Q&A with sports writer, activist Shireen Ahmed
Shireen Ahmed is as versatile, unselfish and impactful in her line of work as one of her favorite soccer players, French superstar Louisa Necib, is in hers. “I love, love, […]
Shireen Ahmed is as versatile, unselfish and impactful in her line of work as one of her favorite soccer players, French superstar Louisa Necib, is in hers. “I love, love, […]
The narrative of the female who shows strength through fighting — be it at home, in school, at work, in sports or simply day to day in a society that […]
When 17-year-old Malik Abdul-Haqq starts telling a story about ditching school early on a Friday afternoon, it sounds like the beginning of a tale we’ve all heard before. Teenagers skipping […]
An entire industry exists under the basketball umbrella for athletes known as “professional dunkers.” Tracing its roots in above-the-rim showmanship back to NBA superstars like Julius “Doctor J” Erving, Michael […]
Ammar Moussa excels at one activity — running — that has made him a two-sport college athlete competing across all three seasons of the NCAA sports calendar. The senior at […]
Before he was an All-American offensive lineman in high school, a standout at the University of Notre Dame, an NFL draft pick and now a Super Bowl champion with the […]
In the two-week buildup to Super Bowl 50, the narratives of two central characters dominated the media coverage: The age and impending retirement of Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, and […]
At the masjid on a recent Friday, they talked about priorities. The context of this khutba was that while plenty of Muslims manage to make time for leisure, not enough […]
The 2016 edition of “The Muslim 500,” an annual list of the world’s most influential Muslim men and women compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in Jordan, includes […]
The third pillar of Islam is zakat, an obligatory charity given by Muslims who can afford it to community members in need. It is said that just as ablutions purify […]