There's a new welterweight champion of the world. The challenger Belal Muhammad defeated defending champion Leon Edwards via unanimous decision in the UFC welterweight championship at UFC 304 in ...

In my courses on early Islam and the life of Muhammad, I teach to the amazement of my students that there are few pre-modern historical figures that we know more about than we do about Muhammad. The ...

Back in May, one of the most curious onlookers for Belal Muhammad’s title bout against Jack Della Maddalena was Islam Makhachev. If his pal Muhammad were to successively defend the welterweight title ...

Despite Islam’s status as the world’s fastest-growing religion and more than a decade of intense military engagement in predominantly Islamic Iraq and Afghanistan, most Americans know little about ...

As Belal Muhammad states that he’d like to return in November or December, the new UFC champion is finding himself embroiled in arguments with three world-class former title holders. With a shiny gold ...

A long time ago when I was about 8 years old, attending what was then the Central School, every morning we use to sing this song which I absolutely loved and still do. The lyrics go like this: “He’s ...

The call-and-response ritual that Sultan Muhammad and nine youths spoke into the universe last Wednesday in North St. Louis is 360 degrees from the gang signs he used to throw up as a head member of ...

Muhammad Ali, the brash and ebullient heavyweight boxer whose brilliance in the ring and bravado outside it made his face one of the most recognizable in the world, has died. Muhammad Ali‘s saga is ...

"Float like a butterfly. Sting like a bee" -- one of many expressions that turned a kid from Louisville, Kentucky, into a global sensation. Anna Werner looks at Muhammad Ali, wordsmith: "This poem ...

Shabazz Muhammad has just finished another workout. He feels good. He is confident in his game and secure in his mind. His body is strong and fit. He is ready for his shot at the NBA. He is 29 years ...