Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
Huda Al-Marashi grew up the daughter of Iraqi Muslim immigrants who had moved to California. She was raised on a steady diet of western culture including rom com movies and romance books. On the day … [Read more...]
Leila Aboulela is an acclaimed Sudanese novelist and short-story author who lives in Scotland and writes in English. In a New York Times review, Porochista Khakpour (an author herself) says this … [Read more...]
When Yadira and Nadir Thabatah were looking for an English-language Quran, surprisingly the couple came up empty handed. The Thabatah's are both visually impaired, and they soon realized that they … [Read more...]
When 9-11 happened, Tom Watkins was Michigan’s state superintendent of schools and on that day, he was on a government retreat with colleague Victor Ghalib Begg, a practicing Muslim. As Watkins writes … [Read more...]
"The goal in 2019 is to have Indonesia rank first as the most hospitable destination for Muslim tourists according to the Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI)," proclaimed head of Tourism Ministry, Arief … [Read more...]
According to a PEW 2017 study, black people (not including those of Hispanic descent or mixed race) make up 20% of the country’s overall Muslim population. Teen Vogue says that "understanding Black … [Read more...]
Namira Islam, a Bangladeshi-American lawyer living in Detroit, wanted to do something about the many misconceptions about the Black Muslim communities. In 2014, as Black History Month approached, she … [Read more...]
In this entertaining MTV video clip, Fareeha Khan explores the topic of the hijab and asks: What exactly is a hijab...? And do all Muslim women have to wear them? CLICK for fun and informative … [Read more...]
New York Times describes the new cookbook Zaitoun: Recipes From the Palestinian Kitchen as a document about author Yasmin Khan's travels in the West Bank and Gaza, "and the beauty of the food she … [Read more...]
Dope Plain Jane is a licensed psychotherapist "born, raised, and working in NYC" who is also an opinion writer, her articles often appear in Huffington Post. In this op-ed for The Root, Plain Jane … [Read more...]
