Middle East’s New Karate Champ
Meet the karate champ who recently won gold medals in the Karate World Championship in Germany. The champ is Egyptian, and oh yeah, a woman, and her name is Abou el-Yazed. … [Read more...]
Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
Meet the karate champ who recently won gold medals in the Karate World Championship in Germany. The champ is Egyptian, and oh yeah, a woman, and her name is Abou el-Yazed. … [Read more...]
“I am very proud that everyone now knows me as Afghan Bruce Lee,” says Abbas Alizada whose rags to fame story is helping change the often unhopeful narrative on Afghanistan. … [Read more...]
Pakistani adventurer Moin Khan is competing for the chance to be a part of Fjällräven Polar, a 300km journey across the arctic tundra in the North Pole. … [Read more...]
Nizaam Carr is the first Muslim rugby player to make the squad for the South African team, the Springboks, and says that he represents those who couldn’t play. … [Read more...]
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Australian professional boxer Billy Dibb talks about being bullied as a child for having a different faith than his peers and how being “different” ultimately changed his life for the better. … [Read more...]
Despite the challenges of training in a very conservative country, the Afghan’s women’s cycling team show no signs of slowing down and are currently training for the 2016 Olympics. Their coach has … [Read more...]
The Dodgers’ new general manager is Farhan Zaidi, a Muslim who grew up in the Philippines and is known for being influenced by Michael Lewis’ baseball book “Moneyball.” … [Read more...]
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Taekwondo champion, Mahama Cho, talks about his tough childhood growing up in the Ivory Coast where he experienced bullying and grew up to "utilize the pain and hardship” as motivation. … [Read more...]
In this video segment, Muslims in Detroit react to news that the NFL penalized Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah for kneeling in prayer after scoring a touchdown. The NFL has since rescinded … [Read more...]
In Toronto, teams on a softball league are named after something that you might not associate with the sport – Muslim empires and dynasties. Meet the Brotherhood Softball League, largely made up of … [Read more...]