If ‘Sportswashing’ Criticism is Going to Fly, It Needs a Retool.

“The recent barrage of sportswashing criticism evokes familiar Western-centric bias by singling out Middle Eastern human rights atrocities, glossing over the human rights violations that America, Europe, and the global West have sponsored. There is a double standard for which atrocities are worth outspokenly denouncing and which are not. If us Americans are going to continue to condemn sportswashing, we ought to hold the West to the same level of scrutiny as the Middle East.”

Editor's Picks, GlobalGabriel SchanerJuly 15, 2023Sportswashing, Saudi Arabia, PGA-LIV Golf, Editor's Pick, Global NewsComment

Auto Racing and the Complicated State of Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia

“In the aftermath of a successful and undeniably cool event for the international women’s rally scene, the question remains: is the Rally Jameel a symbol for women’s progress in Saudi society, or does it present a false image of a country that is still far from equal?”

Global, Editor's PicksJonathan OsborneJune 30, 2022Global News, Women's Racing, Rally Jameel, Saudi Arabia, Editor's PickComment