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Qatar leaps to first-ever Olympic silver
It was hard not to be won over by the tall Qatari olympian with the boyish smile at the Rio Olympic high jump final last night. Mutaz Barshim most definitely, and quite literally, upped his game. The...
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Against all odds, Jordan wins first-ever Olympic medal…and it’s a gold
Taekwondo fighter Ahmad Abughaush has made Jordanian history at the Rio 2016 Olympics, though he was considered an underdog at the start of the competition. Abughaush won Jordan’s first-ever Olympic...
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The Arab world’s only double-medalist at #Rio2016 lashes out at his government
Taoufik Makhloufi is the only Algerian to make it to the Rio Olympic podium, and he did it twice. The runner competed in the 800 and 1,500-meter races at Rio 2016 and won silver in both, making him the...
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10 Muslim women who made us proud at #Rio2016
Female Muslim athletes have been reeled into a tug-of-war. Their communities, predominantly, tell them to cover up, and sports federations discourage them from competitions unless they do otherwise....
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No, you can’t separate sports from politics
For those surprised to see politics “invade” sports news recently, it’s worth noting that politics never really left the stadiums. Sports has always been a place where politics, quite literally, played...
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Brazilian artists just immortalized #TeamRefugees with street art
Hands down, the Refugee Olympic Team won the Rio Olympics, regardless of what the medal table says, and now they have a graffiti mural honoring their legacy. Artists Rodrigo Sini and Cety Soledade...
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These 15 Arab athletes won medals in #Rio2016
From a significant showing of Saudi female olympians to the debut of a refugee team, to politically charged encounters between Israel and Egypt, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, Arabs didn’t walk past Rio...
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Sheikh Mohammed: Gold-winning UAE Paralympian ‘inspires us all’
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, the ruler of Dubai and vice president of the United Arab Emirates, tweeted his glowing admiration of the nation’s first gold-winning athlete at the Rio 2016 Paralympic...
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An armless Egyptian table tennis player has people mind-blown
When he was ten years old, Ibrahim Hamadtou lost his arms in a train accident. Three years later, he went on to play table tennis with no hands, using his feet to serve the ball and mouth to hold the...
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Arabs win big at the Rio Paralympics
After bringing home 16 medals from the Rio Olympics, Arab athletes brought the summer to an impressive end with 74 Paralympic medals. From the world’s only armless table tennis player, to the blind...
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