Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
Kumail Nanjiani was the guest host on “Saturday Night Live” this past weekend, and opened with an inspired monologue which took on Islamophobia, joking that it was a lot like Will & Grace. “It … [Read more...]
The CW series Legends of Tomorrow returned for its third season on October 10th featuring a new superhero who happens to be... Muslim! Iranian-American actress Tala Ashe plays Zari Adrianna Tomaz, … [Read more...]
After 15 years of entertaining Japanese American senior citizens with singing American classic songs and standards, the Los Angeles theatre trope The Grateful Crane Ensemble realized they should … [Read more...]
"I have cerebral palsy. I shake all the time," Maysoon Zayid announces at the beginning of this hilarious (and moving) Ted Talk. "I'm like Shakira meets Muhammad Ali." In this Ted Talk, comedian … [Read more...]
"Father and Son," "Wild World," "Moonshadow" and "Peace Train" are beloved classic rock hits of the early 70s by British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens (who now goes by the name Yusuf), A few years … [Read more...]
There are approximately 272,015 Muslims of African heritage in the UK which represents nearly 10% of the UK's Muslim population (per the Muslim Council of Britain). The new digital series, Black and … [Read more...]
StepFeed profiles these hilarious comedians in this video segment: Eman El-Husseini is a Palestinian Canadian funny lady who is performing shows throughout the U.S. in the next few months. Zahra … [Read more...]
Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad is a senior data scientist at Groupon and teaches computer science at the University of Washington. In this op-ed, he makes the point that western readers often over look the … [Read more...]
Filmmaker Lena Khan’s debut film The Tiger Hunter is not only a film festival success-story, but a clear win for Muslim-driven films. The film stars Danny Pudy (“Community”) and Jon Heder (“Napoleon … [Read more...]
British-Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed just made history at the 69th Emmy Awards. The British Muslim became the first male actor of Asian descent to take home a highly coveted Emmy Award for acting. Ahmed … [Read more...]
