When Springfield native Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir, now 34, was on her way to becoming the Bay State’s all-time leading scorer in women’s high school basketball, she faced opposition and hatred.

Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir is a Muslim American and former collegiate basketball player for the University of Memphis and Indiana State University. Abdul-Qaadir was also the first NCAA Division I athlete ...

In her playing days, Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir spoke as athletes do – with movement and grace. Yet while still a teen, a time came in Springfield when she faced taunts from crowds in school gyms.

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