Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
Farah Elahi is a research and policy analyst for the British think-tank Runnymede Trust which just released an important study on the impact of anti-Muslim racism on British society and the need to … [Read more...]
The Guardian interviews Nadiya Hussain, winner of the mega-popular cooking show “The Great British Bake Off” (think “The Voice” meets “Top Chef”). The finale garnered 14.5 million viewers, the biggest … [Read more...]
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) Remembering 9/11, … [Read more...]
Hanan al-Hroub is a Palestinian teacher who grew up in a refugee camp in Bethlehem and was recently awarded a prestigious one million dollar teaching prize by the Prime Minster of the UAE, Sheikh … [Read more...]
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...]
After the horrific December San Bernardino attacks, Muslim teen Zarifeh Shalabi, who lives in nearby Fontana, was urged to stay home, her family worried for her safety and possible backlash. Cut to … [Read more...]
In 2013, American singer Jennifer Grout auditioned for the talent show "Arabs Got Talent" where she made it to the final round and won wide acclaim in the Arab world. Just a year prior, her life had … [Read more...]
Al Jazeera reports: Omani author Jokha Alharthi has become the first Arabic-language writer to win the prestigious Man Booker International Prize for Celestial Bodies, a novel that deals with … [Read more...]
In this interview with Huffington Post, a well-known Prosecutor in Afghanistan talks about the challenges servicing her country – that’s right, ‘her country.’ Meet the only woman serving as Chief … [Read more...]
The right to wear the hijab (religious headscarf) in the workplace is going all the way to the Supreme Court, as the justices will determine if retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has the right to deny … [Read more...]
