Muhammad

Muhammad Ali born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was born on January 17 , 1942 In Louisville , Kentucky. Known all over the world for being a professional boxer and an activist. Muhammad started training amaturally at the age of 12. At the age of 18 he won his first gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics and then later that year started boxing professionally. He then went on to win the WBA, WBC, and Lineal Heavyweight titles from Sonny Liston. Mahammad then changed…

Muhammad Ali is one of the most known faces on planet Earth known not just for being the best fighters in the history of boxing but for being one of the most knowledgeable person of the 20th century. Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. In Louisville, Kentucky, on January 14 1942. He changed his name to Muhammad Ali in 1964 After converting from Muslim to Islam. Muhammad Ali refused Army induction on April 28, 1667 saying "I aint got no quarrel with those Vietcong" He was convicted…

outstanding athlete. Soon enough, he began to train full time and earned multiple titles. Throughout his early experience as a boxer, Cassius Clay turned into a champion, he soon changed his name to Muhammad Ali, a name that would be known forever. Today when most people hear the name, Muhammad Ali, they think about a world famous boxer, however, it is possible that Ali’s greatest influence was outside of the ring. While…

Muhammad Ali had two different characters. The first one is the one most people will remember when they hear about Ali’s name. He was loud, rude, and angry. Before fights Ali would start talking about the his opponents and what he’s going to do to them. He called them same name that made his opponents very angry. Before his first meeting with Sonny Liston Ali went to Sonny’s house and calling coward, and he was too scared to fight Ali. How did this affect him? The only way this had effect on his…

writing. These authors have all felt great pains and happiness. Rudyard Kipling, Maya Angelou had to deal with the oppression of being a colored person during a time where the nation was divided between the African Americans and the white man. Taha Muhammad Ali lived through the Arab- Israeli war, and had to flee his home when he was a teen. Through great suffering comes great inspiration and art. These poems all have a common meaning to them it is that if you can survive the worst that people…

The political cartoon titled “Who has damaged Muhammad more?” by Signe Wilkinson that was published on 08/01/2015 speaks so much truth about Islam in this day and age. As a Muslim I greatly appreciate that the artist did not put a picture of the prophet because it is forbidden to do so and there is a reason behind it. In Islam, there is always a reason why something is “Haram” in this case pictures of the prophet is forbidden because the prophet feared that people would worship his image…

poverty. Muhammad Ali would go on to embody the soul of an American during the late twentieth centuries. As an African American boxer, world figure, minister, humanitarian, and the spokesman he would use his fame for various reasons. Muhammad Ali would go on to battle American racial and political issues. Fighting for those less fortunate and helping inspire people of all ages to be strong during a crucial point in American history during 1960s and 1970s. Growing up in Kentucky Muhammad Ali…

Muhammad Ali “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” (Muhammad Ali). These are the famous words of Muhammad Ali, a famous African American boxer from 1960 to 1981. Ali was introduced to boxing when his bike was stolen. At only 12 years old he started sparring with a local police officer to get revenge on the thief. It was there that he discovered his talent and went on to become one of the greatest boxers of all time. Ali was popular for his outspoken and rebellious personality, as well as…

Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr, better known as Muhammad Ali was born on January 17th, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. Muhammad’s parents, Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. and Odessa Grady Clay, were middle-class citizens and lived in the “nice” part of town. His father was a sign and mural painter, and his mother was a stay at home mom. On sundays, him and his family, including his younger brother Rahaman Ali, would all go to Mount Zion Baptist Church. Muhammad attended DuValle Middle School, then he went…

Muhammad Ali was one of the most influential person in the Civil Rights Movement. He was very successful in most of what he did, including boxing. He took a stand in a lot of ways, but they were all on purpose. He did this because, as an African-American, white people were very rude to black people, only because of their color.  Muhammad Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky on January 17, 1942 with the name Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. His parents were Odessa Grady Clay, his mother, and Cassius…