Muslim athletes celebrate Eid al-Adha on social media
The fifth pillar of Islam is Hajj, a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia that every able-bodied and financially capable Muslim should complete at least once […]
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Muslim players to watch this NFL season
No, Colin Kaepernick is not going to appear on this list of Muslim NFL players. Contrary to what some angry American patriots have to say on social media, the San […]
Kaepernick’s anthem protest is absolutely the American way
The Muslim American community has become inextricably linked to the most controversial sports story of 2016. Before an NFL preseason game in Santa Clara, Calif., on August 26, San Francisco […]
Best and worst stories involving Muslim athletes at the Rio Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will go down in history as the Games of Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps and Simone Biles — in that or some […]
Bronze medal makes Muhammad’s Olympic statement even stronger
The comforting, feel-good narrative was that Ibtihaj Muhammad of the United States did not need to win a fencing match, let alone a fencing medal, for her first Olympic experience […]
Mo Farah repeats as Olympic 10k champion
Some people say the hardest thing to do in sports is to win when you’re expected to win. Right now in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, there are a handful of […]
Saudi, Afghani sprinters run in hijab at Olympics
Day 7 of the Rio Olympics marked the beginning of track and field competition, which included a teeming entry pool of 80 women in the 100-meter dash. Two of those […]
Egyptian pair wins weightlifting bronze at Rio Olympics
At just 18 years old, Sara Ahmed of Egypt already owns a piece of Olympic history. Ahmed won the bronze medal in the 69-kilogram (152-pound) division of the women’s weightlifting […]
Ibtihaj Muhammad makes Olympic history in Rio
As the months leading up to the 2016 Summer Olympics turned into weeks, and as the weeks turned into days, Ibtihaj Muhammad‘s popularity as an athlete and celebrity continued to […]
Muslim athletes to watch at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Think about the typical advertising campaign for the Olympic Games. More often than not, the focus is on finishing: Sticking the landing, crossing the finish line, scoring the gold-medal-winning goal, […]
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