CAIR weighs in on Waiters and the national anthem
Five days and several plot twists have happened since the Dion Waiters national anthem story first broke last Friday. In case you missed it: Waiters, a third-year guard with the […]
VIDEO: NFL Films features Husain Abdullah
It took “Monday Night Football,” a touchdown scored at the expense of a living legend, and a brief yet heated controversy for Husain Abdullah to become a household name among […]
NFL player Husain Abdullah penalized for prayer
Husain Abdullah is the most visible Muslim player in the National Football League. The Kansas City Chiefs free safety is known as much for his exploits on the field — […]
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Hasim Rahman upset in Super 8 first round http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/sport/10120055/Hasim-Rahman-out-in-first-round-of-Super-8 The 41-year-old former heavyweight champion, a Muslim from Baltimore, was the marquee name in Thursday’s one-night boxing tournament showcase held in […]
NFL hopeful Adham Talaat trying out for KC Chiefs
When his name wasn’t called during the NFL draft, Adham Talaat‘s pro football journey did not come to an end. His work was just getting started. The son of Egyptian […]
NFL Draft prospect Adham Talaat: 1st-round talent, 7th-round mentality
When the NFL Draft begins on May 8, after the BCS bowl standouts and future franchise quarterbacks have gone off the board, the next-biggest storyline will focus on the polarizing […]
For Muslim athletes, sacrifice is part of the job
I wrote a guest column for The Seattle Times about the sacrifices Muslim athletes make. Here’s an excerpt: The biggest decision of Zaid Abdul-Aziz’s life nearly cost him his NBA […]
Chiefs re-sign Husain Abdullah
Two years after his bold decision to walk away from the NFL to make the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and travel the U.S. visiting masjids, Husain Abdullah has taken another […]
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