Interviews
Interviews
Shireen has been interviewed numerous times by various media outlets and organizations. Below is a list of her interviews, ordered from most recent to least recent. For each interview, the date is listed, followed by the title of the interview and the publication. Click on the interview title (highlighted in green) to read more about Shireen.
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2022
2022 May 4 - ‘It’s brutal’ – how French football’s hijab ban is affecting Muslim women, The Guardian
2021
2021 September 24 - Changing the game: Sports journalist Shireen Ahmed fights for gender, racial equity, Ryerson Today
2020
2020 December 6 - Redefining sports journalism: Shireen Ahmed refutes objectivity, and fights for authenticity, The Link
2020 February 25 - In conversation with Shireen Ahmed, McGill Tribune
2019
2019 October 18 - Why sports activist Shireen Ahmed wants to Burn it All Down, She Does The City
2019 September 19 - ‘I can’t make sense of a world in which women are not allowed to attend football games’, The Football Methods
2019 August 20 - TEDxToronto 2019: Shireen Ahmed, Writer, Podcaster, Activist for Muslim women in sports, TedxToronto
2018
2018 July 20 – Voices of the Game: Shireen Ahmed is a powerful advocate for women of color in sports, Raw Charge
2018 May 3 – Power Chat: Shireen Ahmed, Shekinah Ragland
2017
2017 March 27 – Sitting down with Shireen Ahmed, The McGill Daily
2017 March 21 – On the Pitch, Ryerson Review of Journalism
2017 February 26 – Roundtable: Muslim members of the sports media on discrimination, faith, Twitter, and more, Sports Illustrated
2017 January 2 – Shireen Ahmed – Sports, Women & Activism, Muslim Link
2016
2016 September 20 – The Best And Worst of Rio 2016, Media Diversified
2016 August 22 – The Veil Between Me And The World, Muslim Women Speak
2016 July 30 – Rio 2016: What We’re Looking Forward To, Media Diversified
2016 March 9 – Q&A with sports writer, activist Shireen Ahmed, Ummah Sports
2015
2015 February - Shireen Ahmed, Female Coaching Network
2014
2014 February 26 – Shireen Ahmed, Muslimah Montage