When Ibtihaj Muhammad was a child, her African American parents converted to Islam. In 2016, she became the first female Muslim-American athlete to win an Olympic medal and the first woman to compete for the United States while wearing a hijab.

When Ibtihaj Muhammad was a child, her African American parents converted to Islam. In 2016, she became the first female Muslim-American athlete to win an Olympic medal and the first woman to compete for the United States while wearing a hijab.