NBA 2015-16 Preview: Muslim Players to Watch
When Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors clinched the 2015 NBA championship in a six-game series victory over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, it was the perfect way […]
NBA commercial features Muslim wheelchair basketball players
For the upcoming 2015-16 NBA regular season, the league has a new ad campaign titled “This Is Why We Play.” The first in the series of television commercials features a […]
Justice or Else: What role do athletes play in the movement?
My father and I were two of the hundreds of thousands of people — two of perhaps one million, according to some estimates — who gathered in front of the […]
Abdul-Jabbar’s 1979 Season-Opening Buzzer-Beater
As the start of the 2015-16 NBA season approaches, it will be tough for any of the league’s opening-night games on Oct. 27 to beat the drama and historical significance […]
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 […]
Islamic keys to losing weight and living healthy
On a recent episode of “The Deen Show,” Dr. Saiyad Salahuddin Ahmad shared some advice and tips on healthy living and eating right from a unique Islamic perspective:
How One NFL Fan Turned Part-Time Hobby Into 24/7 Media Venture
The United States of America is many things; so many things that the titles and labels often contradict each other. We’re a beautiful cultural melting pot with an ugly racist […]
Muslim players to watch this NFL season
Although the NFL surpassing Major League Baseball as America’s favorite sport was a relatively recent occurrence, the NFL has been better than MLB at representing the social melting pot known […]
Muslim medal winners at the IAAF World Championships
With the obvious exception of one Usain Bolt — the living legend from Jamaica who landed in Beijing, China, for this year’s biggest track and field meet under a cloud […]
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