Ep 19. Adwoa talks to the hijab-wearing referee changing the face of football

The Gurls Talk Podcast

Gurls Talk

Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 584 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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I think I’m in love with JJ, the UK’s first hijab-wearing and female referee who’s got her sights set on reffing the world’s biggest games. The Somali refugee spent her teens hiding her love of football from her family for cultural reasons, but now she’s proudly changing stereotypes and thrashing barriers on the pitch as she coaches, plays and refs all around the world. Listen now to hear how sport can change your life no matter who you are, what your background is or what you look l...

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0:00.0	Girls Talk.
0:06.8	You're listening to the Girls Talk podcast, hosted by me, Adjoa-Boha and powered by our friends at Nike.
0:13.9	This is where girls come together to talk, share, listen and take control.
0:18.6	So listen to us every week for your source of fierce chat.
0:22.7	And don't forget to subscribe.
0:31.3	Hi girls, welcome back to the Girls Talk podcast.
0:35.2	This week, I have such an inspirational guest on the podcast to celebrate
0:39.9	our month of migration. She's breaking barriers, records and odds, and she's the only FA qualified
0:47.0	official to wear a hijab. Her story as a refugee from Somalia is amazing, and she is full of
0:54.0	enthusiasm for what she does.
0:56.5	So let's get going so I can introduce you all to her.
1:03.0	Girls Talk.
1:05.3	JJ, welcome to the podcast.
1:07.6	Thank you so much for being here.
1:09.3	Thank you for having me.
1:12.7	This is my first ever podcast and I think it's going to be cool. Thank you for having me. No, no, I'm so happy when you said
1:19.3	yes to being on the podcast. Yes, come on. Can I? Yeah. Girls talk all the way. Come on. So So you're a record breaker in the UK.
1:30.2	Can you tell myself and the listeners what it is that you do and why, I mean, I know it's so
1:38.0	amazing and I know my listeners are going to completely be baffled about what you do.
1:42.9	So just tell me a little bit about your story
1:45.3	and what got you here today. So I'm originally from Somalia and due to the war, my family
1:54.8	fled and they moved to the UK 2004 and ever since like we started school none like no one spoke English and I just I was automatically into school like I knew I wanted to be part of like one day when I grew up I wanted to be a footballer so in year six that's the, that's the year I started school from, never knew
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