In another instalment of the Siren Spotlight series, Rana Hussain delivers some creative writing to navigates the experiences of a young Muslim girl participating in sport. Summaya ran between the horizontal lines of the bitumen multipurpose court at East Keilor Primary School. She could see Cassandra ahead of her, all pink cheeks and intensity as she ran, …
The Outer Sanctum is back and ready to melee. Kirby Fenwick spoke with Lucy Race and Rana Hussain about community, having hard conversations and sustainability. The Outer Sanctum have returned to their independent roots after their amicable split from the ABC earlier this year. After three months away from the microphones, a new episode dropped …
By Rana Hussain Sport has always been a cornerstone of our national identity. Many migrants to the country can attest to the experience of being encouraged to pick a sports team as a way ‘into’ Australian culture. Intertwined with sport in Australia is corporate Australia, media and politics. Sport, as we know, can have incredible …
As we look toward International Women’s Day 2020, and aligning with our values at Siren, we wanted to highlight some important sporting icons of our own, as well as those of some women across the sport media landscape. Alison Smirnoff — Melissa Hickey I first met Mel Hickey back in 2015 when I had just …