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Meet Ibtihaj Muhammad: US First Female Athlete In Hijab by Misterdhee1(m): 1:29pm On Aug 09, 2016
On the fourth day of the Rio 2016 Olympics, an absorbing record got broken in the US Camp. A female athlete represented the nation in hijab, the first ever in the Nation's sporting history. She is Ibtihaj Muhammad, a 31-year-old athlete representing America at the Olympics fencing competition. Here are 10 basic things about the American saber fencer:
1. She was born on the 4th of December, 1985 in Maplewood, New Jersey to a devout Muslim family
2. She is an African-American by descent
3. At her early age, her parents were in search of a sport for her to play which will allow her to be fully covered, as prescribed by her Islamic faith. She joined a fencing team at age 13.
4. She graduated from Duke University, where she had a double major in International Relations and African Studies, with an academic scholarship.
5. She was a 3-time All-American and the 2005 Junior Olympic champion.
6. She has been a member of the US National Fencing team since 2010
7. As of this year, she ranks as the Number 2 best in Fencing in the United States and the Number 8 in the world
8. She is a 5-time senior world medalist, as well as being a world champion in the Fencing team event
9. She started a clothing company, named Louella, with the aim of bringing modest and fashionable clothing to the US market.
10. She serves on the US Department of State's Empowering Women and Girls through Sport Initiative as a sports ambassador.

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Re: Meet Ibtihaj Muhammad: US First Female Athlete In Hijab by passyhansome(m): 10:46pm On Aug 09, 2016
Who Hijab don epp or give Medal
Re: Meet Ibtihaj Muhammad: US First Female Athlete In Hijab by nicedas(m): 11:19pm On Aug 09, 2016
I noticed some thing, they are busy fighting islam, islam is busy progressing, zidane is coaching the biggest club in the world today, pogba is the most expensive player today. Mahrez won premier league best player. Even politicaly and otherwise, Allah is the greatest

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Re: Meet Ibtihaj Muhammad: US First Female Athlete In Hijab by Nobody: 3:33am On Aug 10, 2016
passyhansome:
Who Hijab don epp or give Medal
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Re: Meet Ibtihaj Muhammad: US First Female Athlete In Hijab by nicedas(m): 8:57am On Aug 10, 2016
passyhansome:
Who Hijab don epp or give Medal
who unclothedness help
Re: Meet Ibtihaj Muhammad: US First Female Athlete In Hijab by passyhansome(m): 10:04pm On Aug 10, 2016
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Re: Meet Ibtihaj Muhammad: US First Female Athlete In Hijab by Misterdhee1(m): 11:19am On Aug 15, 2016
passyhansome:
Who Hijab don epp or give Medal
Hijab don help this one naw

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