TALES FROM A HIJABI FOOTBALLER

I play football. Hard. I love Barca and my cat. I am a Muslim woman. That's all. www.shireenahmed.com  My Articles My Tags Tweets by @_shireenahmed_

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Palestine 101 | Decolonize Palestine

Welcome to the Decolonize Palestine introductory articles section. Here you will find a basic historical overview of the Palestinian question, and Palestine 101 articles.

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On Audre Lorde's Legacy and the "Self" of Self-Care, Part 1 of 3

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Update: Part Two here.

We’re still learning to read Audre Lorde, who should have been 79 today. We’re still learning to become the collectivity, the “we,” that would make reading Audre Lorde possible. The Audre Lorde that I think is especially worth reading is not the Audre Lorde that reads like a bumper sticker.  Nor is it the Audre Lorde that settles the score, once and for all, the Audre Lorde who puts the full stop on the conversations we’ve needed to have before we’ve had them.  The Audre Lorde I’m interested in is perhaps too queer to set things straight for us politically.  Which also means that it’s also not the Audre Lorde who exists as an alibi.  The Audre Lorde that’s most interesting to me is the Audre Lorde who is a complex, often contradictory historical figure, a figure whose brilliance resides not in her individual insight but in her capacity to creatively animate and inhabit the very contradictions in which she lived.  It is that kind of brilliance that makes her A. Lorde and not, well, a Lord; that is, not a god-like figure whose authority is to be deferred to once and for all, but someone whose life and work provide an rich world of problems, questions, and ideas worth thinking with, borrowing from, confronting, and, of course, disagreeing with.  I’m interested in claiming Audre Lorde as a human. Which is to say that in many ways, she was not, ultimately, that much unlike you or me.  Even in her radical difference.  Even because of it.

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I did a TEDxToronto talk on why diversity in sports media matters.

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best day of my life, alhumdullilah.

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When your co-hosts are part of your Lady Army. 💗 #regram #burnitalldownpod #sportsmedia #podcast #womeninmedia #Repost @linzsports • • • • • I love this photo from @amend_together #shiftconf2019 because my brilliant co-hosts look absolutely RIVETED by whatever nonsense I’m saying. The live show was phenomenal. So grateful to have been a part of such an important event. (at Nashville, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ZDAXkAiHY/?igshid=dic16o73o0bj

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#Repost @raptors I see you @qis_mo @hijabiballers Alhumdullilah. 🤩 • • • • • Inspired by those brave enough to change the game. The Toronto Raptors Nike Pro Hijab is available now. #WeTheNorth https://www.instagram.com/p/B2WtZgsAzKc/?igshid=lasug2inqbso

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Alhumdullilah. ❤ #Repost @burnitalldownpod • • • • • Team/Family Dinner. 🍗😍🔥 #BIADinNashville https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ITlGeAWEF/?igshid=15lcytor7lsu

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When you meet the formidable Captain of the national football team, you wear their kit. Much love and solidarity in sport @hajrakhan.14. p.s. I need to feed you haleem. 🇵🇰❤👊🏽⚽️ #Alhumdullilah #Pakistan #WoSo #womeninfootball #muslimwomeninsports #hajrakhan #footybedsheets #shero #football #soccer https://www.instagram.com/p/B1v1P-yAdPm/?igshid=oyhs2lksgptw

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TEDxToronto Officially Announces Lineup of Speakers for 11th Annual Conference

Beginning today, TEDxToronto 2019 tickets are available for purchase TORONTO, Aug. 20, 2019 /CNW/ - TEDxToronto announced today its full list of speakers for...

Very excited to be one of the 2019 TEDxToronto Speakers inshaAllah.

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When your sheroes get together and you bask in their Muslim women in sports glow. @qis_mo is an inspiration on how to be courageous in the face of adversity, and be proud of her identity as a strong Black Muslimah. @amreenkadwa of @hijabiballers has helped change the face (literally) of what athletes, coaches and fans in Canada look like. So proud of my sisters. 👊🏽🤩 #Alhumdullilah #hijabiballers #Muslimwomeninsports #MuslimGirlsHoopToo #hypeman #ballers #WearWhatYouWant #TakingAChargeIsWeirdTho #MuslimWomenSlaying (at Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0TddGqA4LG/?igshid=6atm8g47kpba

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#Repost @telegraphwomenssport • • • • • SUPPLEMENT ALERT 🚨: Check out this month’s @telegraphwomenssport’s 12-page supplement, this issue focuses on the new wave of activism in women’s sport. We have an exclusive interview with one of sport’s greatest activists @billiejeanking 🎾 by Charlie Eccleshare, surfer @sophiehellyer speaks to @pippafield 🏄🏻‍♀️ about how she has become both an advocate for environmental issues and how women in her sport are portrayed. While Shireen Ahmed @footybedsheets traces the history of female activists in sport. There is lots more including @dinaashersmith’s column. ⚽️🏊‍♀️🎾🏄🏻‍♀️🏀 You can also click the link in bio to read all the pieces. #telegraphwomenssport #tws #womeninsport #activism #tennis #wta #surfing #womenshistory https://www.instagram.com/p/B0GkoyPpZo7/?igshid=inmredsmk2m1

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#Repost @burnitalldownpod • • • • • BIAD is coming to TN!!!! 🤠🚨 Come and find us at the @musiccitycenter as a part of @amend_together on Sept 9th at 10am 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 (at Nashville, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz66bEQgEkR/?igshid=1edyb10syjcwg

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Well this was fun! Thanks for having me @cbcthenational to talk #EqualPay #WoSo and the struggles of women footballers around the world. #Alhumdullilah #muslimwomeninsportsmedia #sportsjournalism #sportsactivists #sportsmedia (at CBC Toronto) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzwiH4rgGpG/?igshid=1kmamnr99muak

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Was featured on Democracy Now! with my brilliant co-host Dr, Amira Rose Davis to talk about Pay Equity, FIFA Women’s World Cup, and activism. 

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Spent a large part of today at @cbcradio with Matt Galloway and Devin Heroux (and later Reshmi Nair) to talk @raptors , #RaptorsParade, and what what this win means to everyone. #WeTheNorthDay was unprecedented and the crowds were enormous. We were on the air for 4.5 hours. Laughed, opined and followed the ongoings. Enjoyed the caller named "Faiz" who turned out to be my son! 😂 Thrilled that @kianurse joined the conversation. Because she's awesome. I participated in media covering the celebrations which means that I was part of Canadian sports journalism history. Honoured. Excited. Blessed. In the words of Kawhi Leonard: "Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha." 🏀👊🏽🇨🇦🏀👊🏽🇨🇦🏀👊🏽🇨🇦 #Alhumdullilah #RaptorsParade #RaptorsIn6 #WeTheChamps #WeTheNorth #muslimwomeninsports #sportsjournalism #sportsmedia (at CBC Toronto) https://www.instagram.com/p/By1KUzZgYSG/?igshid=1a1rcoom5p5co

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Was thrilled to be part of a panel at @farenet Diversity House to discuss hijab, football and the FFF. I got a chance to rep @burnitalldownpod and am always grateful for that. This conversation is an important one often left out of mainstream sports news. Sitting with my extraordinary sisters Rim-Sarah Alouane, Haifa Tilli, Mariem Sabil, and Fatiha Abjli with added remarks from Nicolas Cadène. Merci à Charlotte pour la traduction. This work means so much to me. ON VA RÉUSSIR INCHALLAH. 🧕🏽⚽️🇫🇷🏀 Before this, I spent the day walking around Paris with @jessicawluther and saw some gorgeous things, including Sainte Chapelle and an exhibit at the Institut du Monde Arabe. Yes, I had a moment woth Zinedine Zidane. (All photos via @jessicawluther) #Alhumdullilah #burnitalldownpod #muslimwomeninsports #hijab #sport #hijabinsport #allezlesbleues (at Paris, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/BytXVc3AKiH/?igshid=59o5wl8lgu2i

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Featuring cartoon of me, Brenda Elsey and Meg Linehan.