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    Muhammad Ali’s Was My hero when there were no heroes.

    Tweet Especially for a young boy in a remote village in Egypt, where the boxer’s battles had parallels. By Ahmed Tharwat Donald Trump, reacting last year to President Obama’s assertion that Muslims are among our sports heroes, slammed back: “What sport is he talking about, and who?” I’m not interested in engaging in a sports contest, especially with a rich white man with bad hair. But my admiration of a black, Muslim sports hero started a long time ago. As a youngster growing up in a small village in Egypt, I had only two heroes: Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and boxer Muhammad Ali. Nasser made his fame by championing…

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