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By Amaar Burton on April 14, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Marouane Fellaini has gone ‘from misfit to maestro’

Sports fans are fickle. So is the sports media. And while that’s certainly no industry secret or recent development, it does seem like that fickle behavior has worsened in the […]

By Amaar Burton on April 11, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Haroon’s Marathon Mission: Racing to fight cancer

Originally published at MuslimMatters.org on April 11, 2015 If all goes well, Haroon Mota will cross the finish line at the 2015 London Marathon about two hours after the winner […]

By Amaar Burton on April 8, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Video: Miralem Pjanic highlights

Miralem Pjanic‘s skills on the soccer pitch are so smooth, he’s earned the nickname “il Pianista,” or “The Pianist.” The 25-year-old Bosnian Muslim midfielder plies his trade for Roma in […]

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

NHL player Yakupov’s generosity makes headlines

For reasons complicated enough to deserve their own column — or more like a graduate-level dissertation — an athlete behaving badly on his personal time is 100 times more likely […]

By Amaar Burton on March 31, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Anelka speaks on his conversion to Islam

Nicolas Anelka‘s career has covered enough peaks and valleys across the international soccer landscape to warrant at least a couple of ESPN 30 for 30 documentary pitches. The 36-year-old striker […]

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

Retired runner says Farah’s record shouldn’t count for Europe

Mo Farah is one of Europe’s most accomplished athletes. The 32-year-old distance runner has won two Olympic gold medals while representing Great Britain; three World Championship golds and a silver; […]

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

Cisse, Ozil incidents a lesson in responsibility

As the global sports industry continues to grow — from a million-dollar business to a billion-dollar business to a trillion-dollar business and beyond — not every element of its progress […]

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

Does bodybuilding have a place in Islam?

Originally published at MuslimMatters.org on March 14, 2015 What is excellence without exposure? While the devout Muslim wakes up and goes to bed striving for rewards bestowed by none other […]

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 […]

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