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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
This year’s Hajj — the annual pilgrimage of millions of Muslims to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia — was bookended by a pair of heartbreaking, tragic events […]
Although the NFL surpassing Major League Baseball as America’s favorite sport was a relatively recent occurrence, the NFL has been better than MLB at representing the social melting pot known […]
Any time soccer lands a featured role on the American mainstream media schedule, it’s a good thing for Major League Soccer. So while the U.S. women’s national team makes its […]
It seems like old history now — to those who even remember it happened — but the Kansas City Chiefs were supposed to have rudely shut the New England Patriots’ […]
Originally published at MuslimMatters.org on Jan. 31, 2015 In the fortnight of wall-to-wall media hype dedicated to Super Bowl XLIX, no storyline has gone unturned. From Bill Belichick‘s deflated footballs […]
Demba Ba is, in at least one way, the Tim Tebow of Muslim athletes. Tebow is the Heisman Trophy-winning college quarterback who played a few way-too-scrutinized years in the NFL. […]