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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
As many star athletes do for their people, Ibtihaj Muhammad has become a symbol and a spokesperson for Muslim Americans. It’s not just because she won a bronze medal in […]
Back in August 2016, the same month in which the Olympic Games began in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, basketball’s international governing body (FIBA) was supposed to meet and vote on […]
For all the victories that were achieved across a wide swath of athletic endeavors, the Muslim sports community suffered one tremendous loss in 2016. On June 3, three-time world heavyweight […]
Riyad Mahrez began his breakout pro soccer season by scoring two goals in one match. He ended the season by helping Leicester City win the club’s first-ever championship in England’s […]
The battle lines were drawn pretty clearly between United States presidential candidate Donald Trump and Muslim American citizens ahead of the country’s Nov. 8, 2016, election day. Throughout his “Make […]
If you threw up your hands in frustration, swore off the NBA this past summer and haven’t paid attention since then, you may be surprised to learn that the league […]
