Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
A study on Indian Muslim matrimonial profiles is peeling back layers on the quintessential struggle to find a life partner. Through careful research, the study has found that women are sticking to … [Read more...]
Who are the bad-ass Kurdish soldiers, out on the front lines in Iraq, fending off ISIS and helping the United States recapture the Mosul Dam? The Kurd’s 2nd Peshmerga Battalion, made up entirely of… … [Read more...]
Educated in Beirut and America (Columbia University), First Lady of Afghanistan Rula Ghani ushers in a new presence, bringing a sense of female empowerment to the country. She recently visited … [Read more...]
As instances of groping rise, so do self-defense classes. A vast majority of Egyptian women face a form of sexual harassment every day, and as a result, some anti-harassment organizations are … [Read more...]
While First Lady Rula Ghani is a Lebanese Maronite Christian (Afghanistan is predominantly Muslim), she says she doesn’t want to change societal norms but would like to strengthen the position of … [Read more...]
Given the popularity of Iranian-born artist Shirin Neshat current show at DC’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, it seems that Arab women artists are (finally) having a major moment in … [Read more...]
Running April 8th through July 31st, the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington DC is running a Middle Eastern photographer exhibit called “She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from … [Read more...]
Rachid Nekkaz is an entrepreneur who believes that the burkini ban in 26 French resort towns is “deplorable” and “goes against democracy and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in every way.” He … [Read more...]
Mother and daughter duo Rowah and Amani are joining The Amazing Race Australia with the goal to shatter stereotypes about Muslims and, uh, freaking win! Rowah, 42, is a single mum from Sydney and the … [Read more...]
A Jeep commercial featuring a woman in a hijab (religious headscarf) aired during the Superbowl, and though there was some backlash, there was just as much praise along with a few good ribbings from … [Read more...]
