Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
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...]
Though there have been previous instances of Muslim women taking part in the qualifying rounds of the Miss England pageant, this year 20-year old-law student Sara Iftekhar became the first hijabi … [Read more...]
A new study from Biola University has found that television characters of Middle Eastern and North African descent are often written stereotypically or are even ignored on screen, and that the few … [Read more...]
Mona Haydar's family had some advice for her: “If you want to be taken seriously as an academic, you can’t be rapping.” Haydar -- a 30-year-old Syrian-American activist, poet and mother of two from … [Read more...]
StepFeed presents this listicle of Muslim superhero characters pronouncing "if anyone is in need of superheroes today, it's the people suffering from the backlash of Islamophobia." 1. Ms. Marvel - … [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...]
GQ magazines declares that Riz Ahmed “is the best man for the job.” What “job” you may ask. Let us give you a clue – the name is Bond. JAMES BOND. GQ declared last year that Riz is the man to play … [Read more...]
Disappointed in the way that the Middle East is often portrayed in Hollywood films and television shows? Enter Lebanese cinema. The New York Times declares that "there are plenty of films made by … [Read more...]
Very pleased to report that our parent company, Unity Productions Foundation, has just been nominated for their first Emmy! Here's the deets (via RNS): The Sultan and the Saint, a 60 minute … [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...]
