Ibtihaj Muhammad, an Olympic fencer, pays a visit to Bradford during Kindness Week at the school
Ibtihaj Muhammad, an Olympic fencing medalist, stopped by Bradford School on January 10 to read her most recent picture book, “The Kindest Red: A Story of Hijab and Friendship,” as part of the institution’s Kindness Week. Olympic fans can buy Olympic Fencing Tickets on our website. According to a press statement from the Montclair school system, Muhammad, who grew up in Maplewood, also displayed a film with images from her Olympic experience and early years. Muhammad took home a bronze medal in the women’s saber competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She reflected on her Olympic experience by saying, “I fought so hard to make that happen. “I get chills watching that video.” According to a press release, Muhammad’s fourth book, which she co-wrote with S.K. Ali and which Hatem Aly illustrated, is “an examination of friendship, faith, and the delight of sharing kindness wherever you go.” In the novel, Faizah’s teacher invites her students to picture the kind of env