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Basketball Diplomacy

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November 23rd, 2009



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You’ve probably heard of sports being used as a tool of social change, to bring people together and to build the skills in youth that they will need later in their lives. Sport – most notably football/soccer, and cricket in South Asia - has also often been employed to bring communities in tension together. But I’ve never before heard of basketball being used to build peace, especially in countries not known for a basketball culture.  Read more here.

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