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 […]
Turkish NBA player gets death threats following failed coup
Far from the spotlight of American media and politics — where debates rage on about racism, gun violence, immigration, poverty, LGBT equality and a struggling bipartisan government — a harsh […]
Basketball players urge FIBA to allow hijab
On August 6, the women’s basketball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics will tip off in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with 12 teams representing 12 countries vying for the 12 […]
Moeen Ali: I would give up cricket before Islam
At 29 years old, Moeen Ali is by most accounts still in his athletic prime. And just one year removed from being voted one of England’s top five “Cricketers of […]
Muslim athletes celebrate Eid al-Fitr on social media
Eid al-Fitr is the annual celebration marking the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting. As a convert to Islam who grew up in the U.S., I would […]
Muhammad Wilkerson ranks 39th in NFL’s Top 100
Leave it to the hard-luck New York Jets to have a piece of good news actually translate into bad news. As NFL teams prepare for training camp this summer, the […]
Muhammad Ali, a.k.a. ‘The Greatest,’ dies at 74
Muhammad Ali was either the best athlete the world has ever seen, the most influential athlete the world has ever seen, or both. The former three-time world heavyweight boxing champion, […]
Soccer star Mesut Ozil makes pilgrimage to Mecca
The fifth pillar of Islam is Hajj, a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca that every able-bodied and financially capable Muslim is supposed to make at least once in […]
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