports (history)
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Summary:This paper is the academic result of research conducted by the Qatar Olympic & Sports Museum into the history of the Arab Games in preparation for The Arab Games Exhibition which took place in Doha, Qatar from October 5 until December 23, 2011. This paper aims to understand the establishment of the Arab Games and their role as Regional Games during the Pan-Arab movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Analysing the historical context of the first four Arab Games (Alexandria 1953, Beirut 1957, Casablanca 1961 and Egypt 1965), the paper follows the hypothesis that the first Arab Games strengthened the bonds of Arab identity and created a representation of an imagined community.
ISSN:0952-3367
1743-9035
DOI:10.1080/09523367.2012.721594