Pro, amateur athletes among 2015’s most generous British Muslims
This is the time on the calendar for media outlets to make lists. Lots of best-of, worst-of, who’s-hot, who’s-not lists to commemorate the end of 2015 and the beginning of […]
Australian cricketer Khawaja opens up about Islam
In a world in which sports is business, and business still includes marketing and public relations, it would make sense for an athlete to be discouraged from being open about […]
Olympic gold, world record within reach for high-flying Barshim
Some athletes who can jump very high don’t necessarily look the part. NBA star DeAndre Jordan, for example, stands 6-foot-11 and weighs 265 pounds and yet he can lift that […]
High school hooper Ahmed Ali scores 103 points in one game
In the annals of Canadian basketball, Denham Brown holds a special place. The former University of Connecticut standout, who was drafted by the NBA’s Seattle Supersonics and has played all […]
NBA journey ending for Turkoglu, Mohammed
Two of the longest-tenured players in the NBA, a pair who played for a total of 13 teams over a combined 32 seasons, have both reached the end of the […]
Rugby star, boxer owes transformation to Islam
For as long as humans have been interested in recognizing athletic excellence, versatility has been a highly valued trait. Amidst our canonization of Michael Jordan the basketball player and Babe […]
Benzema: Best in the world?
The college football season is going strong and the NBA season is just starting, which means a lot of today and tomorrow’s sports debates are going to be variations of […]
Boxing promoter aims for a more Muslim-friendly show
It would not be a stretch to say that every Muslim living in a country on this planet that does not have a majority-Muslim population — especially in liberal Western […]
Muslim athletes celebrate Eid al-Adha on social media
This year’s Hajj — the annual pilgrimage of millions of Muslims to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia — was bookended by a pair of heartbreaking, tragic events […]
Adebayor lists 13 reasons why he converted to Islam
By the end of soccer’s 2015 summer transfer window, Emmanuel Adebayor may have a new professional home. The 31-year-old from Togo, considered one of the elite scoring forwards in England’s […]
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