American University in Cairo AUC Knowledge Fountain Theses and Dissertations 6-1-2015 Ultras Ahlawy and the Spectacle: Subjects, Resistance and Organized Football Fandom in Egypt Dalia Abdelhameed Ibraheem Follow this and additional works at: https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds Recommended Citation APA Citation Ibraheem, D. (2015).Ultras Ahlawy and the Spectacle: Subjects, Resistance and Organized Football Fandom in Egypt [Master’s thesis, the American University in Cairo]. AUC Knowledge Fountain. https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/140 MLA Citation Ibraheem, Dalia Abdelhameed. Ultras Ahlawy and the Spectacle: Subjects, Resistance and Organized Football Fandom in Egypt. 2015. American University in Cairo, Master's thesis. AUC Knowledge Fountain. https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/140 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by AUC Knowledge Fountain. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of AUC Knowledge Fountain. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. 1 Ultras Ahlawy and the Spectacle: Subjects, Resistance and Organized Football fandom in Egypt Ultras Ahlawy and the Spectacle: Subjects, Resistance and Organized Football Fandom in Egypt May- 2015 By Dalia AbdelhameedIbraheem Under the supervision of: Dr. Hanan Sabea SAPE Department American University in Cairo 2 Ultras Ahlawy and the Spectacle: Subjects, Resistance and Organized Football fandom in Egypt Acknowledgement First of all, I would like to thank my professors, especially my supervisor Dr.Hanan Sabea who taught me how to examine my research subject as a microcosm for the bigger socio-cultural Egyptian context. Thank you Dr. Reem Saad and Dr. Martina Reiker for accepting to serve on my thesis committee as readers, your comments were always helpful.