Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
California teen Yusra Rafeeq experienced Islamophobia first hand when her mother, who wears a hijab and abaya (a full length covering), was rudely stared at by pedestrians in their hometown of Palo … [Read more...]
Apple announced last week the launch of the first-ever emoji of a woman wearing a hijab which is due to hit keyboards this fall. 16-year-old Rayouf Alhumedhi started the campaign for hijabi … [Read more...]
There is a Jewish Deli in Brooklyn that closes for Ramadan – which makes perfect sense since the owner of David’s Brisket House, Riyadh Gazali, is an American-Muslim of Yemini descent. First opened … [Read more...]
Nura Afia, 25, is the first hijabi to be featured by CoverGirl in a new national ad campaign. In this interview with Mary McCarthy of PBS' NewsHour, Ms. Afia talks about her experience going from a … [Read more...]
The Farhang Foundation, an Iranian-American culture and arts nonprofit, has gifted the city of Los Angeles a brand-new work of public art called The Freedom Sculpture. "The Freedom Sculpture is a … [Read more...]
“Nothing is off topic. Nothing is off the table,” says Hana Assafiri, owner of an Australian café Moroccan Deli-cacy where an unusual event takes place every month. Ms. Assafiri is the founder of … [Read more...]
Katy Kargosha recently went to Iran on a four-hour mission – to rescue a pug dog that was left on the side of a Tehran highway. Though Ms. Kargosha is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Iran, she still … [Read more...]
New York Times takes us on a journey to Fez, Morocco, saying that “entrepreneurial locals” and “expats” have given Fez “a gust of creative innovation, with new hotels, shops, cafes, cooking schools … [Read more...]
Though the American Dolls line is known to portray a variety of ethnicities, there is currently no doll representing American Muslim little girls. Twelve year old Salwa and her nine-year old sister, … [Read more...]
Malaysia currently ranks first on a global list of Muslim-friendly tourist destinations which may surprise some as only 60% of the country is Muslim (versus neighboring Indonesia, home to the world’s … [Read more...]
