Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
An Ordinary Muslim opened late February at New York Theater Workshop. The play is directed by Jo Bonney and written by first time playwright Hammaad Chaudry. The New York Times calls it a "timely look … [Read more...]
By all accounts, Mona Haydar's first attempt at music was a smashing success. Last year, her first music video Hijabi (Wrap My Hijab) garnered over a million views on YouTube. "I definitely didn't … [Read more...]
The first couple of episodes of David Letterman's new talk show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction featured such mega A-listers as President Barack Obama and movie-star and filmmaker George Clooney. … [Read more...]
Muslims Like Us is a new reality show set in Australia featuring a group of Muslims who share a house in Sydney’s Northern Beach area where, according to the narrator, there were “no Muslim … [Read more...]
After the Iranian revolution in 1979, the country started a crackdown on music – even banning traditional Persian music. Restrictions have recently loosened -- with pop, rock and even rap becoming … [Read more...]
In this op-ed for CNN, radio host and comedian Dean Obeidallah writes about the box-office success of "Black Panther," saying it gives him hope that "one day my minority group, Arab Americans and … [Read more...]
MOST Resource's own Alex Kronemer and Michael Wolfe co-wrote the screenplay for Bilal: A New Breed of Hero which is currently out in theaters. Here's what Common Sense Media has to say about the … [Read more...]
According to StepFeed, this listicle of male rappers have played a "major role in reshaping mainstream hip-hop by adding more depth to their lyrics and discussing pressing issues, ranging from Islam … [Read more...]
Based on the best-selling novel by Deborah Ellis, The Breadwinner is an adult animated drama film directed by Nora Twomey, and executive produced by Mimi Polk Gitlin and Angelina Jolie. The film, … [Read more...]
British actor and playwright Asif Khan is passionate that Muslim voices be heard, particularly on stage. Last year he wrote the play Combustion which The Stage called “a surprisingly comic look at … [Read more...]
