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On Wednesday, I won 2nd place in the 2024 AIPS Sport Media Awards Best Column for my CBC Sports piece on the hijab ban in France ahead of Olympics. Gala took place in Rabat, Morocco. Trophies for this category were presented by Madame Nawal El Moutakawel, a legend, and a hero of mine. Alhumdullilah.

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History tells me that the FA loves to bar women from soccer

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I'm oscillating between the exciting and promising news of the PWHL expansion to Vancouver, while also checking regularly on the reporting from a London ON courthouse where five former world junior hockey players are on trial for sexual assault. This is hockey in Canada.

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When I started my career in sports journalism I was often the only racialized woman in a press box. Today there were way more. And I wasn't the only Muslim. MashaAlah tho. ✨️ ⚽️🤲🏽

submitted 28 days ago • 8 comments

It's the eve of the inaugural match of the NSL. I had some thoughts about the stage setting Vancouver, the league, the opportunities, and the moments to come. www.cbc.ca/sports/socce...

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Hello, flamethrowers! Jessica here. BURN IT ALL DOWN HAS A NEW EPISODE! Check your feeds. We did a live show at Bowling Green State U last month and it's up! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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AFC Toronto released their away kit this morning. It's dope. Then I get a text from Mariam Kourabi of She Scores Bangers and she says: "HIJABIS HAVE MADE IT ON A KIT". Erika (InkScript on IG) designed this with Toronto in mind. STUNNING.

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My latest is on the public fundraising campaign to get Canada's 15s to the 2025 World Cup in August. But is this the solution for cash-strapped NSOs? Insight from Pamphinette Buisa, Olivia Apps and Nathan Bombrys. www.cbc.ca/sports/opini...

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The optics and impact of a Muslim Arab woman from Africa being a key force at a storied wbb College program in the United States are so important right now. Jana El Alfy is THAT player. #MashaAllah 📷 @uconn.bsky.social WBB

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HUGE CONGRATS TO @shireenahmed.bsky.social FOR BEING NOMINATED FOR THE BIGGEST NEWS SCOOP OF 2024 (Toronto gets a WNBA team!!!!)

submitted 43 days ago • 2 comments

Who do I pay to keep political campaign commercials off my television?

submitted 44 days ago • 5 comments

TONIGHT! 7pm! Bowling Green State University. LIVE 🔥Burn It All Down🔥 show. If you're in the area, we'd love to see you. Details about the show: www.sjsepsych.com/symposium. Details on BIAD: www.burnitalldownpod.com

submitted 51 days ago • 1 comment

Did a feature on Farkhunda Muhtaj of Calgary Wild FC and how she's navigating and embracing the month of Ramadan as a professional soccer player in the NSL. youtu.be/3qI76SiplmA?...

submitted 51 days ago • 2 comments

Fuck. This.

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Yes, elbows up and all that. But let's continue to work against racism and violence against all Canadians. Because it doesn't matter how high your elbows are when someone's trying to light your hijab on fire. (📷 via National Council of Canadian Muslims - IG)

submitted 55 days ago • 7 comments

Chappell Roan’s The Giver, a song literally about lesbian topping she did as a country anthem cause she thought it was funny, used for Hockey Night in Canada’s opening tonight & it’s even funnier

submitted 56 days ago • 53 comments

If of interest, please share! I have launched my own sweatshirts, based on my book “The End, It Was All About Love”, and I am giving 10% of profits to International Women* Space, an amazing NGO which advocates for asylum seekers and refugees. More details here: everpress.com/it-was-all-a...

submitted 68 days ago • 19 comments

The importance of this photo can not be overstated. Professional women's soccer is coming to Canada. This is a dream for many and future inspiration for generations to come. Countless history-makers, goal takers and legends will be made. This is just the beginning. 🇨🇦 📷 Northern Super League

submitted 58 days ago • 1 comment

I am grateful to my friend and colleague @mouhamadrachini.bsky.social for this piece on one of the most underreported stories in the world of sports. www.cbc.ca/news/world/s...

submitted 61 days ago • 1 comment

Friends, colleagues, students and community: I'm thrilled to share that this Wednesday, I'm giving the 2025 Kesterton Lecture at the storied J-School at Carleton University. The event is in-persona and will be livestreamed. Register here: carleton.ca/sjc/cu-event...

submitted 68 days ago • 2 comments

Jesse Marsch has shown more patriotism than Wayne Gretzky. www.cbc.ca/sports/socce...

submitted 80 days ago • 7 comments

Discussing with @shireenahmed.bsky.social how important community is in ⚽️ @crunkchocolate.bsky.social mentioned WWC Watch Along’s w/ @sheabutterfc.com. Shout to out to our friends at @diasporautdpod.bsky.social as well. Episode drops Saturday on our Patreon

submitted 93 days ago • 1 comment

The presswashing of the deaths of colleagues has been the biggest failure of media in history. Ignoring their murders has hurt the industry in a way that can never be forgotten. And won't be. @pressfreedom.bsky.social

submitted 93 days ago • 2 comments

Thanks to @shireenahmed.bsky.social for coming on “Choppin’ It Up!” Episode will be out and available on our Patreon (first 15 minutes on YouTube and our podcast feed) this weekend🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

Last week I attended the Bold, Beautiful, and & Brilliant Black History Month Celebration featuring Dr. John Carlos at TMU. Getting to chat with him was a highlight of my career. His sincerity and commitment to anti-oppression is unparalleled. (📷 Daniel Carrero) www.instagram.com/reel/DF5Zhkk...

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

Two episodes of our interview series "Choppin' It Up" will be recorded. Special guests are Nico Calabria & @shireenahmed.bsky.social Watch the episodes in full along with our library of episodes on Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=94168109

submitted 97 days ago • 1 comment

It’s @shireenahmed.bsky.social’s birthday!!! 🥳😘

submitted 115 days ago • 2 comments

My latest for the @theguardian.com: "Donald Trump’s Return to Power Lays Bare the Lie that Sports Don’t Matter." Sports are politics by other means, and in the coming years, sports will be vital political terrain. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...

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Many of today’s undocumented college students — an estimated 408,000 nationwide — are not eligible for any legal protections whatsoever.

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