Liverpool FC’s Mohamed Salah’s goal celebrations: a guide to British Muslimness
Liverpool FC’s Egyptian-born forward Mohamed Salah is currently one of the Premier League’s most prolific goalscorers. This, his debut season with Liverpool, has seen Salah earn multiple accolades: most left-footed goals scored in a Premier League season, second-fastest player in Liverpool’s history to reach 30 goals, one of the top ten goalscorers in Europe, and […]
DC United’s Star Muslim Goalie Balances Faith with Soccer
Ramadan, Islam’s holy month, poses unique challenges for professional athletes like soccer player Bilal Hamid. Ramadan is a time of reflection honoring the first revelation of the Quran to the prophet, Muhammad. It’s also a month of fasting during which able-bodied Muslims abstain from food and drink from sunrise to sunset. Hamid is a star […]
Muslim Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad discusses race in sport at Morgan State event
Olympic fencing medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad came to Morgan State University on Tuesday carrying the same message she delivered in Rio de Janeiro after becoming the first Muslim-American woman to compete and medal at the Olympic Games wearing a hijab — the traditional Muslim head scarf. “I remember being a kid and being told that I […]
Hassan Yazdani Grabs Gold Medal in 74-kg Freestyle Wrestling at Rio 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s freestyle wrestler Hassan Yazdani won the gold medal in 74 kg weight category at Rio 2016 Olympic games in Brazil on Friday. The Iranian wrestler defeated Haitian wrestler Asnage Castelly by 10 points to 0, and then prevailed over his Turkish opponent Soner Demirtas 7-0 in the next challenge to march into […]
Dolphins safety Isa Abdul-Quddus is proud of being Muslim
MIAMI — In Isa Abdul-Quddus, the Miami Dolphins hope they finally have acquired the ideal complement at safety to Reshad Jones — a high-IQ player who’s physical and disciplined, and more durable than Louis Delmas, who couldn’t stick long-term in the role because of knee injuries. The Dolphins also have something unusual in their new […]
American Muslim Dalilah Muhammad wins Olympic gold in women’s 400-meter hurdles
There was no letting up for Usain Bolt as he easily won gold in the 200 metres on a rainy night in Rio, keeping the sprinter on course for an Olympic “treble treble” ahead of the 4 × 100 metres relay. The Jamaican seemed disappointed with his time – 19.78 seconds – the same as […]
How four Olympians are fighting Islamophobia
The Olympics in Rio may have started off with fears of a terror attack, but these were soon replaced by talk of the prowess of Muslim athletes who are breaking stereotypes.Although many Muslim athletes from around the world competed in the Games, here we highlight the stories of four exceptional Muslim Olympians. Britain’s Mo Farah […]
Ex-players, colleagues and officials pay rich tributes as Hanif is laid to rest
Pakistan cricket legend Hanif Mohammad who passed away on Thursday after protracted illness was laid to rest here on Friday afternoon at the PECHS Graveyard amidst emotional scenes. The former national team skipper’s Namaz-e-Janaza was offered after Friday prayers at Masjid-e-Nomani near his residence in Al-Hilal Society opposite Askari Park (Old Sabzi Mandi). The prayers […]
Rio 2016: Three N.J. fencers win team sabre bronze
RIO DE JANEIRO a Ibtihaj Muhammad came to the Olympics determined to show that Muslim women can compete at a high level in American athletes. With the help of two teammates from New Jersey, she will leave here with everlasting proof that she was right. A bronze medal. N.J.’s Ibtihaj Muhammad makes Olympic history by […]
Muhammad first US athlete to wear hijab at an Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO The third day of Olympic competition featured a couple of notable firsts: Rafaela Silva captured host Brazil’s initial gold medal of the Rio Games and fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad became the only American ever to compete in the Olympics wearing a hijab. The US men’s basketball team surged after a slow start, beating […]