Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
"Jinn" is filmmaker Nijla Mu’min’s first feature film about a carefree African American teenager whose mother converts to Islam. The film is inspired by Mu’min’s own upbringing within a Black Muslim … [Read more...]
NPR reports on a "shift in Hollywood" where American Muslim talent is concerned. "On TV and on online streaming services, Hollywood watchers say more Muslim characters than ever before are showing up … [Read more...]
Funny men Dean Obeidallah (who is Palestinian-American) and Scott Blakeman (who is Jewish-American) both feel that the best way to start a conversation is with laughter. For the past thirteen years, … [Read more...]
Media scholars (see below for list) took a look at the news coverage of the Muslim communities and report that they expected to see it filled with negative stories of "terrorism and cultural … [Read more...]
Produced by the English Touring Theatre, a new British adaptation of Othello reworks the possibility that the Moor of Venice was actually an observant Muslim. The play has been re-tooled for this … [Read more...]
Initially television producer Dick Wolf ("Law & Order") had in mind a Latino actor to play the co-lead on his new show "FBI" (Tuesdays at 9pm on CBS) but an agent for Zeeko Zaki slipped him the … [Read more...]
Forbes reports that Insomniac Game’s new Spider-Man video game is not only taking the world by storm but holds significant advancements in representation for the Muslim faith and customs. This … [Read more...]
In this piece for Elle, activist and journalist Amani Al-Khatahtbeh (creator of the influential blog MuslimGirl) interviewed four working actresses (of Middle East and Muslim backgrounds) on their … [Read more...]
Born to Pakistani immigrants in the northwest London enclave of Wembley, Rizwan Ahmed is a mega accomplished actor, hip-hop artist and activist. As the New York Times says, "He is like someone who … [Read more...]
Move over the Bechdel Test, enter The Riz Test. Named after activist, musician and actor Riz Ahmed, the Riz Test is designed to measure Muslim representation in film and television using a "simple … [Read more...]
