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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.
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.
Hamida Dakane – first Black and first Muslim to serve in the North Dakota House of Representatives [27] Keith Ellison – first Muslim congressman from Minnesota [28] Louis Farrakhan – leader of the Nation of Islam; George Bethune English (1787–1828) – American adventurer, diplomat, soldier, and convert to Islam.
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 ...
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 ...
Great athletes have been born all across America. Serena Williams may have gotten her start on tennis courts in Compton, but she was born in Michigan. Take a look below and see the most famous ...
Kulsoom Abdullah was born in Kansas City, Missouri and grew up in Okeechobee, Florida.She frequently visited Pakistan while growing up and speaks Pashto. [3] She has a Master's degree and PhD in electrical and computer engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. [4]
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