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Pull Quotes – S7E4 – Beyond the Pitch... Soraya El-Houni on Profiling Shireen Ahmed

Evan Zeller chats with Soraya El-Houni about her 2025 Review profile on Shireen Ahmed, a multiplatform journalist, a senior contributor with CBC Sports, a public speaker, and an award-winning sports activist focusing on the intersections of race and gender in sports.

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Soraya is a final-year Master of Journalism student who served on the 2024-2025 Review’s audience and engagement team. She has written for Toronto Life, SEASON Zine and Darby Magazine. She is interested in long-form writing, sports, culture, and social justice.

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