When she fences, no one can tell that Ibtihaj Muhammad is wearing a headscarf. That was the whole point. Growing up in New Jersey, Muhammad’s after-school schedule was a round robin of youth sports: ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — American Ibtihaj Muhammad looked like all the other fencers when she stepped on the piste, save for the nondescript black scarf covering her head. With that small gesture, Muhammad ...

Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, recently dismissed Erika López Prater, an adjunct faculty member, for showing two historical Islamic paintings of the Prophet Muhammad in her global survey ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- American Ibtihaj Muhammad looked like any other fencer when she stepped on the piste -- save for the nondescript black scarf covering her head. With that small gesture, Muhammad made ...

Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad poses for photos at the 2016 Olympic Team USA media summit Tuesday, March 8, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Muhammad would be the first American to compete in the Olympics ...

After arriving in Doha last September, Dalilah Muhammad told her coach that the world track and field championships would produce fast times. Even if she wasn’t necessarily thinking of herself. “I had ...

We talk about the life and legacy of boxing champion and activist Muhammad Ali with educator and writer Ishmael Reed, author of the book, “The Complete Muhammad Ali,” which was published last year.