{"id":489,"date":"2019-02-02T13:30:02","date_gmt":"2019-02-02T13:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theadclub.org\/womens2019\/?p=489"},"modified":"2019-04-18T17:45:02","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T17:45:02","slug":"ibtihaj-mohammed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/events.theadclub.org\/womens2019\/2019\/02\/02\/ibtihaj-mohammed\/","title":{"rendered":"Ibtihaj Muhammad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"stripe stripe-style-5\" style=\"background-position: top;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-size: auto;padding-top: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px\"><div class=\"wpb_row wf-container full-width-wrap\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;padding-right: 40px\" >\n\t<div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 64px; height: 64px;\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" vc_box_border_grey \" src=\"https:\/\/events.theadclub.org\/womens2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/02\/Ibtihaj_Muhammad2_square-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Ibtihaj_Muhammad2_square\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  speaker-title\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ibtihaj Muhammad<br \/>\nOlympic Medalist, U.S. Fencing Team<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 48px; height: 48px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_el_width_50 vc_sep_color_grey\">\n\t<span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 32px; height: 32px;\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_row wf-container\" style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px\" >\n\t<div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 32px; height: 32px;\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\tIbtihaj Muhammad is an entrepreneur, activist, speaker and Olympic medalist in fencing. A 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, 5-time Senior World medalist and World Champion, in 2016, Ibtihaj became the first American woman to compete in the Olympics in hijab. Ibtihaj was a 3-time All American at Duke University where she graduated with a dual major in International Relations and African Studies. In 2014, Ibtihaj launched her own clothing company, Louella, which aims to bring modest, fashionable and affordable clothing to the United States market. In 2017, Mattel announced their first hijabi Barbie, modeled in Ibtihaj\u2019s likeness, as part of Barbie\u2019s \u201cShero\u201d line of dolls. The Barbie became available for purchase in July 2018. Ibtihaj also released her debut memoir in July 2018, PROUD: My Fight for an Unlikely American Dream.<\/p>\n<p>Ibtihaj is a sports ambassador with the U.S. Department of State\u2019s Empowering Women and Girls through Sport Initiative, and works closely with organizations like Athletes for Impact and the Special Olympics. Named to Time Magazine\u2019s 100 Most Influential list, Ibtihaj is an important figure in a larger global discussion on equality and the importance of sport. 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