Race to Save Art Stolen by ISIS
It is said that Iraq has survived many invaders, but what about its art and culture? Museum curators and historians from all over the world are desperately trying to preserve and document the lost … [Read more...]
Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
It is said that Iraq has survived many invaders, but what about its art and culture? Museum curators and historians from all over the world are desperately trying to preserve and document the lost … [Read more...]
Having survived being jailed by the Syrian regime multiple times, Syrian activist and civilian journalist Karam Al Hamad has managed to leave his country and recently arrived in the U.S to study at … [Read more...]
In this piece for Elle, activist and journalist Amani Al-Khatahtbeh (creator of the influential blog MuslimGirl) interviewed four working actresses (of Middle East and Muslim backgrounds) on their … [Read more...]
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MOST Hosts ‘Hollywood Iftar’ with Writers Guild Foundation 2018 Hollywood Iftar 2018 MOST Hosts ‘Hollywood Iftar’ with Writers Guild Foundation 2017 Hollywood Iftar 2017 WGAF/MOST PANEL: … [Read more...]
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A new Pew Research study finds that “concern about Islamic extremism is high among countries with substantial Muslim populations.” Muslims in the region have extremely negative opinions of extremist … [Read more...]
Could climate change have contributed to the Syrian war and brought ISIS into existence? A new study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests as much. A fascinating … [Read more...]
It has been notoriously difficult for Syrian refugees to find countries that are not only welcoming but where there are job opportunities. Enter… Somalia. Hosam is a dentist from Aleppo who says … [Read more...]
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Every day hundreds of airstrikes batter down cities in Syria and when the bombs land, the White Helmets go into action. They are a group of volunteers who are first on the scene, pulling citizens from … [Read more...]
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Founded by an Armenian family in 1911, the famous Baron Hotel in Aleppo, Syria was once the destination, according to Reuters, of “adventurers, writers, kings, aviators, Bedouin chiefs and presidents” … [Read more...]
Marcel Mettelsiefen is the director of the Oscar-nominated documentary short film “Watani: My Homeland.” He spent three years in Syria following a widow named Hala as she leaves her homeland to find a … [Read more...]