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Shireen Ahmed

Shireen Ahmed

Shireen Ahmed is a sports activist and a freelance writer who focuses on Muslim women, and the intersections of racism and misogyny in sports. When she isn’t watching soccer, she drinks coffee as tool of resistance. www.shireenahmed.com

Latest articles by Shireen Ahmed

Sports
Stop it with the “Bikini vs. Burka” headlines. Let’s focus on women’s athleticism.Stop it with the “Bikini vs. Burka” headlines. Let’s focus on women’s athleticism.
Sports

To constantly emphasize what women are wearing and not their athletic skill is tiresome.

By Shireen Ahmed