At last year’s Rio Olympics, America fielded its first hijab-wearing Muslim athlete. The fencer, Ibtihaj Muhammad, gained prominence for her religion but stayed visible through a series of anti-American statements. Muhammad may have represented the United States on the world’s biggest stage, but don’t confuse that for a sense of patriotism.
In an interview with The Daily Beast, Muhammad once complained about living in the United States. According to the athlete, she feels ”unsafe” in the US and blames racism for her sense of fear while walking through New York City. When asked about Donald Trump, she said ”I don’t know who that is.”
Despite this, Mohammed was nearly chosen to carry the American flag during the Rio Olympics’ opening ceremonies. In a vote among her peers, she placed second to Michael Phelps. CNN published a piece that claimed Phelps didn’t deserve to carry the flag because, in so many words, he’s a ‘tall, successful, rich, white guy’
It’s unclear whether her fellow athletes were aware of Mohammed’s penchant for anti-American rants when they made their choice.
Watch as Mohammad attacks Trump’s call for a safe America on the next page:
No, we aren’t. We are a secular nation.
Lock this f….$#%&!@*up to
That is how it works and I’m not your son
Take the time to read the koran. I did
Joshua, ain’t that the truth.
Funny that if she was in a Muslim country she wouldn’t have the right to speak out against a man but she takes that as her religion. Someone should grab her by the$#%&!@*and throw her out of this country but it probably have an explosive device strapped to it..
She never made it past the first round she’s not much of an Olympian
Ad hominem? I’m assuming you don’t have a factual rebuttal?
Get out,why are you even here?
Terry, this is a secular country, so neither you nor the Muslim can craft legislation from religious texts.