Muhammad chats with Know Your Value about her new children’s book, “The Kindest Red: A Story of Hijab and Friendship” and her upbringing in a predominantly-white New Jersey suburb.
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When the Olympic fencer gets nostalgic for her favourite place, chef Kia Damon shows her how to remix Moroccan flavours at home.
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Ibtihaj Muhammad is relentless. It’s a word she uses to describe her drive, the thing that made her a groundbreaking Olympic athlete and one of Time Magazine’s most influential people. But it can also be the adjective picked to describe what it was like for her…
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At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Ibtihaj Muhammad made sports history by becoming the first Muslim-American woman to compete and win a medal for Team USA while wearing a hijab. While this monumental achievement has earned the athlete international recognition, prior to the Games, Muhammad had already started making her name known in the sports arena, as well as the fashion industry.
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Ibtihaj Muhammad entered the world stage when she captured a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics in the team sabre event. As the first American Muslim woman to compete for the United States wearing a hijab, Ibtihaj Muhammad is an inspiration and a role model for many young people.
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Nike used New York Fashion Week to unveil the kits its sponsored athletes will be wearing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with Ibtihaj Muhammad among the sports stars to model.
The hijab-wearing champion fencer walked the runway alongside the likes of high jumper Vashti Cunningham, skateboarder Sky Brown and basketball player Diana Taurasi.
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Saifa Khan trains with the Peter Westbrook Foundation at the Fencers Club in Chelsea on the morning of Saturday December 7, 2019. She was inspired to take up fencing by U.S. Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first American athlete to wear a hijab while competing.
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According to the listing, guests will also receive a meet-and-greet with celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin along with hair makeovers from hairstylists from Mane Addicts Creator Collective.
And you'll also receive a one-on-one fencing lesson with Ibtihaj Muhammad, the Olympic fencer who became the first Muslim American woman to wear a hijab while competing for Team USA and has her own Barbie.
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A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school--and two sisters on one's first day of hijab--by Olympic medalist and social justice activist Ibtihaj Muhammad.
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This month, Muhammad joined Nike’s “Move to Zero” panel to advocate on behalf of the brand, but also points out other ways in which she aims to make tangible changes on a day to day.
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As global climate strike events take place globally this week, Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad sat down with "GMA" to discuss the significance of this movement and how it has personally affected her lifestyle.
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Ibtihaj Muhammad, the Olympic fencer who became the first Muslim American woman to wear a hijab while competing for Team USA, talks on 3rd hour of TODAY about the message of acceptance behind her new children’s book, “The Proudest Blue.”
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Ibtihaj Muhammad isn't one of those athletes who's afraid to use her voice to speak out about important issues. The fencer and observant Muslim first catapulted into the spotlight during the 2016 Olympics when she became the American to rep Team USA while wearing a hijab. Since then, she's been named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People, had a Barbie created in her likeness, and starred in a Nike campaign for their high performance hijab—and she isn't slowing down. Here's how she's using her platform to pave the way for other Muslim women in sports—and how she drowns out the haters.
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Amid adversity, never be afraid of what you are destined to do, said Ibtihaj Muhammad, an activist, entrepreneur and Olympic athlete, at Stanford’s Baccalaureate ceremony, a multifaith celebration for graduating students and their families and friends.
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This spring in Paris, when Nike rounded up an inspiring roster of female athletes—including U.S. Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, Olympic gold medal–winning gymnast Simone Biles, and former U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team member Brandi Chastain—to unveil the brand’s 2019 World Cup uniforms, the message wasn’t just one of girl power. Sustainability was also at the forefront. Nike has become the industry’s number one user of plastic bottles, which it transforms into a fine yarn to craft its uniforms and other apparel (each uniform kit contains at least 12 bottles’ worth).
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In her new children's book, The Proudest Blue, Muhammad writes a story about two sisters and the beauty of their faith. Bustle spoke with Muhammad about her forthcoming book, and the message she hopes to send to children
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For Black History Month 2019, Muhammad created a playlist of songs that inspire her continued quest for greatness. “Here are a few songs I love that embrace that embrace the boundless nature of the black experience,” she tells Apple music, “and the power of black artists in driving culture.”
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Nike is rolling out its first-ever apparel collection designed specifically for yoga. In case you didn’t know a plethora of competitive athletes find solace in the calming, energy-driven workout. In an official press release, the sportswear brand shares that both WNBA player Alana Beard and U.S. Olympian Fencing Athlete Ibtihaj Muhammad are dedicated yoga participants.
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But in her new memoir, “Proud: My Fight for an Unlikely American Dream,” which is out this month along with a young readers edition, Ms. Muhammad documents the alienation she felt from her teammates and coach, the death threats that she said neither the United States Fencing Association nor the Olympic committee took seriously, and her feelings of anxiety and despair.
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I've lived the American Dream -- a life as a citizen of these United States, nurtured by parents who provided me opportunity and the freedom and courage to dream beyond boundaries.
As a child, I rode my bike in my neighborhood and played until bedtime. My family ate dinner at the table together, camped and vacationed at Disney World. The values that make me an American were instilled in me during those formative years: love, equality and a strong work ethic.
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