Islam On The Ice

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OK....I better admit right up front that the title is misleading....I just couldn't resist

1. Background... a trade of centers was announced yesterday by the NY Rangers:

"Rangers trade Derick Brassard to Senators for Mika Zibanejad
Rangers trade Derick Brassard to Senators for Mika Zibanejad

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3. Zibanejad played for Sweden....
His mother is Finnish, his dad Iranian
Could be Muslim?


4. His career was followed in the Muslim Observer....

"ANOTHER HOCKEY PLAYER WAITING IN THE WINGS

Tmolicious, MUSLIMOBSERVER Thursday, June 16, 2011"
Another Hockey Player Waiting in the Wings - The Muslim Observer


5. But.....not Muslim.
Close.
missy makdessisays:
June 26, 2011 at 5:32 pm
Mika Zibanejad is half Iranian. Zibanejad is not Muslim but is in fact Christian.



6. But....another 'Ranger'.....
How about the Texas Rangers pitcher....Yu Darvish.....?
Mom is Japanese, dad is Iranian...
and...
"popular Japanese baseball player Darvish Yu is considered a Shia Muslim by ..."
Religioscope: Islam in Japan - An Interview with Professor Hassan Ko Nakata


Curiouser and curiouser....