A SMALL SEGMENT OF RENOWNED AMERICAN MUSLIM ACHIEVERS IN AMERICA
Art
,_Shirin_Neshat.jpg)
Shirin Neshat at theViennale 2009.
- Shirin Neshat – Iranian-American visual artist and film director. Awarded the The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize in 2006, and the Silver Lion in 2009.[1]
- Shahzia Sikander – Pakistani-American artist. Winner of the “genius” award”.[2][3]
Business
Mohamed El-Erian at theWorld Economic Forum.
- Mohamed A. El-Erian – CEO of PIMCO, manager of over $1 trillion in global assets.[4]
- Fuad El-Hibri – CEO of Emergent BioSolutions[5][6]
- Jawed Karim – Co-founder of Youtube[7]
- Farooq Kathwari – CEO of Ethan Allen Global, Inc.[8][9]
- Abdul Malik Mujahid – President of Sound Vision and community activist[10]
- Safi Qureshey – Pakistani-American entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the co-founder and former CEO of AST Research.[11]
Entertainment
Comedy
Dean Obeidallah
- Ahmed Ahmed – standup comedian, actor[20]
- Mo Amer – standup comedian[21]
- Dave Chappelle – standup comedian (converted in 1998)[22]
- Tissa Hami – standup comedian[20]
- Maz Jobrani – standup comedian, actor[23]
- Aasif Mandvi – comedian, actor[24]
- Preacher Moss – standup comedian, comedy writer[21]
- Dean Obeidallah – standup comedian[20]
- Azhar Usman – standup comedian[25][26]
- Maysoon Zayid – standup comedian, actress[20]
Film
Shohreh Aghdashloo
- Nabil Abou-Harb – filmmaker, Writer/Director of “Arab in America”.[27]
- Shohreh Aghdashloo – Academy Award-nominated Iranian-born actress[28]
- Moustapha Akkad – film director, producer[29]
- Lewis Arquette – film actor, writer, and producer[30][31]
- Sayed Badreya – actor, filmmaker[32]
- Said Taghmaoui – actor[33]
Music
Rapper Ice Cubeperforming in 2006.
- Ahmad Jamal – Jazz pianist[34]
- Akil – Rapper. Formerly of the alternative hip-hop group Jurassic 5.[35][36]
- Ahmet Ertegün – Songwriter and founder of Atlantic Records[37]
- Akon – Rapper [38][39]
- Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Producer, DJ and rapper. Formerly of A Tribe Called Quest. He is a Sunni Muslim.[11]
- Art Blakey – American jazz drummer and bandleader[40]
- B.G. Knocc Out – Rapper from Compton, CA, (converted to Islam in 1999)[41]
- Beanie Sigel – Rapper[35][42][43]
- Big Daddy Kane – Rapper. He is a 5 percenter.[44][45]
- Brother Ali – Rapper. Converted to Sunni Islam.[11][46]
- Busta Rhymes – Hip-hop artist and rapper. He is a 5 percenter.[11][47]
- Casey Kasem For years an American Druze radio personality known for his top forty DJ format.
- Chali 2na – Rapper. Formerly of the alternative hip-hop group Jurassic 5, and of Ozomatli[48]
- DJ Khaled – Rap artist and DJ[49][50]
- Everlast – Rapper from the Irish-American hip-hop group House of Pain. Converted to Sunni Islam.[11][51][52]
- Freeway – Rapper. He is a Sunni Muslim.[11][43][53][54]
- Ghostface Killah – Rapper. Member of the hip-hip group the Wu-Tang Clan[35][55]
- Ice Cube – Rapper and producer.[56]
- Jermaine Jackson – Singer, bass guitarist[57][58]
- Lupe Fiasco – Rapper. He is a Sunni Muslim.[11][35][59]
- Mark 7even – Rapper. Formerly of the alternative hip-hop group Jurassic 5[36]
- MC Ren – Rapper[60]
- Mos Def – Rapper. Initially joined the Nation of Islam before converting to Sunni Islam.[11][35][61]
- Napoleon – Former member of Tupac Shakur‘s rap group the Outlawz, now a motivational Muslim speaker[62]
- Nas – Rapper and 5 percenter[35][63]
- Native Deen – Artist rap group[64]
- Q-Tip – Rapper. Formerly of A Tribe Called Quest. He is a Sunni Muslim.[11][65]
- Rakim – 5 percenter, Rapper & former member of the hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim.[63][66]
- Scarface – Rapper[35][67][68]
- Raekwon – Rapper. Member of the hip-hip group the Wu-Tang Clan[69][70][71][72]
- Rhymefest – Grammy award winning hip hop artist and co-writer of the single “Jesus Walks“[73]
- Snoop Dogg – Rapper. Joined the Nation Of Islam.[11][74][75]
- T-Pain – singer, rapper[76]
- Vinnie Paz – Rapper in the hip-hop group Jedi Mind Tricks.[77]
- Yusef Lateef – Jazz musician and Grammy Award winner[11][78]
Television
.png)
Dr. Mehmet Oz at the 2010 Time 100 Gala
- Mara Brock Akil – screenwriter, producer[79]
- Rizwan Manji – actor[80]
- Isaiah Mustafa – actor
- Mehmet Oz – medical doctor, talk show host[81]
- Kamran Pasha – screenwriter, producer[82]
- Iqbal Theba – actor[83]
Military
- Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan – United States Army Soldier killed in Iraq[84]
- Humayun Saqib Muazzam Khan … buried at the Arlington National Cemetery, … Khan was posthumously awarded a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.
- Army Special Forces Staff Sgt. Ayman Taha of Virginia, who was killed in Iraq in 2006,received the Bronze Star
- Army Cpl. Kareem Khan of New Jersey, who was killed there in 2007,received the Bronze Star
All have headstones with crescent stars rather than crosses at Arlington National Cemetery
Foreign military service
- Ma Dunjing (1910-2003), Chinese Muslim General of the National Revolutionary Army, immigrated to Los Angeles in the United States after retirement in 1950
- Ma Hongkui, Chinese Muslim General of the National Revolutionary Army, immigrated to Los Angeles in the United States after retirement in 1950
Modeling and pageants
Iman
- Iman – Supermodel and wife of David Bowie[85]
- Rima Fakih – Miss USA 2010
Politics and activism
Zalmay Khalilzad with former President of the United States, George W. Bush, at the White House.
- Nihad Awad – National Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations
- André Carson – Congressman from Indiana[86]
- Robert D. Crane – Former foreign policy advisor and an author[87]
- C. Jack Ellis – Former mayor of Macon, Georgia[88]
- Keith Ellison – First Muslim congressman from Minnesota[89]
- Ibrahim Hooper – National Communications Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
- Zalmay Khalilzad – Former US Ambassador to the United Nations as well as former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan[90]
- Edina Lekovic – Communications Director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council[91]
- Malcolm X (also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz) – Civil rights activist, public speaker and Black Muslim minister.[92] Joined the Nation of Islam in 1952, before converting to Sunni Islam in 1964.
- Farah Pandith is the Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the United States Department of State. She is the official advisor to President Obama on Muslim matters.
- Betty Shabazz – Civil rights activist and educator; widow of Malcolm X.[93]
- James Yee – Former U.S. Army chaplain with the rank of Captain[94]
- Elias Zerhouni – Director, National Institutes of Health[95]
Religion
- Hassan Hathout – Muslim scholar[96]
- Hassan Al-Qazwini – Muslim scholar[97]
- Haitham Bundakji – President of the Islamic Society of Orange County, the largest Muslim organization in the western United States.
- Yusuf Estes – Muslim preacher[98]
- Sherman Jackson – Muslim scholar[99]
- Sadullah Khan – Muslim scholar[100]
- Ingrid Mattson – Muslim scholar[101]
- Warith Deen Mohammed – Former leader of the largest Muslim organization, the American Society of Muslims (son of Nation of Islam leader)[102][103][104]
- Louay M. Safi – Muslim scholar[105]
- Zaid Shakir – Muslim scholar[106]
- Siraj Wahhaj – Muslim scholar[107]
- Hamza Yusuf – Muslim scholar[108]
- Omar Khalidi – Muslim Scholar[109][110]
Science
- Fazlur Khan – structural engineer (designed the Sears Tower, John Hancock Center)[111]
- Ayub K. Ommaya – neurosurgeon, inventor of the Ommaya reservoir[112]
- Ahmed Zewail – Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, 1999 for his work on femtochemistry.[113]
- Lotfi A. Zadeh – Lotfali Askar Zadeh (born February 4, 1921), better known as Lotfi A. Zadeh, is the famous founder of fuzzy logic, mathematician, electrical engineer, computer scientist, artificial intelligence researcher and professor emeritus of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley.
Sports
Boxing
Muhammad Ali in 1978
- Muhammad Ali – Became a member of the Nation of Islam in 1964,[114] then converted to Sunni Islam in 1975.[115][116]
- Bernard Hopkins – Former Middleweight and Light Heavyweight world champion[117]
- Eddie Mustafa Muhammad – Former Light Heavyweight Champion
- Matthew Saad Muhammad – Former Light Heavyweight Champion.[118]
- Dwight Muhammad Qawi – Former Light Heavyweight and Cruiserweight Champion.[119]
- Hasim Rahman – Former Heavyweight champion[120]
- Mike Tyson – Was the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion in 1987; converted in 1994 (influenced from preacher in prison)[121]
NBA
- 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.[11][122]
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf – Former player for Denver Nuggets (converted in 1991, formerly Chris Jackson)[123]
- Shareef Abdur-Rahim – Retired player, named NBA All-Star in 2001-02 season[124]
- Hassan Adams – Player for the KK Vojvodina[125]
- Larry Johnson – Retired player, played for the Charlotte Hornets and New York Knicks[126]
- Nazr Mohammed – Player for the Charlotte Bobcats[127]
- Mehmet Okur – Turkish player of the Utah Jazz[128]
- Shaquille O’Neal – Player for the Boston Celtics, also a rapper and actor[129]
- Hakeem Olajuwon[130]
- Rasheed Wallace of the Boston Celtics[131][132]
NFL
- Hamza Abdullah – Safety for the Cleveland Browns[133][134]
- Husain Abdullah – Safety for the Minnesota Vikings[135]
- Az-Zahir Hakim – Wide receiver formerly for the St. Louis Rams[136]
- Ryan Harris[137]
- Abdul Hodge – Linebacker for the Carolina Panthers.[11]
- Ahmad Rashād – Former Wide receiver for Minnesota Vikings, award winning sports-caster (converted in 1972)[138][139]
- Ephraim Salaam – Offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions[140]
- Muhammad Wilkerson – Defensive end for the New York Jets[141]
- Usama Young – Free safety for the New Orleans Saints[142]
Wrestling
- Khosrow Daivari – Iranian American, former wrestler at the WWE[143]
- Khosrow Vaziri (The Iron Sheik)[144]
Mixed martial arts
- Muhammed Lawal former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight World Champion
Writing
Fareed Zakaria, head ofNewsweek International.
- Jerald F. Dirks – former Methodist minister and author[145]
- Mona Eltahawy – columnist[146]
- Yahiya Emerick – Author[147]
- Pai Hsien-yung – Chinese Muslim author and writer, born in China, immigrated to Taiwan then the United States, son of General Bai Chongxi
- Ayman Mohyeldin – Al-Jazeera English journalist[148]
- Stephen Schwartz – journalist[149]
- Michael Wolfe – journalist[150]
- Fareed Zakaria – head of Newsweek International[151]
- Reza Aslan-Author,Activist.[152]
References
- ^ Joy Dietrich, Asked and Answered | Shirin Neshat, The New York Times, May 14, 2010. Accessed 6 June 2011
- ^ Indepth Arts News: “Shahzia Sikander: Flip Flop”, Absolute Arts. Accessed 6 June 2011
- ^ Ian Berry, Nemesis, ifa-Galerien. Accessed 6 June 2011
- ^ Kevin Roose (April 14, 2012). “Muslims on Wall Street, Bridging Two Traditions”. Kevin Roose. The New York Times (US/Global Edition): pp. 3. Retrieved April 15, 2012. “Mohamed A. El-Erian, chief executive of the giant bond house Pimco and one of the highest-ranking Muslims in American finance”
- ^ Jones, Del (2004-05-18). “Muslim CEOs of U.S. firms fight terrorism, ‘stop evil'”. USA Today.
- ^ “Fuad El-Hibri”. Forbes.
- ^ [1]“Muslims in America”,retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ “CEO Profile: Ethan Allen’s Kathwari was always a leader” USA Today 25 Jun 2007. Last accessed 10 Mar 2011.
- ^ “Biography” Farooq Kathwari official website. 2010. Last accessed 10 Mar 2011.
- ^ Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC)[dead link]
- ^ a b “The Comedians of Allah Made Me Funny”. Muslim Celebrities. Beliefnet. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ Robinson, Simon (May 15, 2005). “On the Beach With Dave Chappelle”. Time Magazine. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ iranian.com (2006-02-01) Axis of evil comedy show Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ Deggans, Eric (2008-06-01). “For Aasif Mandvi, cultural irreverence on ‘The Daily Show'”. St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
- ^ Azhar Usman BBC – Religion and Ethics (BBC). Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ America’s Funniest Muslim America Abroad Media. Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ The South Magazine:Arab in America, 2007-03-18
- ^ Stanley, John (2006-11-26). “‘Nativity’ Revisited”. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ Moustapha Akkad IMDB.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ Pfefferman, Naomi (2002-10-08). “Arquette Reconnects”. The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ Patricia Arquette: The not-so-dippy hippie – Features, Film & TV – Independent.co.uk
- ^ “Sayed Badreya”. Muslim Celebrities. Beliefnet. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ “Said Taghmaoui”. Muslim Celebrities. Beliefnet. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ On the Side of My People: A Religious Life of Malcolm X. Louis A. DeCaro, Jr. (1997). pp. 147
- ^ a b c d e f g Jonathan Fischer, HipHop und Islam: Rappen mit Allahs Segen, Spiegel Online, 17 April 2007. Accessed 4 November 2010
- ^ a b Alice Ross, Jurassic 5 – Back to the Streets – Interview, Electronic Beats Online, 4 February 2007. Accessed 4 November 2010
- ^ Turkish Coalition of America,Congressional Tribute to Ahmet Ertegun, 24 May 2007
- ^ Fraser McAlpine, Ask Akon, And Answers Arrive! – BBC Radio 1 – Chartblog, 7 February 2007. Accessed 20 December 2010.
- ^ Peter Relic, Q&A: Akon – How Akon went from car thief to inmate to hip-hop’s top R&B singer, 2 November 2006. Accessed 1 June 2012.
- ^ The African diaspora: a musical perspective. Ingrid Tolia Monson (2000). pp. 330.
- ^ BG KNOCC OUT & DRESTA Publisher: DUB CNN. Date: September 2006. Interviewer: Yash
- ^ Biography at Island Def Jam Accessed 4 November 2010
- ^ a b Edwin Ortiz, Freeway, Beanie Sigel Talk Islam, Religious Practices, HIPHOP DX, 8 May 2009. Accessed 4 November 2010
- ^ Dasun Allah, The GODS Of Hip-Hop: A Reflection On The Five Percenter Influence On Rap Music & Culture, Hip Hop Wired, 24 March 2010. Accessed 6 June 2011
- ^ B. Kimberly Taylor, Big Daddy Kane Biography, Musician Guide. Accessed 6 June 2011
- ^ CHRIS RiemenschneiderI (28 December 2007) Brother Ali: Even for a Muslim albino rapper, he stood outStarTribune. Retrieved on 2009-04-11.
- ^ Busta Rhymes ft. Ron Browz, Diddy, Swizz Beatz, T-Pain, Akon & Lil Wayne – Arab Money (Remix) Muslim Entertainment. 29 November 2008. Retrieved on 2009-05-09.
- ^ Nick Huff, Interview with Chali 2Na from Jurassic 5, Davey D’s Hip Hop Corner, 2002. Accessed 4 November 2010
- ^ Max Achille, D.J. Khaled: He’s Taking Over!!, The Hip Hop Cosign, 7th June 2007. Retrieved on 22 July 2011
- ^ DJ Khaled DJ Khaled wearing a a sign of Allah chain. Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
- ^ “Being Muslim One Day at a Time by Adisa Banjoko”. Uga.edu. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ^ http://www.islamicbulletin.org/newsletters/issue_18/artist.aspx
- ^ Jake Bronstein (2003-03-26) Freeway of Love RollingStone. Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
- ^ Kevin Clark, Freeway: Quiet Riot, HIPHOP DX, 3 December 2007. Accessed 4 November 2010
- ^ Amanda Diva, Interview with allhiphop.com 2 June 2006. Accessed 5 May 2011
- ^ “Chillin’ with Cube”. London: The Guardian. 11 November 2000. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
- ^ Brother wants Michael Jackson to be a Muslim MSNBC (Reuters). 2007-29-01. Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
- ^ Jermaine Jackson DesParades.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
- ^ Lupe Fiasco Announces Album Release Date
- ^ MC Ren NNDB. Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
- ^ RapReviews.com Medina Green Interview
- ^ Former US rapper Napoleon warns Oldham youth about gang culture 10 May 2009. Retrieved on 2009-05-09.
- ^ a b Five Percenter rap: God hop’s music, message, and black Muslim mission Felicia M. Miyakawa, Page 4
- ^ Native Deen’s Muslim Rap, by Phyllis McIntosh, at usinfo.state.gov
- ^ People: Muslim rapper claims he’s ‘signed’ Obama The First Post. Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
- ^ Steve Huey, Biography at allmusic. Accessed 4 November 2010
- ^ Scarface interview – AllHipHop.com
- ^ New Century Foundation. “American Renaissance News: Post 9/11, Islam Flourishes Among Blacks”. Amren.com. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
- ^ Shaziya Ramji, Video Interview with Kix Magazine. 23 March 2011. Accessed 5 May 2011
- ^ Sparks, Marvin (2009-11-03). “Marvin Sparks x Raekwon interview”. Marvin Sparks. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ^ Sharon Jacobs, The Michigan Daily, 6 December 2009 Accessed 5 May 2011
- ^ David McNamara, Bringing it Back: The Raekwon interview. 13 April 2011. Accessed 5 May 2011
- ^ Sketch the Journalist, RHYMEFEST On Prosperity Gospel, Authentic Christianity, and Joel Osteen, Rapzilla, 23 August 2010. Retrieved on 22 July 2011.
- ^ Swash, Rosie (2009-03-02). Snoop Dogg joins the Nation of Islam. London: The Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2010
- ^ Snoop Dogg joins Nation of Islam BBC News. 2 March 2009. Retrieved on 4 November 2010.
- ^ Koha, Nui Te (2007-06-10). “Escaping Tallahassee”. Herald Sun. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
- ^ “Vinnie Paz”. Philaflava.com. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
- ^ Yusef Lateef BBC Music (BBC). Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
- ^ “Mara Brock Akil”. Muslim Celebrities. Beliefnet. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ The Globe and Mail. “Outsourced’s Rizwan Manji: ‘It’s a great honour’”. Toronto.
- ^ “Faces of America”. PBS. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ^ “Kamran Pasha”. Muslim Celebrities. Beliefnet. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ “Curry Bear Interviews Glee’s Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins)”.
- ^ Lara Lor-Van (2008-09-14) Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan Flickr. Retrieve on 2009-06-18.
- ^ Talk About English BBC. Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ Second Muslim elected to Congress Reuters. 2008-03-11. Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
- ^ IslamonLine.net
- ^ Macon Mayor C. Jack Ellis Sponsors Ramadan Observance At City Hall Georgia Informer (Clarence Thomas). Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
- ^ First Muslim congressman elected BBC News. Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
- ^ “Zalmay Khalilzad: US power broker”. BBC News. 2007-01-08. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ National Review Online Retrieved on 2009-0618.
- ^ The Last Speeches. Bruce Perry, ed. New York: Pathfinder Press (1989). pp. 261.
- ^ Gale Ceneage Learning: Betty Shabazz Gale Ceneage Learning
- ^ Parker, Laura (2004-05-16). “The ordeal of Chaplain Yee”. USA Today. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ Susan R. Morrissey (2006-07-03) Cover Story – Elias A. Zerhouni Chemical & Engineering News. Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
- ^ Official Website
- ^ Official Website
- ^ Yusuf Estes, Former Christian Minister
- ^ Oxford University Press: Islam and the Blackamerican: Sherman A. Jackson
- ^ Wise Living
- ^ AlimProgram.com
- ^ Warith Deen Mohammed This Far by faith – PBS. Retrieved on 2009-06-20.
- ^ W. DEEN MOHAMMED: A leap of faith Hartford Courant. Retrieved on 2009-06-20.
- ^ Douglas Martin (2008-09-09) W. Deen Mohammed, 74, Top U.S. Imam, Dies The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-06-20.
- ^ The page cannot be found[dead link]
- ^ Zaytuna Institute & Academy :: Teachers
- ^ [4]
- ^ O’Sullivan, Jack (2001-10-08). “If you hate the west, emigrate to a Muslim country”. The Guardian (London). Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ “2004 Press Releases:Dr.Omar Khalidi Visited Ufa and Chelyabinsk and Discussed Muslim Life in America”. yekaterinburg.usconsulate.gov. April 18, 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ^ “Remembering Omar Khalidi”. December 10, 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ Fazlur Rahman Khan
- ^ Ayub Khan Ommaya
- ^ Prof. Ahmed Zewail Website at CalTech
- ^ Nation of Islam The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-04-23.
- ^ Caldwell, Deborah. “Muhammad Ali’s New Spiritual Quest”. Beliefnet. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ Gale – Free Resources – Black History – Biographies – Muhammad Ali
- ^ Steve Bunce (2001-11-11) The forgotten prince The Guardian. Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Matthew_Saad_Muhammad
- ^ http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Dwight_Muhammad_Qawi
- ^ Ike Enwereuzor (2001-10-30) Interview: Hasim Rahman: “Lewis is underestimating me again, I’ll knock him out again.” East Side Boxing. Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ Dave Anderson (1994-11-13) Sports of The Times; The Tyson, Olajuwon Connection The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ Time. 1999-02-25. http://www.time.com/time/community/transcripts/1999/022599jabbar.html. Retrieved 2010-05-08.[dead link]
- ^ Playing By The Rules PBS. (1996-03-14). Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
- ^ Shareef Abdur-Rahim bio NBA.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
- ^ Hassan Adams NBA.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ Selena Roberts (1999-01-24) PRO BASKETBALL; A Diet of Discipline The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
- ^ NY Times News Service, New York (2005-01-01) Knicks’ Nazr Mohammed among East’s best centers Taipei Times. Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
- ^ Barack Obama Tells the Muslim World: “The United States Is Not, and Will Never Be, at War With Islam” Al-Jazeerah. Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
- ^ Tim Brown & Bill Plaschke (May 29, 2002). “Shaq and Hedo Share a Moment”. Los Angeles Times: p. Page D.6.
- ^ NBA star Hakeem Olajuwon talks about the gift of Ramadan and finding peace in Islam – Beliefnet.com
- ^ Malcolm, and others like him Alan Grant. Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ “NBA.com: Boston Celtics officially sign Rasheed Wallace”. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ^ Neil MacFarquhar (2007-10-13) Muslim Player Thrives With Nourished Spirit The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ The Broncos interviews: Hamza Abdullah The Denver Post (2007-11-25). Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ Abdullah works to make Cougars better The Seattle Times (2007-08-08). Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ Az-Zahir Karim Detroit Lions. Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ Cleveland Browns
- ^ Ahmad Rashad NNDB. Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ Ahmad Rashad Has Gone From All-Pro Receiver to All-Network Announcer Ken Shouler. Cigar Aficionado. Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ Texans Live: Ephraim Salaam Houston Texas (2007-11-29). Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ Debut of Jets’ Wilkerson falls on Sept. 11
- ^ Usama Young « The Insightful Player theinsightfulplayer.com. Retrieved on 2010-04-24.
- ^ Shawn Daivari IMDB.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ Iron Sheikh Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ Letters to My Elders in Islam. (2008). Jerald Dirks.
- ^ “Mona Eltahawy”. Mona Eltahawy. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ Yahiya Emerick – Penguin Group (USA) Authors – Penguin Group (USA)
- ^ PRWeek (2007-07-02) Interview: Ayman Mohyeldin Brand Republic. Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
- ^ Stephen Schwartz on Wahhabism & Islam in the U.S. on National Review Online
- ^ Amazon.com: Taking Back Islam: American Muslims Reclaim Their Faith: Books: Producers of Beliefnet,Michael Wolfe
- ^ Seema Sirohi (2003-04-28) Will Fareed Zakaria be the first Muslim US secretary of state? Daily Times. Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
- ^ [5]“Fitzgerald: A tribute to Reza Aslan”,retrieved April 12, 2012.
‘a “good Muslim” eager for Reform’
