Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
According to Denise A Spellberg, author of Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an, Thomas Jefferson not only owned a Quran but had the foresight to believe that Muslims would be future citizens of America and … [Read more...]
Ireland, Denmark, and Luxembourg come in as the world's top three countries for best expressing the principles of Islam. What does this say about the so-called Muslim nations of the world? … [Read more...]
Honor killings are neither mentioned nor sanctioned in the Quran, yet 1,000 Pakistani women die each year at the hands of family members. This article discusses the tribal societal pressures within a … [Read more...]
The Qur'an School in Blaine, Minnesota opened last year to religious students who desire a deeper understanding. … [Read more...]
Was the Qur’an edited and transcribed by a woman? A new study suggests that the Prophet Muhammad’s fourth wife, Hafsa bint ‘Umar, may have had an active role. … [Read more...]
The British Library has acquired a historic Qur'an, dated to the 1820s, from Sumatra. When Marco Polo visited there in 1290, this 2000 mile-long island was part of a powerful Muslim trading network … [Read more...]
In 2013, noted scholar and chaplain, Tahera Ahmad, became the first woman to recite the Quran during the Islamic Society of North America convention. Muslim activist Anastasia Karklina questions what … [Read more...]
Photo Credit: Screenshot from "Dude, You Have no Quran!" A planned Quran burning in Amarillo, Texas was stopped after a by-stander rescued the kerosene-doused holy book from the grill before it … [Read more...]
Photo Credit: YouTube This 10-minute, crash-course video on Islamic history by John Green is humorously put together. It will bring you from knowing absolutely nothing about Islam to having a general … [Read more...]
