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Muslim Female Athletes Use Voice and Visibility to Break Barriers There is a crisis of representation in the media. We live in a racially and ethnically diverse nation that is 51% female, but the news media itself remains staggeringly limited to a single…

Shirzanan is a proud presenting partner of "Girl Unbound" at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London. Screenings are March 15-16 but festival runs March 6-17. Buy tickets now!

See Girl Unbound In Waziristan, Pakistan, women are forbidden to play sports. MariaToorpakai disguised herself as a boy and became Pakistan's finest squash player, despite death threats to her and her family. See GIRL UNBOUND 15-16 March at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival & meet women's rights advocates from ar...

Shirzanan joined athletes-advocates who fight for the human right to sport and against discrimination that denies fair access. Athlete Ambassador Soolmaz Abooali is featured in a piece by Deadspin: "Athletes Pick A Side At the Women's March" -
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Athletes Pick A Side At The Women's March On the eve of the Women’s March in Washington, a group of female athletes gathered together at a tiny Mexican bar minutes from the Capitol building.

In an op-ed by Solmaz Sharif, co-founder of Shirzanan Global calls for FIVB to help end ban on Iranian women from attending men's volleyball matches. Shirzanan fights for access to sports for all Muslim females---as players AND spectators.

Iranian women should not face arrest and threats for watching volleyball The ability for Iranian women to be at stadiums is symbolic of their right to occupy public spaces, and to celebrate key moments in the life of the country