Word: abdul
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...most of the 1995-1996 NBA season, Denver Nuggets' star guard Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf refused to stand for the national anthem prior to games. He would either stretch on the sidelines or remain in the locker room...
...weeks ago, Abdul-Rauf's behavior began to cause conflict with the Nuggets and with the league administration. Abdul-Rauf said that he would not stand for the national anthem because it represented "oppression" and "tyranny." Also, as a devout Muslim, he said that he was forbidden from paying homage to nationalistic symbols such as the U.S. flag...
However, the NBA's rules require that all players stand and line up for the national anthem, and two days ago, Abdul-Rauf was suspended indefinitely without pay. He sat out one game, claiming he would never compromise his principles. But just yesterday, he agreed to line up with the rest of his team for the anthem, although he claimed that he would stand in silent prayer and would not recite the song's words...
DENVER: The price of principle for Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf is $31,707 per game. That's how much the Denver Nuggets guard is losing after being suspended by the NBA without pay for violating a league rule that requires players to "stand and line up in a dignified posture" during the national anthem. Abdul-Rauf, a devout Muslim, said he doesn't believe in standing for any nationalistic ideology. "My beliefs are more important than anything. If I have to give up basketball, I will," Abdul-Rauf said. "This country has a long history of (oppression...
...quickly. At 10 she was performing on Nickelodeon's children's program You Can't Do That on Television; at 16 she had signed with MCA Records Canada and released her first album, Alanis. That CD and its 1992 follow-up Now Is the Time consisted mostly of Paula Abdul-esque melodies and merciless drum machines--the kind of soulless pop one might play during an aerobic workout on the Love Boat. During this pop-lite phase, Morissette also opened for pseudo-rapper Vanilla Ice in a 1991 concert and appeared with Brat Packish actor Corey Haim...