She simply said: “I feel proud to represent Team USA even in defeat.”She was here to fence, which is what got lost on the way to her first Olympics. There are African American Muslims, there are white Muslims, there are Arab Muslims. I want people to not see just those women but also Muslim women who participate in sports. In light of all the political fuss that we hear about, all these things I feel like kind of circle back to my presence on Team USA. “I think that anyone who has paid attention to the news would know the importance of having a Muslim woman on Team USA,” she said.

Source: The Guardian August 08, 2016 20:38 UTC