From Refugee To Referee

Ian Wright's Everyday People by Sony Music

May 4, 202134:13Society & Culture

Meet Jawahir ‘JJ’ Roble, a football referee blazing a trail on the pitch. JJ is one of the few female, Muslim referees in the country, and though still in her 20s she hopes the strides she’s making today will inspire oth...

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