Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
The importance of American students being prepared for the emerging global economy is driving a new exchange program which places teachers from such countries as Egypt and China into U.S. classrooms … [Read more...]
According to journalist Mike Steyels, artists as diverse as the singer MIA to graffiti artist Bansky have all addressed the Syrian refugee crisis in their art -- “M.I.A., in her music video for … [Read more...]
New York Times photographer Bryan Denton recently traveled to Palmyra, Syria and brought back photographic evidence of what remains after ISIS took control of the region a year ago. According to … [Read more...]
"Refugees are not numbers; they are people who have faces, names, stories and need to be treated as such," Pope Francis tweeted this over the weekend, during his moving tour of the Moria refugee camp … [Read more...]
Shamsia Hassani is not only an Afghan professor at Kabul University, but is also a world-class graffiti artist. She says her mission is simple: to beautify the city of Kabul with color. Her canvases … [Read more...]
French surfer Marion Poizeau and her Irish surfer pal, Easkey Briton sought like-minded Iranians on Facebook and in 2010, introduced the sport to Iranian women. No one in Iran had seen surfing … [Read more...]
Known as the “Ice Princess” in her homeland of the United Arab Emirates, professional figure skater Zahra Lari was inspired as a child by the Disney film to first take up skating. Now, at the age of … [Read more...]
Sweden has long been a harbor for those fleeing war. Last year the country took in 160,000 refugees, many from Middle Eastern countries, the most per capita of any European country. NPR makes the … [Read more...]
Last week an estimated 60,000 people attended the Middle East Film & Comic Con (or MEFCC) in Dubai which welcomed comic-book and sci-fi fanatics. The convention is in its fifth year but what made … [Read more...]
Construction workers in Gaza recently discovered ancient ruins that archaeologists suspect may be part of a Byzantine church dating as far back as 1,500 years ago. The findings include a foundation … [Read more...]
