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By Amaar Burton on March 24, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Video: Edin Dzeko highlights

Edin Dzeko has developed a habit of playing his best futbol in the biggest matches. The 29-year-old Bosniak Muslim has won championships in the highest leagues in Germany and England, […]

By Amaar Burton on March 13, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Muhammad Ali urges Iran to release Muslim-American journalist

Parkinson’s disease has taken a lot from former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, but it has not taken the boxing legend’s faith in Allah [swt] nor his commitment to social […]

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

Basketball pro’s next move: Unifying women and girls through sports

When she decided to take the next step in her spiritual journey by donning the Islamic hijab full-time, Indira Kaljo was unknowingly taking the first step on a road that […]

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

Algeria’s first action movie features Mike Tyson

According to the people responsible for promoting the new movie Gates of the Sun (Algeria Forever), an action film has never before been produced in Algeria. The first venture into […]

By Amaar Burton on February 26, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Ameer Abdullah’s NFL draft diary

Once upon a time, running back was as much of a glamour position in football as quarterback. The men who moved the ball on the ground were just as likely […]

By Amaar Burton on February 25, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Muslim athlete sues LA Fitness over prayer ban

Mohammed Fall, a 28-year-old former college basketball player and practicing Muslim, has filed a lawsuit in federal court against health-club chain LA Fitness seeking unspecified damages, claiming he was prohibited […]

By Amaar Burton on February 25, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Abdul-Wahad on Islam, France and Charlie Hebdo

If you’ve become an NBA fan in the last 20 years or so, it might be difficult to imagine the league without the presence of players from France. In the […]

By Amaar Burton on February 24, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Bodybuilder aims to lift sport’s profile among Muslims

It takes an admirable amount of humility for a big man to admit he is looking for a safe place. In a society in which we’ve been socialized to believe […]

By Amaar Burton on February 20, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Kanter traded at NBA deadline, joins Waiters in OKC

Three months ago, controversy brought Enes Kanter and Dion Waiters together. It was back in November when Waiters, a third-year shooting guard with the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers, became a magnet […]

By Amaar Burton on February 18, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Najib works double duty chasing championships

Not every professional athlete is a millionaire. Some of them aren’t even hundred-thousand-aires. Some of them, in fact, still hold “regular” jobs in order to make a living until bigger […]

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