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Shireen Ahmed

Senior Contributor

Shireen Ahmed is a multi-platform sports journalist, a TEDx speaker, mentor, and an award-winning sports activist who focuses on the intersections of racism and misogyny in sports. She is an industry expert on Muslim women in sports, and her academic research and contributions have been widely published. She is co-creator and co-host of the “Burn It All Down” feminist sports podcast team. In addition to being a seasoned investigative reporter, her commentary is featured by media outlets in Canada, the USA, Europe and Australia. She holds an MA in Media Production from Toronto Metropolitan University where she now teaches Sports Journalism and Sports Media. You can find Shireen tweeting or drinking coffee, or tweeting about drinking coffee. She lives with her four children and her cat.

Latest from Shireen Ahmed

Bless the sports bra, but can we lose that uncomfortable padding?

As CBC Senior Contributor Shireen Ahmed writes, for people who work out and have breasts, a sports bra is essential. Some just needs tweaks in their design to make them best suit the purpose.

Joy Drop: It's important to embrace the wins and savour the happiness

CBC Sports Senior Contributor Shireen Ahmed's weekly roundup of the things that struck her from the week that was.

Growing number of Black women in basketball leadership roles provides renewed optimism

As CBC Senior Contributor Shireen Ahmed writes, although only 26 per cent of university and college coaches in Canada are women, there is a space where women are thriving: women's basketball.

Women deserve more than just a chair at sports media table

CBC Senior Contributor Shireen Ahmed on the way women's voices are showcased in sports media and other predominantly male spaces. Are these conversations tokenized or are women really being seen and heard?

Jully Black's change to Canada's anthem is how true reconciliation works

Jully Black's powerful performance at the NBA All-Star Game showed us that intentionality and understanding go a long way to teaching and correcting when the words may not be the right ones, writes CBC Senior Contributor Shireen Ahmed.

Joy Drop: Canadian trio kick off Women's History Month with some glorious gold

CBC Sports Senior Contributor Shireen Ahmed's weekly roundup of the things that struck her from the week that was.

Joy Drop: February an inspiring month of cultural, historical learnings

CBC Sports Senior Contributor Shireen Ahmed's weekly roundup of the things that struck her from the week that was.

Jully Black's change to Canada's anthem is how true reconciliation works

Jully Black's powerful performance at the NBA All-Star Game showed us that intentionality and understanding go a long way to teaching and correcting when the words may not be the right ones, writes CBC Senior Contributor Shireen Ahmed.

Joy Drop: Fans, opponents showing their support for Canada's women's soccer team

CBC Sports Senior Contributor Shireen Ahmed's weekly roundup of the things that struck her from the week that was.

Canadian women soccer players defiant in wake of shameful treatment by Canada Soccer

A job action was not the first choice of the Canadian women's soccer team. Their first choice is to get paid properly and be supported by a federation for doing the work they are brilliant at doing.

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