Comments on: Egypt x Algeria: Football, brands, the Arab national state and God in a snapshot http://www.360east.com/?p=1196 Ahmad Humeid on branding, design, architecture, media and technology, from a confused Arabia Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:33:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Redha http://www.360east.com/?p=1196#comment-650679 Redha Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:55:57 +0000 http://www.360east.com/?p=1196#comment-650679 Dear sir, regardingless my nationality, (I'm Algerian), but I band in respect for your article. Believe me, I hated football, I wanted to hate all sports combined, but.... what shall we say in this bad era we're living in. I asked an other question which I really found interesting to get an answer about: Is the arabs relations, especially (algero egyptian relations) are so weak to be influenced easily by a football match??????? Dear sir,
regardingless my nationality, (I’m Algerian), but I band in respect for your article. Believe me, I hated football, I wanted to hate all sports combined, but…. what shall we say in this bad era we’re living in. I asked an other question which I really found interesting to get an answer about: Is the arabs relations, especially (algero egyptian relations) are so weak to be influenced easily by a football match???????

]]> By: super devoika http://www.360east.com/?p=1196#comment-643131 super devoika Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:20:25 +0000 http://www.360east.com/?p=1196#comment-643131 If you have an empty vessel sitting outside... and it happened to rain or the sewage from the upper apartment broke or the dry leaves fell or it snowed... the vessel will be filled... If nothing happened... the vessel will still be empty... waiting for whatever... Good post... and an interesting read to this whole event... btw, Salamtak... If you have an empty vessel sitting outside… and it happened to rain or the sewage from the upper apartment broke or the dry leaves fell or it snowed… the vessel will be filled…
If nothing happened… the vessel will still be empty… waiting for whatever…

Good post… and an interesting read to this whole event…

btw, Salamtak…

]]> By: P http://www.360east.com/?p=1196#comment-643009 P Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:39:07 +0000 http://www.360east.com/?p=1196#comment-643009 Hehe, so I gather from your post that in the Arab World, sports is a greater opium than religion, interesting! No wonder why Qardawi was so pissed! :-) Although that's a dangerous signal, as the Taliban did ban "excessive" or "loud" cheering during football matches, and even carried out several executions during the half-time in football matches. I'm not sure whether the Pepsi commercial was choreographed, but to connect it to something somewhat irrelevant, George Bush DID encourage Americans to consume more (and therefore express their allegiance and patriotism to America) almost immediately after 9/11. People were vulnerable, anxious, and hey, probably thirsty from all of that cheering! They can either celebrate over a can of Pepsi (had Egypt won), or numb the pain with it... Again, probably it sounds irrelevant, but I feel it strikes an eerie similarity to selling flags (to burn or to use) during a protest ... Total emotional manipulation; or capitalization, to put it more accurately. Advertising, in my opinion, is almost always insensitive and manipulative. Hehe, so I gather from your post that in the Arab World, sports is a greater opium than religion, interesting! No wonder why Qardawi was so pissed! :-) Although that’s a dangerous signal, as the Taliban did ban “excessive” or “loud” cheering during football matches, and even carried out several executions during the half-time in football matches.

I’m not sure whether the Pepsi commercial was choreographed, but to connect it to something somewhat irrelevant, George Bush DID encourage Americans to consume more (and therefore express their allegiance and patriotism to America) almost immediately after 9/11.

People were vulnerable, anxious, and hey, probably thirsty from all of that cheering! They can either celebrate over a can of Pepsi (had Egypt won), or numb the pain with it…

Again, probably it sounds irrelevant, but I feel it strikes an eerie similarity to selling flags (to burn or to use) during a protest … Total emotional manipulation; or capitalization, to put it more accurately. Advertising, in my opinion, is almost always insensitive and manipulative.

]]> By: Salma http://www.360east.com/?p=1196#comment-642965 Salma Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:27:24 +0000 http://www.360east.com/?p=1196#comment-642965 Really really enjoyed your comment on the whole situation..and I do salute you, your ability to also comment on the whole situation with such a cool head... (especially considering your fever). Did you see Hajjaj's Cartoon today? This is exactly what I have been thinking for the past few days..and every time I hear news about the Arab or Jordanian masses, media, and adminstration behaviour in similar cases... Really, I am so amazed that football has such a power of uniting a nation...!!! Not the poverty, not the lack of freedom, not the health issues,... nothing but football can unite us! Maybe if all the Arab footbal federations decide to go for the Mondial as one team..then we would save the Arabs so much heart ache and energy... and we would finally MANAGE TO GET THE ARABS RALLIES BEHIND ONE GOAL!!! And maybe once we get them all watching TV... we would seize the opportunity and try to raise their awareness about other important issues... crucial to their survivor as human beings and as a nation!!--- I have just enrolled my son in his school's soccer little league... The idea was to make him learn to play within a team...and accpet the fact that in life sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. Obviously, I was wrong.. that is NOT what you learn in playing soccer.. but that your whole existence and value as a human being relies on your winning a stupid game... I just hope tomorrow...I don't end up getting into a fight with some mom or another... you never, maybe they're not over Egypts Defeat! Really really enjoyed your comment on the whole situation..and I do salute you, your ability to also comment on the whole situation with such a cool head… (especially considering your fever).

Did you see Hajjaj’s Cartoon today? This is exactly what I have been thinking for the past few days..and every time I hear news about the Arab or Jordanian masses, media, and adminstration behaviour in similar cases… Really, I am so amazed that football has such a power of uniting a nation…!!! Not the poverty, not the lack of freedom, not the health issues,… nothing but football can unite us!

Maybe if all the Arab footbal federations decide to go for the Mondial as one team..then we would save the Arabs so much heart ache and energy… and we would finally MANAGE TO GET THE ARABS RALLIES BEHIND ONE GOAL!!! And maybe once we get them all watching TV… we would seize the opportunity and try to raise their awareness about other important issues… crucial to their survivor as human beings and as a nation!!—

I have just enrolled my son in his school’s soccer little league… The idea was to make him learn to play within a team…and accpet the fact that in life sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. Obviously, I was wrong.. that is NOT what you learn in playing soccer.. but that your whole existence and value as a human being relies on your winning a stupid game…

I just hope tomorrow…I don’t end up getting into a fight with some mom or another… you never, maybe they’re not over Egypts Defeat!

]]> By: Dalia http://www.360east.com/?p=1196#comment-642943 Dalia Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:47:30 +0000 http://www.360east.com/?p=1196#comment-642943 you thought the girl dancing with tamer was cute? :P good post - as usual! you thought the girl dancing with tamer was cute?

:P

good post – as usual!

]]> By: Hareega http://www.360east.com/?p=1196#comment-642940 Hareega Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:35:36 +0000 http://www.360east.com/?p=1196#comment-642940 Excellent observations. I have to say though that after a game I look forward to technical analyses devoid of any kind of emotions, especially that I did not feel too upset that Egypt lost or excited that Algeria won. Excellent observations. I have to say though that after a game I look forward to technical analyses devoid of any kind of emotions, especially that I did not feel too upset that Egypt lost or excited that Algeria won.

]]> By: George http://www.360east.com/?p=1196#comment-642706 George Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:05:41 +0000 http://www.360east.com/?p=1196#comment-642706 Great post, loved it! Great post, loved it!

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