Karimi was ‘Showtime’ for soccer in Iran
This past weekend, the championship of Iran’s Persian Gulf Pro League was to be decided in a pair of soccer matches. Teraktor-Sazi, No. 1 in the standings via goal-differential tiebreaker, […]
Husain Abdullah on the pilgrimage and the penalty
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’ […]
What would a Muslim do as NFL commissioner?
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 […]
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 — […]
