Shireen Ahmed
Company: Burn It All Down Podcast
Title: Sports Journalist
Expert Overview
Shireen is an expert on issues of sports, Islamophobia, sexism, misogyny, and racism.
Shireen is a multi-platform sports journalist, TEDx speaker, mentor, and 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 research and contributions to this topic are immeasurable. She is co-creator and co-host of the “Burn It All Down” feminist sports podcast team.
Shireen recently joined CBC Sports as a Senior Correspondent.
Publications/Media Experience
Video | Broadcaster calls out misogyny in sports - CBC
Video | The sports stories you haven’t heard, TedxToronto
Web | If you want to help the women of Afghanistan, here's what you need to know first - InStyle
Audio | Muslim Girls Fence: Re-imagining Care Ep1: ‘There's a joy in spaces of sisterhood,' - Maslaha [starts at 5:40]
Audio | Naked Midnight Vampire Basketball (Among Other Things) - The Unbenched Podcast [starts at 1:10]
Audio | Getting off the Bench - The Athletic [starts 7:45]
Opinion | Why should I have to train my hijabi daughter to protect herself in public? - TRT World
Opinion | Unsure how to talk to your kids about injustice? Start with Sports - Today’s Parent
Education
X University
Masters,
Media Production