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

17 Muslim athletes to watch in 2017

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 […]

By Amaar Burton on December 14, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Riyad Mahrez named African Footballer of the Year

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 […]

By Amaar Burton on November 10, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Muslim sports figures react to Trump’s election victory

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 […]

By Amaar Burton on October 25, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Muslim players to watch this NBA season

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 […]

By Amaar Burton on October 5, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

Former soccer star Nathan Ellington’s journey to Islam

Toward the end of his 16-year professional playing career, Nathan Ellington established the Association of Muslim Footballers. The association’s mission is to support Muslim pro soccer players and “provide a […]

By Amaar Burton on September 29, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

Former boxing champ Chris Eubank on his conversion to Islam

During a 13-year professional boxing career, Chris Eubank compiled a record of 45 wins (23 by knockout), 5 losses and 2 draws. He won two world championships: the WBO middleweight […]

By Amaar Burton on September 24, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

‘Hijabi Runner’ featured on magazine cover

Sometimes, the best solution to a problem is the most simple and direct one. Rahaf Khatib, a recreational runner from Farmington Hills, Mich., felt that Muslim women who wear hijab […]

By Amaar Burton on September 14, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Muslim athletes celebrate Eid al-Adha on social media

The fifth pillar of Islam is Hajj, a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia that every able-bodied and financially capable Muslim should complete at least once […]

By Amaar Burton on September 8, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Muslim players to watch this NFL season

No, Colin Kaepernick is not going to appear on this list of Muslim NFL players. Contrary to what some angry American patriots have to say on social media, the San […]

By Amaar Burton on August 30, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

Kaepernick’s anthem protest is absolutely the American way

The Muslim American community has become inextricably linked to the most controversial sports story of 2016. Before an NFL preseason game in Santa Clara, Calif., on August 26, San Francisco […]

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