Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
Je’Nan Hayes is a basketball player at Watkins Mill high school in Maryland who six weeks ago was forced to sit out a game, after being told that she was not allowed to participate because she wears a … [Read more...]
Je’Nan Hayes is a basketball player at Watkins Mill high school in Maryland, and was recently forced to sit out a game, after being told that she was not allowed to participate because she wears a … [Read more...]
The Guardian interviews Muslim athletes about Nike’s new hijabi line of athletic wear (see Nike To Launch ‘Pro Hijab’ Line). Here’s what they had to say: Alia Komsany, a professional rower from … [Read more...]
Muslim athletic women take note – Nike has just announced the launch of “Nike Pro Hajib” for Spring of next year. The “Pro Hijab” is a specially-designed head-covering featuring an elongated back so … [Read more...]
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir has been playing basketball for 22 years, holding the scoring record by a high school player in her home state of Massachusetts. The former Division1 NCAA player says that she has … [Read more...]
Last Sunday, sixteen-year-old amateur boxer Amaiya Zafar was ready to compete at the Sugar Bert Boxing National Championship in Kissimmee, Florida when the fight was abruptly called off. Boxing … [Read more...]
There’s a lot about the Gaza strip that you probably have read about, but did you know that along its 25-mile Mediterranean coastline is a very active surf scene? "Once I paddle out past the … [Read more...]
From 26-year-old Dalilah Muhammad who won gold in the women’s 400m hurdles to 25-year-old judo player Majlinda Kelmendi, the first athlete from Kosovo ever to win an Olympic medal, to media darling … [Read more...]
Twitter campaigns #LetThemPlay and #FIBAAllowHijab are in full operation, protesting the International Basketball Federation rule which states that hijabs are not to be worn during a game. In 2014 … [Read more...]
26-year-old Dalilah Muhammad is an American track and field athlete who last week became the first American woman to win a gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the Rio Olympics, at a breath-taking … [Read more...]
