Ibtihaj Muhammad
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
Faizah relates how she feels on the first day her sister, sixth-grader Asiya, wears a hijab to school.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"At the 2016 Olympic Games, Ibtihaj Muhammad smashed barriers as the first American to compete wearing hijab, and she made history as the first Muslim American woman to win a medal. But before she was an Olympian, activist, and entrepreneur, Ibtihaj was a young outsider trying to find her place. Growing up in suburban New Jersey, Ibtihaj was often the only African American Muslim student in her class. When she discovered and fell in love with fencing,...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Ibtihaj Muhammad's path to Olympic greatness has been marked with opposition and near-debilitating challenges because of her race, religion, and gender. As the only woman of color and the only religious minority on the U.S. women's saber team, she had to push past stereotypes, misconceptions, and negativity to find her own path to success and Olympic Glory. Her reflection provides an unflinching and honest portrayal of how she managed to stay true...