VILLA PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- In honor of Black History Month, the Islamic Foundation School in Villa Park wanted to honor heavyweight champion and humanitarian Muhammad Ali, by naming its athletic center ...

Muhammad didn’t just have the obstacles of race to consider in her athletic quest to be an Olympic fencer, she also had religious ones. “There were some difficult moments growing up being one of the ...

Ibtihaj Muhammad won't stand for Islamophobia in France. Muhammad, who is a member of the U.S. fencing team and the first Muslim woman to wear a hijab while competing in the Olympics in the country's ...

VILLA PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- Olympic fencing bronze medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad inspired students with her story during a visit at the Islamic Foundation School in Villa Park. "Being a student-athlete here ...

Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad made history in 2016 when she became the first hijab-wearing U.S. athlete to qualify for the Olympics and the first Muslim-American woman to medal at the games. But the road to ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (CBSNewYork/AP)-- Ibtihaj Muhammad came to the Olympics determined to show the world that Muslim-American women can excel in sports. Muhammad will return home to Maplewood, New Jersey, ...

Boxing great Muhammad Ali grew up in Louisville and died in 2016. President Donald Trump wants to develop of National Garden of American Heroes and include a statue of Ali. Ali's widow said the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Tuesday is Muhammad Ali Day in Illinois, celebrating the birthday of the greatest boxer of all time. Ali would have turned 81 on Tuesday, and the Muslim Civic Coalition is celebrating ...