Noha Beshir

Expert Overview

Noha Beshir is an expert on issues of hockey, Montreal Canadiens, hijab and Bill 21.

Noha Beshir is an IT professional, a writer, and an avid hockey fan living in Ottawa, Ontario. As a hijab-wearing Muslim Canadian, Noha has lived through and observed the way hijab has been co-opted to target marginalized communities. She has written about her experiences living in Quebec in the lead up to the passing of Bill 21 in Maisonneuve Magazine and appeared on TVO's The Agenda to discuss it.

Noha has been an avid hockey fan since the age of 11 and has regularly appeared on CBC radio in Ottawa and Montreal to discuss her beloved yet embattled Montreal Canadiens. She has also been a semi-regular contributor to the Game Over Montreal Podcast on the SDPN Sports Network. When she isn't working or complaining about the Habs, she can be found cycling on the Ottawa river, reading in her favourite coffee shop, or writing about motherhood, faith, and life on her blog.