Author Archives: Qusai Hussain

Resilience, Homelessness, and Fighting from the Ground Up

When reading Under the Lights and in the Dark, by Gwendolyn Oxenham, I gained a unique glimpse into the livelihood and experiences of famous women’s soccer players. As progressive as a country or region can claim to be, it is quite obvious what their actual values are towards gender roles and women when understanding how… Read More »

Facing Adversity: A Never Ending Fight

Gail Newsham’s “In a League of Their Own!: The Dick, Kerr Ladies Football Team provided a detailed account of the emergence of women’s soccer and the history of the Dick, Kerr women’s football. The resilience and willingness of the women’s team to ignore all criticism that pushed them to stop playing soccer was both admirable… Read More »