Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
‘Unfair & Ugly’ is an indie comedy series about a South Asian Muslim family in Orange County, California “trying to keep it together.” Series creators Yumna Khan and Nida Chowdhry are … [Read more...]
Hasan Minhaj hosted this year's White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday night, making him the first Muslim and first South Asian American to headline the annual Washington roast. “Only in … [Read more...]
Lately, Chicago-based musician Bassel Almadani and his band, The Supernaturals, have been touring middle America, playing in churches and small town colleges. Such a tour would normally seem … [Read more...]
From professional dancer to Marine to New York City firefighter to finally landing a role on NBC’s popular “The Blacklist,” Hisham Tawfiq is that rare actor who has lived a full life before his acting … [Read more...]
Kumail Nanjiani is best known for his work on HBO’s “Silicon Valley” but on June 23, his new movie The Big Sick opens which he co-wrote with his wife, Emily Gordon. The film is based on their … [Read more...]
Funny man Azhar Usman has opened for Dave Chappelle more than 50 times, and headlined the concert film Allah Made Me Funny: Live in Concert which followed Muslim comedians, on stage and off, as they … [Read more...]
“Everyone Has a Story” occurs every few months in Los Angeles -- it's an evening filled with storytelling put together by IKAR, a progressive synagogue, and NewGround, a Muslim-Jewish group that for … [Read more...]
It was just announced that Hasan Minhaj will be hosting this year's White House Correspondents Dinner. Despite President Trump saying he will be a no-show, the comedian is in good company, host-wise, … [Read more...]
“The Seventh Art Stand” is a film series that will run across the country in May featuring movies from countries affected by President Trump’s latest travel ban which has recently been blocked by the … [Read more...]
In this article for Foreign Policy, Cynthia Schneider (scholar and former ambassador to the Netherlands, and co-director at MOST) reports about tackling extremist groups with an unconventional tool – … [Read more...]
