Kim Badawi

American Muslims and Arabs.: Other: Athletes

May Abdulla prepares to run the New York Marathon. Marriot Hotel. TImes Square. New York City.2008

Medhi. Young Arab boxer and bouncer. Paris. 2007
   
Medhi. Young Arab boxer and bouncer. Paris. 2007
   
May Abdulla comes from England just to run the New York Marathon. She is of many who believe that "challenging the convention that participation in sport is not appropriate for Muslim women. Sports is one of most positive ways to express difference and feel unity. The marathon is a predominantly white and male."
     
  
May Abdulla comes from England just to run the New York Marathon. She is of many who believe that "challenging the convention that participation in sport is not appropriate for Muslim women. Sports is one of most positive ways to express difference and feel unity. The marathon is a predominantly white and male."