March Madness Brings Basketball’s Unjust Laws to Light
It is a question that has both sparked and squashed revolutions; that has both inspired overdue societal change and been used as justification for senseless crimes: If a law is […]
Mo Farah is getting a wax statue
To the rest of the world, Mo Farah is a track star. In Great Britain, he’s a certified hero. When London hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics, Farah was the home […]
Omer Asik is working with Hakeem Olajuwon
When the Houston Rockets decided last summer to invest $87 million in Dwight Howard, it only seemed natural that the franchise would enlist the greatest player in its history — […]
Video: New Yorkers talk about Islam, and it’s scary
This is why we can’t ever stop talking about hot-button topics like race, religion and politics in mixed company. As uncomfortable as the conversations might get, they’re too necessary to […]
What made Muhammad Ali “The Greatest”?
Muhammad Ali is known around the globe simply as “The Greatest” when it comes to boxing, but what exactly made the three-time heavyweight champion of the world so great? According […]
Henry on Ozil: Mo’ money, mo’ problems
Thierry Henry knows a little something about the lifestyle of a rich and famous soccer player. The 36-year-old may be at the tail end of his career, but it’s a […]
For Muslim athletes, sacrifice is part of the job
I wrote a guest column for The Seattle Times about the sacrifices Muslim athletes make. Here’s an excerpt: The biggest decision of Zaid Abdul-Aziz’s life nearly cost him his NBA […]
Video: Demba Ba – Muslim soccer star
Demba Ba is a striker for Chelsea of the English Premier League and Senegal’s national team. In a recent interview with the beIN Sport network, Ba talks about Islam and […]
Hopkins-Shumenov winner will fight …
We now know what lies ahead for Bernard Hopkins should he get past Beibut Shumenov on April 19, and it’s not the kind of 50th birthday bash “The Alien” was […]
It’s Too Soon to Give Up on No. 1 Pick Nail Yakupov
If the NBA held its young stars-in-training to the same standard as the NHL, Kobe Bryant would have been sent packing by the Lakers after his second year in the […]
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