Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
Dr. Ayaz Virji is a prominent citizen of Dawson, a small rural farm town in Minnesota. At 42, he’s happily married to his wife Musarrat and together they have three children. Born in Kenya, Ayaz is of … [Read more...]
Scholar Dr. Junaid Jahangir presents fives instances of "Muslims who diminish hatemongers for espousing bigotry and a narrow worldview": 1) Muslims who go the distance for humanity In 2014, a … [Read more...]
In the wake of the recent slaying of 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen near a Virginia mosque, Muslim young women who wear the hijab are saying that they are facing resistance with wearing the identifiable … [Read more...]
In this op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, journalist David Hansen (who is non-Muslim) talks about his experience being part of a guided tour of local mosques in Orange County, CA. The journalist took … [Read more...]
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Trump’s new travel ban, which bars citizens from six Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States for a period of 90 days, is allowed to restart today. … [Read more...]
According to the Washington Post: Visitors from six predominantly Muslim nations (Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen) will be denied visas to the United States under new guidelines that … [Read more...]
"The war didn’t leave any choice for me… I had to come here with my daughter.” Those are the first words of “Dalya’s Other Country,” a documentary airing on PBS’ series “POV,” which chronicles … [Read more...]
On July 5th, Khalil Abdur-Rashid will become Harvard’s first Muslim chaplain. Previous to this, he was an adjunct professor of Islamic studies at Southern Methodist University, and also served as a … [Read more...]
The Guardian reports that a "watered-down version of the Trump administration’s 'travel ban' is to take effect over the summer following a supreme court decision on Monday reversing a series of … [Read more...]
“A lot of Ramadan is about donating and sacrifice,” says Maisha Rahman, event coordinator for the Ramadan Fight Against Hunger which is now in its fourth year in Michigan. Last year more than 400 … [Read more...]
