Sports Archives

Sports, Women, World — March 9, 2015

Middle East’s New Karate Champ

Meet the karate champ who recently won gold medals in the Karate World Championship in Germany. The champ is Egyptian, and oh yeah, a woman, and her name is Abou el-Yazed. … [Read more...]

Sports, World — January 6, 2015

Meet The Afghan Bruce Lee

“I am very proud that everyone now knows me as Afghan Bruce Lee,” says Abbas Alizada whose rags to fame story is helping change the often unhopeful narrative on Afghanistan. … [Read more...]

Sports, World — December 19, 2014

Adventurer Moin Khan Targets North Pole

Pakistani adventurer Moin Khan is competing for the chance to be a part of Fjällräven Polar, a 300km journey across the arctic tundra in the North Pole. … [Read more...]

Sports, World — December 8, 2014

Rugby’s Nizaam Carr Represents

Nizaam Carr is the first Muslim rugby player to make the squad for the South African team, the Springboks, and says that he represents those who couldn’t play. … [Read more...]

Sports — December 5, 2014

Boxer Billy Dibb On Childhood Bullies and Faith

Australian professional boxer Billy Dibb talks about being bullied as a child for having a different faith than his peers and how being “different” ultimately changed his life for the better. … [Read more...]

Sports, Women, World — November 24, 2014

Afghan Women’s Cycling Team Bikes On

Despite the challenges of training in a very conservative country, the Afghan’s women’s cycling team show no signs of slowing down and are currently training for the 2016 Olympics. Their coach has … [Read more...]

Business, Tech & Science, National, Sports — November 11, 2014

Meet the Dodgers’ New GM

The Dodgers’ new general manager is Farhan Zaidi, a Muslim who grew up in the Philippines and is known for being influenced by Michael Lewis’ baseball book “Moneyball.” … [Read more...]

Sports — October 31, 2014

Childhood Hardships Motivates Taekwondo Champ

Taekwondo champion, Mahama Cho, talks about his tough childhood growing up in the Ivory Coast where he experienced bullying and grew up to "utilize the pain and hardship” as motivation. … [Read more...]

Faith, National, Sports — September 30, 2014

Muslims React to NFL’s Penalty Blunder

In this video segment, Muslims in Detroit react to news that the NFL penalized Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah for kneeling in prayer after scoring a touchdown. The NFL has since rescinded … [Read more...]

Sports, World — September 23, 2014

Muslim Softball League Bats a Thousand

In Toronto, teams on a softball league are named after something that you might not associate with the sport – Muslim empires and dynasties. Meet the Brotherhood Softball League, largely made up of … [Read more...]