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Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir (Somali: Bilqis Abdul Qaadir; Arabic: بلقيس عبد القادر) (born 11 November 1990) is an American former collegiate basketball player. She was notable for playing basketball while wearing a hijab, a headscarf for Muslim women.
An undated mugshot of Mir Aimal Kansi on death row. Hasan Akbar – convicted of premeditated murder in a grenade attack on fellow soldiers [75] Hesham Mohamed Hadayet – Egyptian-American who killed 2 people at the El Al counter at Los Angeles International Airport [76]
Sudden cardiac death during a training run. [32] 4 Aug 2003: Pål Arne Fagernes Norway: 29: Javelin throw: Car accident. [33] 25 Dec 2004: Ian Syster South Africa: 28: Marathon: Drowning after car accident. [34] 14 Aug 2004: Robert Howard United States: 28: Triple jump: Murder-suicide of his wife. [35] 27 May 2005: Piotr Gładki Poland: 33 ...
Ibtihaj Muhammad (born December 4, 1985) is an American sabre fencer, author, entrepreneur and Olympic medalist.At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she became the first American woman to compete in the Olympics in hijab, the first American Muslim woman to win an Olympic medal, [1] and the first Black woman to win an Olympic medal in the sabre event, when she won bronze in the women’s saber team event.
I am a professional and I work in an area that is high-paced and intense. I don’t think people usually envision a Muslim woman in that space. I think that the main challenge is having those conversations and getting people to a place where they stop seeing me just as a Muslim, but a fellow American and person of faith. Being Muslim and being ...
The list of the most famous athletes in the world is dominated by footballers, and no athlete is more famous than Cristiano Ronaldo. In the most recent issue of ESPN the Magazine, Ben Alamar, ESPN ...
Muhammad Ali (/ ɑː ˈ l iː /; [2] born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and social activist. [a] A global cultural icon, widely known by the epithet "the Greatest", he is frequently cited as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.
A long-shot gold medal victory was a first on many fronts and an inspiration for future athletes in the face of oppression. Women's History Month: Nawal El Moutawakel inspired Muslim athletes Skip ...