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By Amaar Burton on November 29, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Mutaz Essa Barshim named IAAF Male Athlete of the Year

It would be too easy to write something in this space about Mutaz Essa Barshim scaling new heights in 2017, or leaping into the next stratosphere of his sport, or […]

By Amaar Burton on November 28, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Musa Abdul-Aleem has his own baller brand

Basketball has taken Musa Abdul-Aleem all over the world. In the two years since he finished his collegiate career at Troy University in Alabama — where he played his senior […]

By Amaar Burton on August 16, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Muslim medal winners at the IAAF track and field world championships

As much as the 2017 IAAF World Championships of track and field were about bidding farewell to a pair of legends, it was also about introducing some fresh faces that […]

By Amaar Burton on August 6, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Muslim players take part in NBA Africa exhibition

In the nicest way it can be said, the NBA appears to be trying to take over the world. Think back to the famous 1992 Olympic “Dream Team” experiment. Would […]

By Amaar Burton on June 29, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

Muslim athletes celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking end of Ramadan

Each year, the end of Ramadan — Islam’s holy month of fasting, prayer and charity — is marked by Eid al-Fitr, a celebration that can last up to three days […]

By Amaar Burton on May 27, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Muslim athletes celebrate beginning of Ramadan

The holy month of Ramadan is one of beautiful struggle for Muslims around the world. Through the rigors of fasting during the daylight hours, one can gain strength of character. […]

By Amaar Burton on May 8, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

Williams, Kaepernick and the audacity of peaceful protest

Consider the dilemma of the socially conscious, conscientious objector whose skin color and/or religion does not align with mainstream White Christian Western society. When a real, perceived or anticipated injustice […]

By Amaar Burton on May 4, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

FIBA finally votes to allow hijab headscarves

It is a victory, albeit one that came late and resulted from a battle that shouldn’t have had to be fought in the first place. On Thursday, FIBA, basketball’s international […]

By Amaar Burton on March 31, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Haroon’s New Mission: 4 Marathons in 3 Weeks

When Haroon Mota committed to running his first marathon in 2012, he admits he didn’t give it too much thought. London was hosting the Summer Olympics that year. British distance […]

By Amaar Burton on March 23, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

Paul Pogba replaces Muhammad Ali on ‘The Muslim 500’

The 2017 edition of “The Muslim 500” — an annual list of the world’s most influential Muslim people compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in Jordan — includes […]

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