Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
Though the American Dolls line is known to portray a variety of ethnicities, there is currently no doll representing American Muslim little girls. Twelve year old Salwa and her nine-year old sister, … [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...]
Israel just appointed the first female religious court judge (or Qadi) in Israel’s Sharia courts, and both Arab and Jewish leaders are said to be celebrating the important achievement. Hana … [Read more...]
A look at two young women in the hip hop world, living and creating in Tunisia – El Alouadi, who goes by the stage name Medusa, and Nour Ben Soltan of BGirl Crazy Flava. El Alouadi is a 25-year-old … [Read more...]
In this op-ed, American Muslim journalist Mehreen Kasana writes about the mainstream media coverage of Muslim women saying that it's "riddled with hyperbole, stigma, and misinformation.” She cites … [Read more...]
As the daughter of a Palestinian Muslim immigrant and an American Jewish woman, 25 year-old Hannah Risheq feels her background is well suited for inclusive politics and thus is running for Virginia … [Read more...]
Muslim basketball players like Maryland high school student Je’Nan Hayes will soon be able to compete while wearing the hijab, according to a new rule change by the International Basketball Federation … [Read more...]
According to Harvard Business Review: “earlier this year the European Union’s highest court ruled that employers could prohibit employees from wearing visible religious symbols at work, as long as … [Read more...]
Muslim Teen boxer Amaiya Zafar recently won a battle that will allow her to wear a hijab and fully cover her arms and legs while boxing – which means she can move ahead to fight her first sanctioned … [Read more...]
The Muslim Girl Scouts of Orange County, CA is organizing their second annual ‘Open Mosque Day’ on April 30th which will educate their fellow Girl Scouts about their faith. “The mosque gets a lot … [Read more...]
