Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
When Waheed Arian arrived in the UK as a teenager from war-torn Afghanistan in the 1990s, he was told he should set his sights on becoming a cab driver – many years later, he set his ambitions a bit … [Read more...]
Asiya and Basheer Shakir are a married couple in Oklahoma City, both doctors, and are behind a local initiative called “Totes of Love” which aims to shed light on the issue of domestic violence in the … [Read more...]
Obstetrician Dr. Farida and her ophthalmologist husband Dr. Abdulkhal only give reporters their first names – for security reasons. Last year, they were among a handful of physicians who remained in … [Read more...]
Born in a small village in rural Pakistan, Asif Mahmood came to the United States 26 years ago to study medicine. Today, he is a pulmonologist in Pasadena and has just announced plans to run for … [Read more...]
Since 2000, Al-Shifa clinic has served the mostly Latino residents of the town of Muscoy which is located near San Bernardino. The clinic has an open-door policy regardless of race, religion or … [Read more...]
Born in Pakistan, Rafat and Zoreen Ansari are a Muslim married couple, both doctors, who have spent the last four decades earning a reputation as civic leaders in South Bend, Indiana. On Friday, the … [Read more...]
Dr. Haider Warraich’s debut book “Modern Death” examines how we die today -- from the cellular level to the very definition of death itself. Dr. Warraich is a cardiology fellow at Duke University … [Read more...]
By the age of 32, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, who is Egyptian-American, had achieved much at such a young age – having become a doctor, educator and civil servant in Detroit. And now, he has announced that he … [Read more...]
In this moving op-ed for the Jewish Journal, Dr. Afshine Emrani writes about a patient named Zahra who, through the years, held "a special place" in his heart. They both had something in common – … [Read more...]
In this op-ed for the Washington Post, Dr. Jalal Baig writes about his experience as an oncologist when a patient refused treatment due to his faith. As he pens, “ I stood aghast at the bedside, … [Read more...]
