Basketball pro’s next move: Unifying women and girls through sports
When she decided to take the next step in her spiritual journey by donning the Islamic hijab full-time, Indira Kaljo was unknowingly taking the first step on a road that […]
VIDEO: Muslim women talk about participation in sport
In this clip from 2012, a diverse handful of Muslim women in London talk about their participation in sport, from the barriers standing in their way to how they overcome […]
Wheelchair basketball helps heal in Afghanistan
Afghanistan, a country that is more than 99 percent Muslim, has been embroiled in one war or another since the late-1970s. Two byproducts of the violence and economic disarray are […]
Nine sports figures among ‘The Muslim 500’
Six active athletes, one retired star, one retired legend, and one behind-the-scenes power broker made their way onto the 2014-15 edition of “The Muslim 500,” an annual list of the […]
Qatar team forfeits at Asian Games in hijab protest
When basketball’s international governing body, FIBA, revealed its plan on Sept. 16 to begin a lengthy process of potentially eliminating its rule outlawing hijabs and other religious head coverings on […]
FIBA relaxes anti-hijab rule with 2-year ‘testing phase’
What may seem like a long overdue and well-deserved victory for those urging basketball’s international governing body (FIBA) to eliminate a discriminatory headgear rule is but a small, slow step […]
FIBA reviews rule prohibiting hijab, delays decision
Basketball’s international governing body met on Wednesday in Spain prior to the start of the 2014 FIBA World Cup, a scheduled session that had received worldwide attention because of one […]
