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By Amaar Burton on May 7, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Al Habsi, Al Harthy among Oman’s most popular

Somewhere between the NFL’s official ruling that its Super Bowl champions cheated on their way to the title, and professional Islamophobe Pamela Geller confirming that masses of people can be […]

By Amaar Burton on May 6, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Video: Hakeem Olajuwon’s top 10 plays

While the 2014-15 version of the Houston Rockets chase the franchise’s third NBA championship — they currently sit tied 1-1 with the Los Angeles Clippers in their Western Conference semifinal […]

By Amaar Burton on May 4, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Said El Harrak loses on Mayweather-Pacquiao undercard

Whether or not the main event was good enough to justify its $99 pay-per-view price tag is still being debated among boxing fans (and non-fans) and the media. But weeks […]

By Amaar Burton on May 2, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

NFL Draft: Lions take Ameer Abdullah with 54th pick

A week before the 2015 NFL Draft, I asked former Nebraska running back and draft prospect Ameer Abdullah what he was looking for in a future employer. After giving the […]

By Amaar Burton on April 28, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Said El Harrak’s big break could be on Mayweather-Pacquiao undercard

The biggest boxing event of the 21st century will draw the world’s attention to Las Vegas on May 2, when welterweight superstars Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will step […]

By Amaar Burton on April 28, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

Q&A with NFL Draft prospect Ameer Abdullah

In a past era of pro football, Ameer Abdullah would have been traveling to Chicago this week to attend the NFL Draft in person, taking his place in the invitation-only […]

By Amaar Burton on April 26, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

Olympic hopeful Ibtihaj Muhammad balances fencing and fashion

Speed, precision and effective strategy with a fencing saber has taken Ibtihaj Muhammad on business trips to bucket-list destinations like London, Paris, Italy and Morocco — and next summer, if […]

By Amaar Burton on April 22, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Life in prison: How Islam can save Aaron Hernandez

When the gavel came down last week on Aaron Hernandez — the former New England Patriots and University of Florida football star convicted of first-degree murder in the 2013 shooting […]

By Amaar Burton on April 21, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Kenneth Faried and the breakout season that wasn’t

The beginning of the NBA playoffs last weekend marked the end of a regular season that was both fruitful and frustrating for Denver Nuggets power forward Kenneth Faried. Last summer, […]

By Amaar Burton on April 16, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

7 Muslims to watch in the NBA playoffs

The globalization of the National Basketball Association has been a multi-layered process: part geographic, part linguistic, part stylistic and part philosophical. Not only has the league that was born in […]

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