The women’s World Cup is being played here in Canada. There is one outstanding player, Nadia Nadim, who isn’t here. The reason? Nadia plays for Denmark and Denmark did not qualify for this year’s World Cup finals.

Click here to read her story. It is a fascinating one and is about much more than soccer – even though soccer is providing a channel for the promotion of women’s rights in the world.

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