Fighting for Hakeem
$33.19
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
28 October 2019
Summary
The Fight for Hakeem: A Soccer Star’s Battle for Freedom
Football is the world game. It unites. At a grassroots level it creates communities and, in 2019, those communities helped save the life of one of its own.
In 2012, Hakeem al-Araibi was a promising young player on Bahrain’s national football team when he was arrested for attacking a police station during the Arab Spring, despite television footage showing him playing soccer at the time of the alleged attack. After thre…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733643163 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0733643167 |
| Author: | Craig Foster, Alex Engel-Mallon |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 28 October 2019 |
| Weight: | 460g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 152mm x 34mm |
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About The Author
Craig Foster
Craig Foster (Author)
Craig Foster is a former player with, and captain of, the Socceroos. Following his retirement from the field, Craig has built a multiple Logie-winning broadcast career with the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) alongside some of the great icons of football broadcasting including Johnny Warren and Les Murray. A highly respected media presenter, he is also a global advocate for diversity and social harmony. Craig is a member of the Multicultural Council of Australia and works with a vast range of social programs in Indigenous football, homelessness, domestic violence and refugee advocacy. He is an Ambassador for Human Rights and Refugees with Amnesty Australia and is a former Chairman, Life Member and CEO of Professional Footballers Australia (PFA), Australia’s representative body of the Socceroos, Matildas and professional players around the world. Craig has a Masters of International Sport Management and Postgraduate Degree in Football Management and is currently completing his law degree.
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