MOST Bi-Weekly Recap
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) ‘Black Panther’ … [Read more...]
Japanese American Theater Trope Sings In Support Of Muslim Americans
After 15 years of entertaining Japanese American senior citizens with singing American classic songs and standards, the Los Angeles theatre trope The Grateful Crane Ensemble realized they should … [Read more...]
Planning a trip to a Muslim majority country? Here’s what you need to know…
The Culture Trip brings to you a listicle of what you need to know when traveling to a Muslim majority country. "For those who make the journey there is the realization that the cultures and history … [Read more...]
Scholar On What We Can Learn From the Sultan & Saint Story…
June 24th marked the 800th anniversary of a very important encounter -- that between Francis of Assisi and Egypt’s Sultan Malik al-Kamil during the Fifth Crusade. In this op-ed, scholar Paul Moses … [Read more...]
Dubbed the Syrian Malala, Meet Muzoon Almellehan
Dubbed the Syrian Malala, 17-year-old Muzoon Almellehan and her family fled the Syrian war four years ago only to bounce around between refugee camps. When she left her hometown, Muzoon was told to … [Read more...]
Former Child Bride Prevails and Gets Fatwa Against Child Marriage
According to UNICEF, nearly 800 million people alive today were married as children. Even though child marriage is against the law in most countries and considered a human rights violation by the … [Read more...]
Female Poets Take On The Syrian War
A look at two poets Bejan Matur (who is Kurdish) and Maram al-Masri (who is Syrian) who are part of a new generation of female poets writing about the affects of the ongoing civil war in Syria. … [Read more...]
This Charitable Fund Started When American Muslims Pooled Their Resources For Good…
Pillars Fund first started in Chicago seven years ago, when a handful of powerful American Muslims pooled their resources together and began to help fund nonprofit Muslim groups in America. BuzzFeed … [Read more...]
Middle Eastern and Muslim Actresses Discuss Working In Hollywood Today
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...]
After The Exodus, Syrian Writer Chooses To Stay In Damascus
Khaled Khalifa is a Syrian novelist, screenwriter and poet. His 2012 novel, In Praise of Hatred, was a finalist for the International prize for Arabic fiction (and was also banned by the Syrian … [Read more...]