Ibtihaj Muhammad

[excerpt from a public letter to President Trump, 2017] Overcoming obstacles was my challenge as an athlete. It is now my challenge as a citizen. I once represented you. Now you represent me. I urge you to do so with the humility, thoughtfulness and kindness befitting your sacred office. As an African-Ameriican Muslim woman patriot, I am commanded by my religion to remain hopeful, to believe in our ability to fight bigotry with love and draw our strength from diversity. That is what makes America great. Time and again. Show less «