Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
Entrepreneur Hadi Shakuur decided to start a Muslim-friendly version of Airbnb after some friends told him they were having trouble with their accommodation bookings, which were often denied or … [Read more...]
Our own Michael Wolfe wrote this vital piece on the refugee crisis for Huffington Post, what he calls a "pocket-size summary." Here's what Michael says about the piece -- "I wrote and posted this … [Read more...]
In 2014, Sawsan Ghazal was one of 30,583 Syrians applying for asylum in Sweden. The Los Angeles Times accounts her personal journey, from a once successful dressmaker in Aleppo (she co-owned a dress … [Read more...]
Kawthar Ben Salem, a spokeswoman for the Union of Muslims of the Alpes-Maritimes, tells the New York Times that at least thirty Muslim funerals are being held for victims of the Bastille Day attack – … [Read more...]
Ambreen Razia is the 23-year-old British writer and actress of “The Diary of a Hounslow Girl” which is about a young, Muslim woman who may look “traditional” to those outside the faith, but … [Read more...]
Displaced: Contemporary Artists Confront the Global Refugee Crisis is currently on view at Santa Fe's SITE gallery. Eleven internationally acclaimed artists took on the theme of human migration and … [Read more...]
Gaza is home to 1.8 million Palestinians, making it the most densely populated place on earth. It also has the highest employment, coming in at a frightening 43%. But there’s a large group of people … [Read more...]
Despite the ongoing Syrian war, restaurateurs Saameh and his brother Ahmad Kajaan, both have managed to keep their restaurant Atayeb open in Aleppo. The brothers opened their first restaurant in a … [Read more...]
"We were sitting in my house when … it was destroyed over our heads," says Fadi Adris, talking about the bomb that leveled the home that he once shared with his wife. Early this year, the family … [Read more...]
During the holy time of Ramadan, Muslims focus their attention to fasting and giving to charity. This year Ramadan starts on May 17th in Egypt but already charities are preparing to offer food and … [Read more...]
