Posts by: Umar Hussain
As brothers Husain and Hamza Abdullah continue to make headlines for fasting while preparing for their NFL season, a high school football team is gaining attention as well. “Fordson” is a feature-length documentary film that follows four star Muslim football players from a high school in Dearborn, Mich., as they prepare for their season during the month of Ramadan.
IN THE NEWS: A Duke University study shows that contrary to Palin-Gingrich belief, mosques in America actually help prevent terrorism.
IN THE NEWS: If you saw Yahoo.com today, safety Husain Abdullah might have crept onto your screen like he does in pass coverage. This time, he is bringing Islam positive coverage as he made it known that he will be fasting during the NFL Pre-Season and the beginning of the regular season on Sept. 9th when the Abdullah’s Vikings play the New Orleans Saints.
Rarely have Pakistan and India been described as dynamic together. Yet, both countries have provided us with a dynamic duo in men’s tennis doubles that is challenging the top-seeds deep into tournaments. The pair is an example of the positive results that can be achieved through interfaith partnerships.
“The Muslim professional can make good the fasting days in times when there are no matches, and so continue to pay God and the holy month of Ramadan honor and respect”
When Zinedine Zidane infamously bowed out of the international game in 2002, world football not only lost one of its best players in history, but also one of the Muslim world’s biggest stars. Since then, no player has stepped up to earn the same veneration as the French icon. However, a lot can change in four years, and in that time a country that has a history of xenophia has produced our new poster boy: Mesut Ozil.
After being disqualified from competing in an inaugural six-nation youth Olympics for girls this year, Iran has reportedly had its ban lifted by FIFA and will compete in Singapore from August 12 to 25. The reason for disqualification was a result of a simple FIFA rule prohibiting compulsory team equipment of religious significance, like hijabs. Other Muslim athletes have competed in hijabs before, like Bahrain’s Olympic sprinter Ruqaya Al Ghasara.
If big name athletes ever get involved in politics it is almost always after they retire. Rarely does an athlete to get involved before his or her prime. This is exactly what Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh is doing in his native France. The 26 year-old striker last month decided to join the Democratic Movement party of France, a.k.a MoDem, and run in their regional election in southwest France next month.
Dave Zirin, a sports columnist and creator of Edge of Sports, weighed in on Muslim athletes who use their visibility to create awareness for world events and concerns. He said players like Mohamed Aboutrika, an Egyptian soccer player who lifted his jersey after scoring a goal to reveal a “Sympathize with Gaza” shirt, have a “real effect throughout the world.”
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