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By Amaar Burton on July 18, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

Basketball players urge FIBA to allow hijab

On August 6, the women’s basketball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics will tip off in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with 12 teams representing 12 countries vying for the 12 […]

By Amaar Burton on July 18, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Moeen Ali: I would give up cricket before Islam

At 29 years old, Moeen Ali is by most accounts still in his athletic prime. And just one year removed from being voted one of England’s top five “Cricketers of […]

By Amaar Burton on July 6, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Muslim athletes celebrate Eid al-Fitr on social media

Eid al-Fitr is the annual celebration marking the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting. As a convert to Islam who grew up in the U.S., I would […]

By Amaar Burton on June 23, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

Muhammad Ali was both superhuman and super human

I wasn’t going to write this. When three-time world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali passed away on June 3 at the age of 74, surrounded by his family in Scottsdale, […]

By Amaar Burton on June 16, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Muhammad Wilkerson ranks 39th in NFL’s Top 100

Leave it to the hard-luck New York Jets to have a piece of good news actually translate into bad news. As NFL teams prepare for training camp this summer, the […]

By Amaar Burton on June 6, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Video: The best foods to eat during Ramadan

As we embark on the month of Ramadan, host Eddie Redzovic of “The Deen Show” talks to nutritionist Jim Marlowe about the best foods to eat in between the hours […]

By Amaar Burton on June 4, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Muhammad Ali, a.k.a. ‘The Greatest,’ dies at 74

Muhammad Ali was either the best athlete the world has ever seen, the most influential athlete the world has ever seen, or both. The former three-time world heavyweight boxing champion, […]

By Amaar Burton on June 1, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

The case for religious diversity in journalism

I recently attended a public panel discussion titled “Journalism So White” that explored a wide range of topics related to race and the American media. The focus was not so […]

By Amaar Burton on May 22, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

Soccer star Mesut Ozil makes pilgrimage to Mecca

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

By Amaar Burton on May 21, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Syria’s Ghazal sets world-leading high jump mark

It’s an Olympic year, which means the biggest stars of track and field are performing under a brighter spotlight than at any other time. This is when established stars solidify […]

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