Nine sports figures among ‘The Muslim 500’
Six active athletes, one retired star, one retired legend, and one behind-the-scenes power broker made their way onto the 2014-15 edition of “The Muslim 500,” an annual list of the […]
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VIDEO: NFL Films features Husain Abdullah
It took “Monday Night Football,” a touchdown scored at the expense of a living legend, and a brief yet heated controversy for Husain Abdullah to become a household name among […]
VIDEO: Khabib Nurmagomedov’s greatest hits
If the old saying is true that we learn more about ourselves in defeat than we do in victory, then it’s possible Khabib Nurmagomedov does not yet know himself very […]
Ameer Abdullah is still the Heisman Trophy front-runner
If this seems like an odd time to advocate for Ameer Abdullah as the best college football player in the country and the rightful front-runner for the Heisman Trophy, well […]
Pogba can become an all-time great, teammate says
The accolades and accomplishments have come so often on such big stages for Paul Pogba that it’s easy to forget he is only 21 years old. And yet the star […]
NFL player Husain Abdullah penalized for prayer
Husain Abdullah is the most visible Muslim player in the National Football League. The Kansas City Chiefs free safety is known as much for his exploits on the field — […]
Qatar team forfeits at Asian Games in hijab protest
When basketball’s international governing body, FIBA, revealed its plan on Sept. 16 to begin a lengthy process of potentially eliminating its rule outlawing hijabs and other religious head coverings on […]
FIBA relaxes anti-hijab rule with 2-year ‘testing phase’
What may seem like a long overdue and well-deserved victory for those urging basketball’s international governing body (FIBA) to eliminate a discriminatory headgear rule is but a small, slow step […]
Faried helps Team USA win FIBA World Cup gold
Kenneth Faried scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds in Sunday’s gold-medal game at the FIBA World Cup, helping Team USA rout Serbia 129-92 in Madrid, Spain, to win the […]
10 Muslim players to watch at FIBA’s World Cup
The name may be the same, and they are sharing a summer on the global sports stage, but otherwise there aren’t many obvious similarities between FIFA’s World Cup (soccer) and […]
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