Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
13-year-old Amineh Abou Kerech is the proud winner of the Betjeman poetry prize for her poem “Lament for Syria” which was written half in English, half in Arabic. “I take words from anywhere,” Amineh … [Read more...]
26-year-old Syrian-American Suzan Boulad is no armchair activist. In March 2013, she spent time living in a village near Idlib, Syria, experiencing life during wartime with frightening, daily … [Read more...]
According to the Human Rights Watch, more than 400 people tragically lost their lives last week in Ghouta, Syria. Al Jazeera reports that ongoing attacks by Syrian government forces and their allies … [Read more...]
A seven-year-old Syrian girl named Bana al-Abed is being hailed as this era’s Anne Frank, having amassed more than 200,000 Twitter followers as she and her family have documented their struggle to … [Read more...]
The Guardian describes actor and rapper Riz Ahmed as “straddling cultures, pushing buttons, and challenging the status quo.” Ahmed was born into a British Pakistani Muslim family in Wembley, London, … [Read more...]
The AP puts a human face on the devastating 4-year-old Syrian war, … [Read more...]
An innovative program is underway in Denmark for Muslims returning from war in Syria, offering psychological and physical rehabilitation. … [Read more...]
Imam Khalid Latif and Rabbi Yehuda Sarna are chaplains at New York University where they run the Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life which has become a leading model for interfaith … [Read more...]
We here at Muslims on Screen and Television (MOST) have crafted an 'in case you missed it' #ICYMI list of this past week's most timely and relevant stories from across the web: 1) Angelina Jolie … [Read more...]
Marie Claire presents a listicle of ten fashionable Muslim women who not only shatter stereotypes but do it in “very chic ways.” "My faith teaches that modesty is the best jewel of a woman, but … [Read more...]
