The first-ever NBA game played in Africa will feature three known Muslim players: Small forward Al-Farouq Aminu (Portland Trail Blazers), power forward Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets) and center Gorgui Dieng […]
Ruslan Chagaev, the WBA heavyweight boxing champion of the world and practicing Muslim from Russia, faced Italy’s Francesco Pianeta in his first defense of the title he won almost exactly […]
After coming to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a midseason trade from the Utah Jazz, Enes Kanter looked every bit like the dominant seven-footer many predicted he’d be when he […]
If you think Muslims in the United States and Europe have it difficult, living in countries that are more socially unfriendly to the Islamic community than officially oppressive, imagine the […]
During a recent visit to his ancestral home country of Kosovo, international soccer star Xherdan Shaqiri landed in the center of controversy when a photo of him posing with an […]
When it comes to athletes and unlawful performance-enhancing substances — a.k.a. steroids, a.k.a. PEDs, a.k.a. doping — all it takes is a whiff of smoke for many fans and media […]
In a stats-obsessed sports culture — particularly one that hasn’t been raised to love and appreciate soccer — it can be difficult for the casual observer to know the difference […]
