NEW YORK -- For the first time ever, Barbie will wear a hijab. Mattel, which makes Barbie, announced Monday that the latest doll in its "Shero" collection will be modeled after Olympic fencer Ibtihaj ...

In 2016, fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad made history as the first U.S. Olympian to compete in a hijab. Eventually, she became the first Muslim-American to bring home a medal (bronze, to be exact). Now, she’s ...

"I'm proud to know that little girls everywhere can now play with a Barbie who chooses to wear hijab! This is a childhood dream come true," the Olympian tweeted. Ibtihaj Muhammad made history at the ...

Next to her Olympic bronze medal, a plastic doll may be the greatest honor of fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad's career. That's because when Mattel unveiled its newest Barbie Shero doll, complete with hijab, ...

British kickboxer Ruqsana Begum doesn’t wear the hijab to perform, but she has much to say about the difficulties Muslim women athletes have with the hijab in sports. (Photo: Ruqsana Begum) British ...

While many groups feel scared and nervous to be who they are, Olympian and fashion designer Ibtihaj Muhammad explains why it's important now, more than ever, to be yourself. Ibtihaj made history at ...

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 ...

This story appears in the Rio Olympics feature series. View the full series. U.S. Olympic team fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad poses for a portrait at the U.S. Olympic Committee media summit in Beverly Hills, ...

Barbie continues to be a more inclusive brand, as we now have the first Barbie to wear a hijab. The doll is modeled after Ibtihaj Muhammad, who was the first competing Olympian to wear a hijab while ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The maker of Barbie has announced it will sell a doll modeled after Ibtihaj Muhammad, an American fencer who competed in last year's Olympics while wearing a hijab. Mattel Inc. said ...

Ibtihaj Muhammad debuted the doll at the Glamour Women of the Year Summit. — -- Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad made history at the 2016 Rio Olympics and now she’s done it again, this time inspiring a ...