VILLA PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- Olympic fencing bronze medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad inspired students with her story during a visit at the Islamic Foundation School in Villa Park. "Being a student-athlete here ...

After the USA won a gold medal last month in women’s team fencing at the Pan American Games, there was little chance of mistaking which one on the podium was Ibtihaj Muhammad. Suggested Reading These ...

Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad made history Monday by becoming the first American to compete in the Olympics wearing a hijab. Muhammad, sporting a plain black Muslim head scarf under a red, white and blue ...

“Hijab, in Islam, means to, you know, cover yourself and stay modest,” said Aisha Sadaat, a freshman medical studies student. “But further than that, the hijab is a kind of relationship and constant ...