Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
Reza Aslan is a well-regarded religious scholar and author who came to America in 1979 with his family, fleeing the revolution and, like so many Iranians, settled in Los Angeles. In this op-ed for the … [Read more...]
“This year, Iranian state TV says we have 35 million viewers,” says producer Hamid Modaressi. “But I think the number is higher.” Mr. Modaressi is talking about the wildly popular Kolah Ghermezi … [Read more...]
Taken in 1988, during the first Palestinian intifada, an iconic photo shows an eight-year-old boy about to hurl a stone, with clear fear in his eyes. That boys' name is Ramzi Aburedwan. Fortunately, … [Read more...]
This past weekend was the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre – the killing of 7,000-8,000 Muslim men and boys by Serb forces in and around the town of Srebrenica during the Bosnian War. The … [Read more...]
Though some young Egyptians say they don’t know actor Omar Sharif’s work, many of the older generation see him as an important icon and were saddened by his death last week. “Before [him], no one … [Read more...]
Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace laureate and education advocate, celebrated her 18th birthday by inducting a school for Syrian refugee girls in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley which is near the border of Syria. … [Read more...]
One word – wow. Another word – harrowing. New York Times brings you a first hand account of a Rohingya woman escaping the persecution of her home country, Myanmar, by fleeing to Malaysia (a Muslim … [Read more...]
In 2007, Prime Minister David Cameron (then the Conservative party leader) was the “unlikely house guest” of Abdullah and Shahida Rehman, a Muslim couple who were very active in their community of … [Read more...]
A rare first-hand report of the plight of the Uighurs who live in China’s far-west region of Xinjiang. The majority are Muslims who identify ethnically and culturally with Central Asian … [Read more...]
Coming on the heels of the Chinese government’s not allowing fasting during this year’s Ramadan for Muslim government and party officials, Beijing's Renmin University announced that Islam has the … [Read more...]
