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EPISODE · Feb 13, 2026 · 32 MIN

What Happened When Muslim Girls Started Playing Football

from What Takes Root: Stories of Resistance and Reclamation

In 2012, almost on a whim, social justice leader Sabah Khan helped to found a football team for Muslim girls in Mumbra, India’s largest Muslim ghetto. But it wasn’t easy. From fighting for time on Mumbra’s crowded fields to overcoming societal pressures to keep girls indoors, Sabah explains how something as simple as playing a game can be a powerful act of resistance.For more information about ORA, visit https://orawards.org/And for more information about Sabah Khan and the work that she does, see her profile on LinkedIn.

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In 2012, almost on a whim, social justice leader Sabah Khan helped to found a football team for Muslim girls in Mumbra, India’s largest Muslim ghetto. But it wasn’t easy. From fighting for time on Mumbra’s crowded fields to overcoming societal...

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