Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
Mark Cohen has had an impressive forty-year career teaching about Jews in the Islamic world, and in this article, he talks about his recent visiting professorship in Abu Dhabi where he found Muslim … [Read more...]
According to the ‘British Muslims in Numbers' study, the number of Muslims in the UK nearly doubled from 1.55 million in 2001 to 2.71 million in 2011. A detailed look at this report and its findings … [Read more...]
In this video clip from the BBC, two British Muslims talk about their identity and the way in which they are treated. … [Read more...]
In the aftermath of the Paris shootings, Muslims in France are questioning the idea of state secularism called Laïcité, where public exercise of religion is banned. The New York Times takes a look at … [Read more...]
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi won top prize at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival for his film “Taxi” over the weekend which means one thing – despite the austere restrictions, there’s no stopping … [Read more...]
The Iranian television show 'Eshgh Taatil Nist' might seem familiar on first blush -- it’s the Persian remake of the mega-hit ‘Friends.’ Check out the video -- … [Read more...]
Terry Gross interviews well known photojournalist Lynsey Addario on her career covering the Middle East for the New York Times. Fascinating! … [Read more...]
In recent months, 500 Uighurs from China’s Xinjiang province have emigrated to Turkey, a country whose religious traditions and similar language make it appealing. … [Read more...]
Documentary filmmaker Bharat Choudhary was in the middle of making a new film documenting the Muslim community in France when the Paris attacks happened, and through his research, has found that most … [Read more...]
Timbuktu is one of this year's five nominees for the best foreign language Oscar – and the filmmaker, Abderrahmane Sissako, is an African Muslim. The naturalistic film takes a stand against extremism … [Read more...]
