Marouane Fellaini has gone ‘from misfit to maestro’
Sports fans are fickle. So is the sports media. And while that’s certainly no industry secret or recent development, it does seem like that fickle behavior has worsened in the […]
Haroon’s Marathon Mission: Racing to fight cancer
Originally published at MuslimMatters.org on April 11, 2015 If all goes well, Haroon Mota will cross the finish line at the 2015 London Marathon about two hours after the winner […]
Video: Miralem Pjanic highlights
Miralem Pjanic‘s skills on the soccer pitch are so smooth, he’s earned the nickname “il Pianista,” or “The Pianist.” The 25-year-old Bosnian Muslim midfielder plies his trade for Roma in […]
NHL player Yakupov’s generosity makes headlines
For reasons complicated enough to deserve their own column — or more like a graduate-level dissertation — an athlete behaving badly on his personal time is 100 times more likely […]
Anelka speaks on his conversion to Islam
Nicolas Anelka‘s career has covered enough peaks and valleys across the international soccer landscape to warrant at least a couple of ESPN 30 for 30 documentary pitches. The 36-year-old striker […]
Retired runner says Farah’s record shouldn’t count for Europe
Mo Farah is one of Europe’s most accomplished athletes. The 32-year-old distance runner has won two Olympic gold medals while representing Great Britain; three World Championship golds and a silver; […]
Cisse, Ozil incidents a lesson in responsibility
As the global sports industry continues to grow — from a million-dollar business to a billion-dollar business to a trillion-dollar business and beyond — not every element of its progress […]
Does bodybuilding have a place in Islam?
Originally published at MuslimMatters.org on March 14, 2015 What is excellence without exposure? While the devout Muslim wakes up and goes to bed striving for rewards bestowed by none other […]
Video: Edin Dzeko highlights
Edin Dzeko has developed a habit of playing his best futbol in the biggest matches. The 29-year-old Bosniak Muslim has won championships in the highest leagues in Germany and England, […]
Muhammad Ali urges Iran to release Muslim-American journalist
Parkinson’s disease has taken a lot from former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, but it has not taken the boxing legend’s faith in Allah [swt] nor his commitment to social […]
