GEISH 104: Muslim Women and Sport
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In our third special, we are joined by Shireen Ahmed and Sanaa Qureshi to discuss the topic of Muslim women and sport. Find some useful links below: Bingo Card for how commentators speak about Muslim women athletes (courtesy of Shireen Ahmed) Shireen's list of women of colour journalists. The Cricket Monthly piece (written by Ahmer Naqvi) on Sana Mir - Pakistan women's cricket captain - that we spoke about on the podcast. Football Beyond Borders Olympics 2016   Email – [email protected] Blog – sportshistoryshow.blogspot.com
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