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Shireen Ahmed

Shireen Ahmed is a writer, public speaker and Sports Activist focusing on Muslim women in Sports. She is an athlete, advocate, community organizer, and works with Youth of Colour on empowerment projects and is an avid sports coach and mentor. She is a regular contributor to Muslimah Media Watch, a Global Sports Correspondent for Safe World For Women and works on the Muslim Women in Sports website. Her work has been featured and discussed in various media outlets.Shireen’s blog “Tales from a Hijabi Footballer”, where her passion for sport, politics and women’s issues collide, has been recognized by Sports Media for its candid discussions. She is currently working on her first book and drinks a lot of coffee. Shireen lives in Toronto, Canada with her family.

LOS ANGELES - JUNE 21: ESPN analysts Heather Cox and Doris Burke sit with former WNBA players Rebecca Lobo Lisa Leslie during halftime of a game between the New York Liberty and the Los Angeles Sparks at Staples Center on June 21, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2011 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

Constant Vigilance

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Donald Trump and Muhammad Ali during Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XIII - Show at Marriot Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. (Photo by John Shearer/WireImage)

Muslim athletes trump bigotry

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Sep 19, 2014; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens fans wait in line over an hour to exchange their Ray Rice jerseys for new against the Baltimore Ravens players jerseys at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

Reckless Indifference

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