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. […]
As many star athletes do for their people, Ibtihaj Muhammad has become a symbol and a spokesperson for Muslim Americans. It’s not just because she won a bronze medal in […]
Back in August 2016, the same month in which the Olympic Games began in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, basketball’s international governing body (FIBA) was supposed to meet and vote on […]
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 […]
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 […]
The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will go down in history as the Games of Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps and Simone Biles — in that or some […]
The comforting, feel-good narrative was that Ibtihaj Muhammad of the United States did not need to win a fencing match, let alone a fencing medal, for her first Olympic experience […]
Day 7 of the Rio Olympics marked the beginning of track and field competition, which included a teeming entry pool of 80 women in the 100-meter dash. Two of those […]
As the months leading up to the 2016 Summer Olympics turned into weeks, and as the weeks turned into days, Ibtihaj Muhammad‘s popularity as an athlete and celebrity continued to […]