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| Muslim sports heros; that Obama spoke of last night. | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 7 2015, 06:37 PM (247 Views) | |
| Deleted User | Dec 7 2015, 06:37 PM Post #1 |
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Who/where are they? |
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| wanderingjays | Dec 7 2015, 06:39 PM Post #2 |
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Good question |
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| Jackd | Dec 7 2015, 07:04 PM Post #3 |
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You'll find many if you look outside of your back yard. Look at some soccer players in Europe.... Zinedine Zidane Yaya Tourrà (???spelling)... one of the world highest paid athelete (+$25million/year) Mohamen Ali, rigs a bell? Mike Tyson |
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| wanderingjays | Dec 7 2015, 07:20 PM Post #4 |
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I don't know. I'll check it out. |
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| jcapps | Dec 7 2015, 07:22 PM Post #5 |
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Let the european ones stay there |
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| Brewster | Dec 7 2015, 07:22 PM Post #6 |
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Boxing Muhammad Ali in 1978Muhammad Ali – became a member of the Nation of Islam in 1964,[129] converted to Sunni Islam in 1975 Bernard Hopkins – former Middleweight and Light Heavyweight world champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad – former Light Heavyweight Champion Matthew Saad Muhammad – former Light Heavyweight Champion Dwight Muhammad Qawi – former Light Heavyweight and Cruiserweight Champion Hasim Rahman – former Heavyweight champion Mike Tyson – Undisputed Heavyweight Champion in 1987; converted in 1994 (influenced from preacher in prison) Basketball NBA player Shaquille O'Neal DeSagana Diop - Senegalese basketball player for the Charlotte Bobcats Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – converted to Islam from Catholicism in 1968, initially joining the Nation of Islam before retaking the Shahada and converting to Sunni Islam that very summer Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf – former player for Denver Nuggets (converted in 1991, formerly Chris Jackson) Shareef Abdur-Rahim – retired player, named NBA All-Star in 2001–02 season[139] Hassan Adams – drafted by and played for the New Jersey Nets, later the Cleveland Cavaliers, then KK Vojvodina (in Serbia). Larry Johnson – retired player, played for the Charlotte Hornets and New York Knicks Nazr Mohammed – player for the Charlotte Bobcats[141] Mehmet Okur – Turkish player of the Utah Jazz[142] Shaquille O'Neal – player for the Boston Celtics; rapper and actor[143] Hakeem Olajuwon[144] Rasheed Wallace - player for the Boston Celtics NFL NFL player turned sportscaster Ahmad Rashad Hamza Abdullah – safety for the Cleveland Browns Husain Abdullah – safety for the Minnesota Vikings Oday Aboushi - guard, drafted by the New York Jets in 2013, currently with the Houston Texans. Az-Zahir Hakim – wide receiver formerly for the St. Louis Rams Ryan Harris[152] Abdul Hodge – linebacker for the Carolina Panthers[23] Ahmad Rashād – former wide receiver for Minnesota Vikings, award winning sports-caster (converted in 1972) Ephraim Salaam – offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions[155] Muhammad Wilkerson – defensive end for the New York Jets Usama Young – free safety for the New Orleans Saints Wrestling Dara Daivari – Iranian American, former wrestler at the WWE[158] Mixed martial arts Muhammed Lawal - former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight World Champion |
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| wanderingjays | Dec 7 2015, 07:25 PM Post #7 |
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That's ok but how many were born in a muslim country and how many are converts ? |
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| Deleted User | Dec 8 2015, 08:51 AM Post #8 |
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Most of them were converts when that was an initiative for protest. |
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