Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
Denmark has one of the worst radicalization problems in Europe, with more Danes leaving for Syria per capita than in any other European country (besides Brussels). NPR takes a look at one recent … [Read more...]
Fadhila Al-Dhahouri has just made history after being elected as the first female Muslim president of Cardiff University’s Students’ Union. Cardiff University is a public research university located … [Read more...]
Zahra Arabzada attends Hobart and William Smith Colleges where she majors in biochemistry. Recently, the 21 year old has finished a marathon and half-marathons as well as a 50-mile mega-marathon. She … [Read more...]
Nancy and Yara Helmy moved to America from Egypt in 2000, and for the past five years, the sisters have trained nearly every day in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Both girls wear the hijab which Nancy says is a … [Read more...]
Zhor Rehihil is a leading expert on Arab Jewish culture in Morocco where she serves as the co-founder of the Museum of Moroccan Judaism. Among the treasures she curates are an ancient Torah scroll, … [Read more...]
Growing up in Sacramento with Egyptian immigrant parents, Noor Ahmed says she experienced the loss of friendships when she decided to wear the hijab at age 13. “Some people just said she’s not one of … [Read more...]
Ilhan Abdullahi Omar is the first female Muslim and Somali-American legislator. Currently, she is serving as the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district based in Minneapolis … [Read more...]
From Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, to Megawati Sukarnoputri, President of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004, to the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, Huffington Post … [Read more...]
Outnumbered only to Iraq, Pakistan has the second-most extremist attacks in the world according to a State Department report. Attorney turned activist, Mohammad Jibran Nasir, is trying to change this … [Read more...]
Terry Gross interviews well known photojournalist Lynsey Addario on her career covering the Middle East for the New York Times. Fascinating! … [Read more...]
