Denver Muslims celebrate Kadri, the first Muslim to be on a Stanley Cup-winning team.
Nazem Kadri became the first Muslim to win the Stanley Cup when theon June 26, securing Colorado’s first major sports championship since the Broncos won Super Bowl 50 over six years ago.
“He’s a Muslim player who is in a sport that doesn't really have a lot of that, and it's not super-diverse,” Ally says. “It's pretty unusual, and it makes you feel like you could do something unusual like that in any type of field, whether it be sports or just work in general.” Their mother, Linda Amin Badwan, has always been a Colorado sports fan. After immigrating to Denver from Palestine when she was three, she was back in Palestine for fourth through six grades, then moved back to Denver permanently; her father raised her on the Broncos. She then went to, where the hockey team excelled during her time at the school, so she introduced her sons to the sport.
Jodeh attended the same mosque Badwan did when she was growing up. Born in Denver, Jodeh is the daughter of Palestinian parents who immigrated to the United States. Being the child of immigrants makes her particularly grateful for the opportunities she has; she notes that Kadri is another example of the intergenerational wins that come from the sacrifices parents make to immigrate. Kadri’s grandparents moved to Canada from Lebanon when his father was a child; Kadri was born and raised in Canada.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Honda CRV with “priceless and irreplaceable” family-made Osage clothing, heirlooms stolen in DenverA Honda stolen from a driveway in southeast Park Hill on Monday night contained two suitcases of traditional hand-made Osage clothing and family heirlooms.
Read more »
Denver Residents Will Soon Pay As They Throw for Trash PickupDenver City Council approves Pay As You Throw trash system for Denver.
Read more »
Denver aims to help combat climate change with price hike for trash serviceThe price of picking up trash is going up. Starting on Jan. 1, 2022, Denver residents will have to pay for trash pick up - people like Chris King.
Read more »
Denver businesses prepare for Stanley Cup parade: 'It's a massive boost'Among those preparing for the massive influx of fans are downtown business owners on or near the parade route.
Read more »
Night-stalking mountain lion spotted near downtown Denver REI store and other neighborhoods“It probably happens a lot more than we know about. If there wasn’t security camera footage, no one would ever have known about it.”
Read more »