Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
With a population of 450,000, Toronto has the largest Muslim population in Canada. Recently the local paper, The Star, did a “temperature read” on Muslims across the GTA (Greater Toronto Area), … [Read more...]
In light of the Supreme Court ruling that Abercrombie & Fitch had violated a federal ban on religious discrimination when it refused to hire a Muslim woman who wore the hijab, the New York Times … [Read more...]
Though Toronto’s Aga Khan Museum has been opened since last year, the adjoining park was just revealed last week. Designed by Beirut-based landscape architect Vladimir Djurovic, stone benches and … [Read more...]
“What is the one thing that Iranians are most curious about the outside world…?” “Do Iranians have a sense of humor…?” “What about the LGBT community there…?” Good question(s)! And New York Times … [Read more...]
There are about fifty Muslim chaplains working at universities across the country but what makes Middlebury College (a prestigious liberal arts school) so special is that not only does the college … [Read more...]
Amanda Saab is unintentionally breaking barriers as she is the first Muslim female chef to wear the hijab (religious headscarf) during a popular prime-time cooking show. Ms. Saab is competing on Fox’s … [Read more...]
Kholoud Succariyeh recently chose to marry her husband in a Civil Marriage, a first for Lebanon. Succariyeh wishes to be independent and to have equality alongside her husband, and felt that a Civil … [Read more...]
With ISIS’ control of Palmyra, many fear the extremist group will go on to destroy the historical artifacts of the ancient Syrian city. Al Azhar, one of the oldest universities in the world and a … [Read more...]
Muslim and Jewish music lovers came together last week in New York for the concert “Qawwali and the Spiritual Alchemy of Music” which featured Farid Ayaz and The Abu Muhammad Qawwals, a world-renowned … [Read more...]
Police in Venice have closed Swiss artist Christoph Büchel new art installation “The Mosque: The First Mosque in the Historic City of Venice” citing a “security hazard” and unlawful permits. Many … [Read more...]
