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Playing the Game, Wearing Hijab — with Shireen Ahmed

Playing the Game, Wearing Hijab — with Shireen Ahmed

Update: 2018-03-29

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All Shireen Ahmed wanted to do was play — but college officials kept her off the pitch because she wanted to wear her headscarf, or hijab. This week, the player, advocate, and coach talks about her fight to get back on the field, what football means in the global South, and the day FIFA lifted its ban on hijab.

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Playing the Game, Wearing Hijab — with Shireen Ahmed

Playing the Game, Wearing Hijab — with Shireen Ahmed

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