MOST 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) Muslim Teen … [Read more...]
Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
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) Muslim Teen … [Read more...]
National —
U.S. service men and women who wish to wear a turban, beard or hijab for religious reasons are now able to gain approval thanks to a revised uniform regulation that aims to better accommodate … [Read more...]
In this book review for the New York Times, activist and athlete Kareem Abdul-Jabbar looks at two new books about “being Muslim in today’s volatile world.” They are Omar Saif Ghobash’s “Letters to a … [Read more...]
Ilhan Omar made history last week when she was sworn into the Minnesota House of Representatives becoming the first female Muslim and Somali-American legislator. According to mic, “Omar, who serves … [Read more...]
National —
A Pew study released last week showed that there has been a major shift in how Americans perceive Muslims these past three years. The survey found that 82% of Americans believe Muslims face … [Read more...]
In this new era of the Trump administration, many American Jews have pledged not to abandon American Muslims who have been threatened with a Muslim Registry and harassed with an uptick of xenophobic … [Read more...]
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Over the weekend, nineteen-year-old Halima Aden became the first contestant to wear a hijab and burkini during the Miss Minnesota USA pageant where she competed against 45 women for the title. Though … [Read more...]
Zaina Siyed is not your average 16-year-old, she is the founder of the nation’s first all girl, all Muslim robotics scholarship program called FemSTEM which is comprised of students between the ages … [Read more...]
Faith —
Nineteen-year old college student Heraa Hashmi was in history class when the discussion turned to terrorism with one student asking, “Why don't Muslims condemn violence?" Heraa politely countered, … [Read more...]
There’s a lot about the Gaza strip that you probably have read about, but did you know that along its 25-mile Mediterranean coastline is a very active surf scene? "Once I paddle out past the … [Read more...]