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By Amaar Burton on December 5, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Toures among top Africans to play in Premier League

The United States might be considered the world’s biggest cultural melting pot, but it is England’s Premier League that best represents diversity in professional sports. Soccer is the global game […]

By Amaar Burton on December 3, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

What’s wrong with Kenneth Faried?

This was supposed to be Kenneth Faried’s year. In the spring of 2014, during the post-All-Star break portion of the NBA season, Faried was statistically one of the best power […]

By Amaar Burton on December 2, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

VIDEO: Demba Ba is a goal-scoring machine

The professional soccer landscape is full of Muslim players, and many of them have been known to occasionally celebrate a goal by performing the sajdah prostration before Allah. But Senegalese-French […]

By Amaar Burton on November 21, 2014 • ( 1 Comment )

Inside the ring with referee Kamal Hasan

In his paid profession as a paralegal and in his side gig as a boxing referee, Kamal Hasan thrives in environments where maintaining order among fierce competitors is imperative. His […]

By Amaar Burton on November 21, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Report: Muslim countries among world’s most obese

Ummah Sports aims not only to feature Muslim athletes, but also to bring attention to health and fitness in the Muslim community. That goes beyond covering the brothers and sisters […]

By Amaar Burton on November 19, 2014 • ( 1 Comment )

VIDEO: Mohamed Salah has skills

Mohamed Salah hasn’t had a lot of success since his landmark move from Basel of the Swiss Super League to Chelsea of the English Premier League in January 2014. It’s […]

By Amaar Burton on November 13, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

NBA center Enes Kanter supports Dion Waiters

On Wednesday, Nov. 5, NBA shooting guard Dion Waiters was in the locker room and not standing with his Cleveland Cavaliers teammates for the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before […]

By Amaar Burton on November 12, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

CAIR weighs in on Waiters and the national anthem

Five days and several plot twists have happened since the Dion Waiters national anthem story first broke last Friday. In case you missed it: Waiters, a third-year guard with the […]

By Amaar Burton on November 10, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Mahama Cho is fighting for Taekwondo world supremacy

To the mainstream American sports audience, mixed martial arts (MMA) has emerged as the combat sport of choice. At any given time of day, you can scroll through the cable […]

By Amaar Burton on November 8, 2014 • ( 1 Comment )

UPDATE: Dion Waiters, Islam and the national anthem

Part of my day job is to watch news wires from sports media outlets around the world to find the most interesting and important stories as soon as they’re published. […]

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