An Inspiring Muslim Weightlifter Who Took On Heavy Challenges

The barbell is up, and the dresscode changed

By Kari Huus, msnbc.com senior reporter

 (Kulsoom Abdullah, of Atlanta, competes during the national weightlifting championships on Friday in Council Bluffs, Iowa.)

Kulsoom Abdullah headed into Friday’s USA National Weightlifting Competition with modest expectations, but even before she stepped up to the barbell she had won a major victory.

Elan magazine features:

iCover: Documenting the Journeys of Muslim American Women

   

By: Manar Khalil

Sadaf Syed is a renowned photojournalist who has been recognized as a leading photographer and artist who captures images to educate and provide the truth about respective subjects. Syed graduated from California State University-Fullerton with a degree in photojournalism and communications. Her photo documentary book iCOVER: a Day in the Life of a Muslim-American COVERed Girl is a work of art that shares photos and stories about unique Muslim women throughout America. After 9/11, Syed believed it was her duty to correct the biased views towards Muslim women. We got a chance to speak to Sadaf.