Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
Born and raised in the Paris suburbs, Yassine Belattar, 35, is the Muslim son of a Moroccan cleaning lady and a taxi driver, and, according to The Guardian, “is the most talked-about French comic of … [Read more...]
In this op-ed for The Hollywood Reporter, columnist (and NBA Hall of Famer) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says that he is hopeful that recent feature films and TV series such as "The Big Sick" and "Master of … [Read more...]
Playwright Sarah Badiyah Sakaan says Muslim YouTube beauty vloggers inspired her new play The Art of Hijab, Kohl Black, and the Right Way to Pray which is about the juxtaposition of online beauty … [Read more...]
Firas Fayyad is a Syrian-born documentary filmmaker whose latest film "Last Men in Aleppo" won the 2017 Sundance Grand Jury Prize and is a hopeful for this year's Oscars race for feature documentary. … [Read more...]
“It’s really hard to overcome the idea that women are not funny – and this is universal, to be honest,” says funny-woman Hatoon Kadi who has become a Youtube phenomenon, having procured more than … [Read more...]
Faran Tahir is a Pakistani-American actor who is known for his roles as Raza in “Iron Man," as Captain Robau in “Star Trek” and most recently as President Rashad in the hit ABC series “Scandal.” Born … [Read more...]
Unity Productions Foundation new film The Sultan and the Saint airs on December 26th at 8/7c on PBS. The docudrama recounts the unlikely friendship between St. Francis and Malik al-Kamil Nasir al-Din … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia Lifts Cinema Ban and, according to The Hollywood Reporter, "it's not every day that a previously untapped market valued at $1 billion opens its doors, so the decision by Saudi Arabia to … [Read more...]
‘Unfair & Ugly’ is a proposed, six-episode TV series about a South Asian Muslim family in Orange County, California who are all "trying to keep it together." Series creators Yumna Khan and Nida … [Read more...]
“I’m a woman of color,” declares documentary film-maker Deeyah Khan at the beginning of her documentary White Right: Meeting the Enemy, as she sits down to interview Jared Taylor, a well-known white … [Read more...]
