Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
22-year-old Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan won second place at this year’s Roundhouse poetry slam for her powerful poem entitled This Is Not A Humanising Poem. In the piece, she declares that Muslims … [Read more...]
Comedian Shazia Mirza says her new show, “The Kardashians Made Me Do It,” was inspired by last year’s headline story of the British High School girls who attempted to join ISIS. The title was taken … [Read more...]
Nabela Noor, 24, typically makes videos about beauty, fashion, and DIY hacks but recently, she turned serious and made a video entitled “Dear America, From a Muslim-American,” calling attention to her … [Read more...]
Aysha Khan, a Muslim Miss England contestant, has made it through to the final stage of the contest and many say she has successfully taken on stereotypes. For instance, she chose to participate in … [Read more...]
PBS News Hour reports: The deadly California synagogue shooting on April 27th, at the Chabad of Poway, is the latest in a series of attacks that raise profound questions about keeping sacred spaces … [Read more...]
Roswell, New Mexico creator Carina Adly Mackenzie talks to Entertainment Weekly about her personal experiences which helped "shaped her perspective and therefore the show’s". Here's a snippet … [Read more...]
In 2010, NASA’s Amy Mainzer discovered an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter, and has named it after teen activist and Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafza. As the astronomer said, “We desperately need … [Read more...]
In this fascinating op-ed, Hip-Hop artist Muneera Williams talks about her conversion to Islam, and about “shocking” the audience with “hijabis running across the stage, telling them to throw their … [Read more...]
The photographic series “A Girl and Her Room” compares teen girls in the Middle East and America, and shows the commonality despite diverse backgrounds. … [Read more...]
Halal makeup, which doesn’t contain ingredients forbidden under Islamic law, is a half-billion dollar industry and is quickly becoming popular in Canada. … [Read more...]
