Ibtihaj to be 1st US Olympian to compete in hijab
Thirty-year-old fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad is set to become the first American woman to wear a hijab while representing USA at the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "No matter what happens, the Muslim community will be happy for me. And being an American, you have this sense of pride, wearing the stars and stripes", Ibtihaj said.