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Hats off to these wutliss Wahabs, they getting civilized slooowly, kutu kata!!
And in the meantime God Bless America
New Jersey native to become first U.S. Olympic athlete to compete in hijab
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, February 3, 2016, 3:30 AM
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IMRE FOLDI/AP Ibtihaj Muhammad (second from right) will become the first U.S. woman to compete at the Olympics in a hijab after qualifying for this year's games in Rio.
A Muslim woman from New Jersey will become the first person to represent the U.S. at the Olympics while wearing a hijab.
Iftihaj Muhammad, from Maplewood, is now assured a chance to fence at the games in Rio after earning bronze at a Womenâs World Cup event in Greece on Saturday.
The 30-year-old Duke graduate first began fencing when she was 13, when her family recommended the sport because its body-covering equipment wouldn't require her to get a different uniform to everyone else.
âMy parents were looking for a sport for me to play where I wouldnât have to alter the uniform as a Muslim woman,â she told Buzzfeed.
Muhammad is now ranked seventh in the world in sabre, the swashbuckling style in which she specializes, after a series of podium finishes.
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IBTIHAJ MUHAMMAD VIA INSTAGRAM The 30-year-old said her family first encouraged her to take up fencing because she would not need to make a special uniform to cover herself.
She will be accompanied to Brazil by fellow sabre dueler Mariel Zagunis, who won the gold medal at both the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing games.
The trailblazing talent has also made headlines for her fashion line, Louella, which she promotes as both affordable and modest.
She told USA Todayabout the connections between her sport and her sartorial pursuits.
"You do have to be super decisive, you have to know your action and do it 100%."
SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/GETTY IMAGES The American fencer (right, in 2011) is now ranked seventh in the world in the sabre style.
Muhammad regularly encourages those whose cultures are not well represented in sports such as fencing to pursue their dreams and regularly shares inspirational quotes to her 54,000 Facebook followers.
"Never let another person's misconceptions about your race, gender or religion hinder you from reaching your goals," she said while pursuing her Olympic qualification in December.
The opening ceremony for the 2016 Olympics in Rio is scheduled for Aug. 5.
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Never let another person's misconceptions about your race, gender or religion hinder you from reaching your goals,
Man that is 50 lashes per session, I think him would be better off wid the death sentence.
I think I will join the priesthood
Former Member
Chief posted:And in the meantime God Bless America
New Jersey native to become first U.S. Olympic athlete to compete in hijab
NEW YORK DAILY NEWSWednesday, February 3, 2016, 3:30 AMher Olympic qualification in December.
The opening ceremony for the 2016 Olympics in Rio is scheduled for Aug. 5.
Follow on Twitter @CKozalBrennan
She is lucky to be in the land of the Infidels. Had she been in Wahabistan, she would be facing 250 lashes or worse. We now need to go and destroy the nest of evil vipers in the House of Saud and the Caliphate!!
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baseman posted:She is lucky to be in the land of the Infidels. Had she been in Wahabistan, she would be facing 250 lashes or worse. We now need to go and destroy the nest of evil vipers in the House of Saud and the Caliphate!!
Baseman bai. I have a suggestion for you. Why don't you buy a ticket to the nest of evil vipers in the House of Saud and the Caliphate and destroy them. While you are at it, take your camera and post the video for the rest of us, oh valiant one.
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