Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
Serving in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2003 to 2011, Marine Elliot Ackerman returned home to write a debut novel called “Green On Blue,” loosely based on his experiences but with a unique spin. As the … [Read more...]
Director Abderrahmane Sissako talks to NPR about the development of his Oscar-nominated film Timbuktu including casting non-pros for pivotal roles. … [Read more...]
New York Times takes a look at Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, the first female education minister in France and self-described "non-practicing Muslim,” who has been given the tough task of building bridges … [Read more...]
Educated in Beirut and America (Columbia University), First Lady of Afghanistan Rula Ghani ushers in a new presence, bringing a sense of female empowerment to the country. She recently visited … [Read more...]
A freelance photojournalist living in Norway (who has covered the Israeli-Palestinian conflict) was heartened by the “ring of peace” grass-roots effort over the weekend, and gives his insights (and … [Read more...]
Chanting “No to anti-Semitism, no to Islamophobia” more than a thousand of Norway’s Muslims gathered over the weekend to form a "ring of peace" around a synagogue in Oslo – as a direct response to the … [Read more...]
Since the civil war started in 2011, more than 11 million Syrians have been driven from their homes – that’s half of the country’s population. It’s one of the largest refugee catastrophes since World … [Read more...]
Real estate mogul, Bashar Masri, is hoping to open his new, sprawling apartment complex in Rawabi – which would be the first new Palestinian city built in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Like the film … [Read more...]
Funded by the generosity of the local Muslim community, the Muslim Free Hospital was established in Rangon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar) in 1937 and was available to everyone, regardless of religious … [Read more...]
In the aftermath of the Copenhagen synagogue shooting, many Norwegian Muslims are planning to form a “ring of peace” around an Oslo synagogue this weekend as a symbolic show of support. As their … [Read more...]
