Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
“It’s very hard to be a female filmmaker in Hollywood, that is for sure,” says writer-director Lena Khan, whose parents hail from India and eventually settled in Los Angeles. “I think they feel like … [Read more...]
Netflix is currently streaming a UAE-produced Arabic TV show called Justice. According to Deadline Hollywood, the series follows real cases from the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department. Its lead character … [Read more...]
According to a new report from the Washington Post, "Researchers have found again and again that coverage of Muslims in the American and global media is predominantly negative.... U.S. newspapers … [Read more...]
In 1944, Kismet was introduced to the comic book world -- an Algerian superhero who fought Nazis in southern France and came to the aid of civilians in need. Kismet is said to be the first identified … [Read more...]
Fans -- often women and often Muslim -- often come up to G. Willow Wilson, the writer says, to tell her how Ms. Marvel (i.e. Kamala Khan) is the reason they became comics fans at all. Daily Beast … [Read more...]
Comedian Maysoon Zayid, who is of Palestinian descent and has cerebral palsy, tells the New York Times that her 2014 TED Talk not only became the most-watched TED Talk that year but it drastically … [Read more...]
When Ahmed Shareef was seven years old, he was walking home from school in Baghdad when an explosion blew off half his right arm and burned his eyes, blinding him. After the accident, Ahmed was … [Read more...]
"Jinn" is filmmaker Nijla Mu’min’s first feature film about a carefree African American teenager whose mother converts to Islam. The film is inspired by Mu’min’s own upbringing within a Black Muslim … [Read more...]
NPR reports on a "shift in Hollywood" where American Muslim talent is concerned. "On TV and on online streaming services, Hollywood watchers say more Muslim characters than ever before are showing up … [Read more...]
Funny men Dean Obeidallah (who is Palestinian-American) and Scott Blakeman (who is Jewish-American) both feel that the best way to start a conversation is with laughter. For the past thirteen years, … [Read more...]
