The Olympic Fencer Asked To Remove Her Hijab At SXSW Is About More Than Intolerance

Ibtihaj Muhammad at SXSW: Unveiling a Cultural Incident
Ibtihaj Muhammad is poised to be one of the breakout stars of the 2016 summer Olympics. She’s the first Muslim woman to compete for the U.S. in fencing, and the three-time Team USA champion is likely to do pretty well. But the headlines about her coming out of SXSW, where she spoke on Saturday as part of the panel on The New Church: Sport as Currency of American Life, aren’t about her greatness as an athlete. Rather, they’re about an embarr...