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Space at the Sports Table


Posted by shireen on 24 Oct 2017 / 0 Comments
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A few years ago, a friend of mine pulled me over at a conference I was attending on sports and politics. “Shireen, how do I get a place at the table? There is never a space for me,” he said. I stopped what I was doing and looked him squarely in the eyes: “Build your […]

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Muslimahs with disabilities need to you hold the lift door, not gawk at their mobility aids


Posted by syahirah on 11 Aug 2015 / 0 Comments
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A Singaporean news channel produced a series of Youtube videos featuring selected athletes with disabilities, or para-athletes. One featured athlete is Aishah Samad, a shooter who had to have all four of her limbs amputated after going into septic shock and contracting gangrene in the hospital on the way home from a trip to China. […]

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Muslim Women in Sports Media: Is It Still Progress if No One Cares?


Posted by shireen on 25 Sep 2014 / 1 Comment
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On September 16, 2014, basketball’s international governing body, FIBA, announced it would be allowing headcoverings during competitive play for a trial period. It stopped short, however, of permanently lifting its ban on hijabs, turbans and yarmulkes worn by basketball players. Stories of players being rejected from tournaments and forced to forfeit because of their headcoverings […]

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