Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
On the evening of January 28, 2017, immigration attorney Hassan Ahmad headed to Dulles International Airport in Virginia. It was the day after Trump announced his travel ban against immigrants and … [Read more...]
A new program in Philadelphia brings together students from the three Abrahamic faiths: Islam, Judaism and Christianity. Middle and high school students from Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy, Jack M. Barrack … [Read more...]
Religion News Service reports: Two reports on extremist attacks in the United States document a marked decline in the number of Muslim Americans associated with extremist acts: -- The … [Read more...]
Shahid Shafi is a surgeon, a city councilman in Southlake, Tex., and vice chair of the Tarrant County Republican Party. Recently, a small faction of Tarrant County Republicans tried to remove Mr. … [Read more...]
As the director of Darul Amaanah Academy in Wilmington, Del, Tahsiyn Ismaa’eel had a simple goal -- to facilitate a pool-day for her Muslim campers. The closest city pool, Foster Brown, is practically … [Read more...]
Thanks to the Library of Congress, the only known existing autobiography of a slave written in Arabic in America is now freely available to the public online. Born in 1770, Omar ibn Said lived in … [Read more...]
In this op ed for the Washington Post, scholars Kathleen Crowther and Peter Barker write about the "profound effect" of the #MuslimBan on the sciences: "As of April, the number of Muslim refugees … [Read more...]
Another glass ceiling has been thankfully shattered for Muslim women in American politics. Sadaf Jaffer was recently sworn in as mayor of the Montgomery Township, becoming the first female, South … [Read more...]
KRQE reports: New Mexico has sworn in its first Muslim American lawmaker in state history. Rep. Abbas Akhil, an Albuquerque Democrat, took the oath of office Tuesday after winning a close race. … [Read more...]
Oral historian Zaheer Ali recently launched Muslims in Brooklyn which features 50 interviews with local Muslims. “Brooklyn is a gathering place for Muslims from all over the world,” remarks Mr. Ali, … [Read more...]
