Badr Taleb Maki

Badr Taleb Maki

Maki

Palestinian writer. Master's degree in International Studies from Birzeit University. Sports editor for the al-Sha'b newspaper in Jerusalem from 1986 to 1993. Secretary of the Hilal Al-Quds Club from 1990-2007. Media director for Ministry of Youth and Sports from 1994 to 2014. Media spokesman and Secretary of the Palestinian Football Association from 1996 to 2007. Media director for Palestinian Olympic Committee from 2015-2018.

 

Palestinian football history with FIFA reflects Palestinian history more widely – a constant fight for rights and recognition –but its resilience and ultimate victory can offer hope more broadly to the Palestinian struggle. 

16 December, 2022