“The Greatest” aka “The People’s Champion”, Muhammad Ali, left the physical world on June 3rd, 2016 at the age of 74. After years of fighting in the ring and his long hard fought battle with Parkinson’s, the champ had proven his warrior spirit is undefeatable.
![In Muhammad Ali's den, Hana, 3, shares a Popsicle with her father, who was handling the baby-sitting chores. Photo published Jan. 18, 1980. PUBLICATION PROHIBITED Authority to publish or copy MUST be obtained from Courier-Journal management. To obtain permission call 502-582-4601. 525 W. Broadway, Louisville, KY 40201. [Via MerlinFTP Drop]](https://www.bumtheary.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image-8-1024x756.jpeg)
Recently, in 2015, Ali spoke out in response to Donald Trump’s attacks on Islamic faith. Regarding the global terrorism crisis as war that has “perverted people’s views on what Islam really is.” He further explained, “I am a Muslim, and there is nothing Islamic about killing innocent people in Paris, San Bernardino, or anywhere else in the world,” Ali said. “True Muslims know the ruthless violence of so-called Islamic Jihadists goes against the very tenets of our religion.”
“We, as Muslims, have to stand up to those who use Islam to advance their own personal agenda. They have alienated many from learning about Islam. True Muslims know or should know that it goes against our religion to try and force Islam on anybody.”
In honor of perhaps the most legendary boxer and one of the most impressionable icons of our time, take a look at some great works of art/streetart paying homage to Muhammad Ali.
