World Cup Dawah: Soccer fan takes shahada in Brazil
The Islamic Education and Research Academy, along with Mission Dawah, are in Brazil during the World Cup spreading the world of Islam ahead of Global Dawah Day on July 5. […]
Benzema in the running for World Cup’s top honor
As teams start to drop out of contention in the group stage and the World Cup championship picture begins to take shape, the competition for the coveted Golden Boot — […]
CAIR requests FIBA change its anti-hijab rule
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, has stepped to the forefront of the growing movement to pressure the […]
Mo Farah: World Cup soccer star?
With the World Cup underway, it seems everybody in the sports world has soccer on the brain. Over at Athletics Weekly, a British track and field publication, writer Jason Henderson […]
‘Tiger Woods and Kobe Bryant would love Islam’
In a recent episode of “The Deen Show,” a conversation with Imam Abu Taubah about polygyny in Islam evoked references to Tiger Woods and Kobe Bryant, two megastar athletes whose […]
11 Muslim players to watch at the World Cup
Muslim players have been an integral part of the fabric of soccer — ahem, football — for as long as the game has been the international pastime. It’s only natural […]
High school soccer team wears hijab to support Muslim teammate
Soccer’s international governing body, FIFA, lifted a longtime ban on headscarves on March 1 of this year, opening the door for Muslim women to wear hijab on the pitch. Apparently […]
Ummah Sports news update
Hasim Rahman upset in Super 8 first round http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/sport/10120055/Hasim-Rahman-out-in-first-round-of-Super-8 The 41-year-old former heavyweight champion, a Muslim from Baltimore, was the marquee name in Thursday’s one-night boxing tournament showcase held in […]
Is Thabeet part of OKC’s championship plan?
For the fourth postseason in a row, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s run at an NBA championship came up painfully short of the finish line in 2014. And now reality is […]
Reports: Franck Ribery to miss World Cup
French soccer star Franck Ribery, whose long list of accomplishments includes a 2013 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award and being named 2013 Muslim Athlete of the Year by Taqwa […]
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