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Modern Muslim female athletes have achieved success in a variety of sports, including volleyball, tennis, association football, fencing, and basketball. [2] In the 2016 Summer Olympics, fourteen women from Muslim-majority countries won medals, participating in a wide range of sports. [3]
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.
Mohammed Ahmed (runner) – Somali-born Canadian long-distance runner, 3-time Olympian, Canada's most successful athlete in long-distance racing, the first to medal in the 5000 metres at both the World Athletics Championships (bronze in 2019 World Athletics Championships) and the Olympic Games (silver in 2021)
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 ...
Ismail al-Faruqi – Muslim philosopher and scholar; Jonathan A C Brown – Muslim lecturer and scholar. Amina Wadud - Islamic scholar and activist; Suhaib Webb – Muslim lecturer and activist; Imam of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, the largest mosque in the New England area [138] [139] [140] Hamza Yusuf – Muslim scholar [141]
The timing is far from ideal, but during the holy month of Ramadan, Muslim athletes around the world adjust their schedules to squeeze in workouts when they can.
Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah [6] (born Hussein Abdi Kahin; [7] 23 March 1983) is a Somali-British former long-distance runner.Considered one of the greatest runners of all time, his ten global championship gold medals (four Olympic and six World titles) make him the most successful male track distance runner in the history of the sport, and he is the most successful British track athlete in ...
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