Posts Tagged ‘Muhammad Ali’

Boxing greats join Muhammad Ali’s family’s fight for religious freedom

Monday, March 13th, 2017

Boxing greats Evander Holyfield, Larry Holmes and Roberto Duran are joining Muhammad Ali’s family’s fight for religious freedom. The alliance came about after Ali’s son and former wife say they were detained at an airport for their religion. They linked the incident President Donald Trump’s travel ban, which they are challenging on religious freedom grounds. Read more

SVDP pays tribute to volunteer Muhammad Ali

Friday, June 10th, 2016

The executive director of the Society of St Vincent de Paul in Phoenix, AZ, has paid tribute to the volunteer work of the late boxing champion Muhammad Ali. Steve Zabilski wrote that Ali, with his wife Lonnie, were regular volunteers at the society’s dining rooms. Mr Zabilski stated that Ali was part of the Vincentian Read more