by liftingc | Aug 1, 2012 | Press Coverage
I was interviewed and mentioned in this article below, original article is located here at pbs.org. Below is a copy. Many Firsts for Women At 2012 Olympics Posted: 08.01.12 Allison McCartney – The 2012 London Olympics mark the first time that every competing...
by liftingc | Jul 23, 2012 | Press Coverage
My Ramadan 2012 post is mentioned in the last paragraph of this article at NPR. Below is a copy. Many Muslim Olympians Get A Break On Ramadan Fasting 12:43 pm July 23, 2012 by BILL CHAPPELL Ian Walton/Getty ImagesBritain’s Abdul Buhari competes in the discus at...
by liftingc | Jul 6, 2012 | Blog, News & Updates, Press Coverage
I am mentioned & quoted in this article from a phone interview today. Paul Newberry also covered my story last year. Link to the article: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=oly&id=8133556 Regarding the Olympics, as of this post, I still do not know...
by liftingc | Apr 13, 2012 | Blog, Press Coverage
USOC lifted the bar for Muslim woman A year later, competing for Pakistan, she hopes for Olympic chance Kulsoom Abdullah at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships (Courtesy Kulsoom Abdullah / April 13, 2012) Globetrotting by Philip Hersh – Bio | Recent...
by liftingc | Jan 20, 2012 | Blog, Press Coverage
I was interviewed by Zahra Cheema before I left for Worlds 2011. She wrote a great article (on myself and Ibtihaj Muhammad, fencer for Team USA) for the magazine, Islamic Horizons (published by ISNA – Islamic Society of North America) is available online: magazine...
by liftingc | Dec 27, 2011 | Blog, News & Updates, Press Coverage
This will be a record for the shortest interval between a previous blog post and a current one, that is, this one is less than one month after my previous blog entry. Crossfit Media Interview: I was prompted to write this post because the Crossfit...