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harassment in sports and against harassment of female Muslim athletes around the world. She delivered a TEDxTalk in 2016. Shams received the Gul Jee Art Award several times. She is a 3-time All
Pakistan debating champion. She has credited her father as her inspiration for debating, however she has not competed in debating since 2014. Shams was also invited by Malala Fund to address the UN Commission on the Status of Women in 2017, focusing on women’s economic empowerment.
320:, and her house was struck twice. Due to the cultural restrictions on women to play sports, Noreena Shams disguised his identity and pretended to be a boy to play cricket. At that time, she was 15 years old. She played for a whole year on the national junior team and then ended up in the girls’ team when her identity was revealed. She played for a short while on the cricket team before moving on to squash.
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Pakistan in the Junior Olympics. Shams has played different sports and has won 63 gold medals, 24 silver medals and 5 bronze medals. As a squash player, Shams has been among the Top 40 Asian Junior
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