Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
The New York Times takes a look at how the Orlando attacks affected Muslim teenagers. “I just don’t get it,” says 17-year old Muhammad, a junior at Abraham Lincoln High School in Coney Island who … [Read more...]
A month after the Charlie Hebdo attacks, in February 2015 an acclaimed French street artist with the moniker Combo the Culture Kidnapper tagged the word “coexist” on a Parisian wall with the Muslim … [Read more...]
Fine dining is probably the last thing you think about when Libya comes to mind but that’s exactly why Abdelmuttaleb Twigiri wanted to open up a restaurant in the capital city of Tripoli. He recently … [Read more...]
When Sughra Hussainy was a child in Afghanistan, the Taliban was in power and, as she tells NPR, she never imagined that she would get the opportunity to become an artist. Now at 27, Ms. Hussainy is … [Read more...]
Seventy fashion designers took part last week in the International Modest Fashion Week in Istanbul, a two-day event hosted by the online retailer Modanisa. "(We want) to create mainstream fashion out … [Read more...]
In her new documentary "Why Can't I be a Sushi?," British-Iraqi filmmaker Hoda Elsoudani explores the sectarian tensions between Sunnis and Shias. The filmmaker found a unique way to approach the … [Read more...]
Gani Ansari is a Muslim BBC journalist and in this piece, talks about his Nepalese "blood brother" (or "mit" in Hindu) who he met when he was five years old. Their friendship was arranged by their … [Read more...]
After the horrific December San Bernardino attacks, Muslim teen Zarifeh Shalabi, who lives in nearby Fontana, was urged to stay home, her family worried for her safety and possible backlash. Cut to … [Read more...]
Last January, Youtube and Google invited Muslim beauty vlogger Nabela Noor to ask Jeb Bush a pre-taped question at the GOP Fox News debate. She asked the following: ““As president, what would you do … [Read more...]
Running April 8th through July 31st, the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington DC is running a Middle Eastern photographer exhibit called “She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from … [Read more...]
