Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
For six weeks, billboards along the Tri-State Tollway and I-55 in Chicago will feature various Muslim women wearing the hijab. The non-profit, GainPeace, says they are putting up these billboards to … [Read more...]
In Denver, more than a hundred Muslim volunteers volunteered recently to distribute lunches to the homeless across the city. This was part of the Pious Project initiative which 20 other cities also … [Read more...]
The Village Voice interviews Dean Obeidallah and Negin Farsad, describing them as “two Muslim-American comics known for combatting Islamophobia with their sharp, disarming brand of observational … [Read more...]
During normal times, the Al-Rayaan Muslim funeral home holds about 20 to 30 funerals a month. But these unfortunately are not normal times and now with the Coronavirus pandemic, the Brooklyn mortuary … [Read more...]
Last June, the Quebec government banned schoolteachers, police officers, prosecutors and other public sector employees from wearing religious symbols while at work which applies directly to Muslim … [Read more...]
According to Religion News Service, Muslims in journalism account for just a “sliver of the mainstream America media.” With the rise of anti-Muslim rhetoric and Islam-related stories, those few … [Read more...]
A new report from Germany's Bertelsmann Foundation looks at the education, employment and social engagement of Muslims in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France and the United Kingdom, and has found … [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) Kumail Nanjiani’s … [Read more...]
The Muslim Writers Collective was founded in January 2014 by Ayisha Irfan and her brother, Hamdan Azhar. The collective is described as a “space for young Muslims to honor their humanity,” and to … [Read more...]
Fatima Farheen Mirza is a 26-year-old graduate from the prestigious Iowa Writers’ Workshop and her first book, A Place For Us, has been chosen by actress Sarah Jessica Parker as the first title for … [Read more...]
