Hassan Voted World Athlete of the Year
Because 2024 was an Olympic year, track and field had the world’s attention, as it tends to do every four years. With the spotlight turned up as high as it […]
Muslim Athletes Make ESPN’s 21st-Century Top 100 List
In a classic slow-time-on-the-sports-calendar move, ESPN recently unveiled its ranking of the top 100 pro athletes of the 21st century. Lists like this are all about criteria. And the more […]
Muslim Athletes Recognized at ESPY Awards
The sports world — at least a superstar-studded section of it — convened in Los Angeles on July 11 for the 2024 ESPY Awards, the show that was created to […]
Muslim athletes address Israel-Hamas war
Enes Freedom, the (probably) former NBA player who is always good for a polarizing political take on social media, did nothing but make sense in a Nov. 9 Twitter post […]
Muslim MMA stars headline UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi
It’s just common sense — and usually good business — for a combat sports promoter to book fighters who share a bond with the local fan base when putting together […]
Rodtang loses in Muay Thai superfight
Rodtang Jitmuangnon, better known in the combat sports world simply as Rodtang, is widely recognized as one of the best Muay Thai fighters of all time. The 26-year-old native of […]
Badr Hari forfeits fight after Morocco earthquake
On Friday night, just hours before Badr Hari was scheduled to compete in the main event of Saturday’s GLORY 88 kickboxing pay-per-view in Paris, a massive earthquake hit the legendary […]
LIV Golf, Saudi Arabia, and Islamophobia on the 40/40 Vision Podcast
I recently joined 40/40 Vision Podcast host Khaled Abdallah to discuss LIV Golf, Saudi Arabia, and the potential role Islamophobia has played in the public and media reaction to the […]
Golden opportunity lost in another boxing controversy
There’s always something wrong with boxing. Even in what has been a banner year for the oft-maligned sport — with high-profile fights littered throughout the 2023 calendar — boxing still […]
Sports world celebrates Eid al-Fitr to close Ramadan
This year’s Ramadan fell during a busy time on the sports calendar. The 30-day ninth month of the Islamic calendar began in late March and concluded this week — a […]
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