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 Sports Illustrated, Racialicious, Policy Mic, The Globe and Mail, Jezebel, VICE Sports, Islamic Monthly, Soccer Politics/ The Politics of Football, A Football Report, Huffington Post, Football Beyond Borders, International Museum of Women, Best Health Magazine, Aquila Style, Muslim Voices, Women Talk Sports, Footynions, espnW and Edge of Sports Radio.
To learn more:
https://www.shireenahmed.com/welcome/
https://www.pri.org/stories/2014-06-09/i-was-made-feel-i-had-choose-between-my-faith-and-my-soccer
https://sport.education.uconn.edu/beyond-the-field-speaker-series/
For more information, contact: Beyond the Field Series at beyondthefieldseries@gmail.com