Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
When Malala Yousafzai was fifteen, she famously survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban for her activism on girls’ education. At seventeen, she became the youngest recipient of the Nobel … [Read more...]
According to the New York Times: Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that it would allow women to drive, ending a longstanding policy that has become a global symbol of the repression of women in the … [Read more...]
Lynsey Addario is a photojournalist who has received numerous awards (including the MacArthur Genius Grant and the Pulitzer Prize) for her work covering conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, … [Read more...]
Singapore is expected to welcome its first female president on Thursday -- a 63 year-old, hijab wearing woman named Halimah Yacob. But unfortunately, according to the New York Times, her legitimacy is … [Read more...]
The late “starchitect” Zaha Hadid was a true pioneer in her field. In 2004, she was the first Muslim (and woman) to receive architecture’s highest honor, the Priztker Prize. According to Anne Quito, … [Read more...]
Hamad Sinno is lead singer of the popular Lebanese alternative rock band Mashrou' Leila. This summer the group toured the U.S. to much acclaim, thanks to no small measure to their huge hit “Roman” … [Read more...]
Funny-woman Maysoon Zayid has the receipts. She co-created the Arab-American Comedy Festival with fellow comic Dean Obeidallah and her Ted Talk I got 99 problems … palsy is just one has been viewed … [Read more...]
Teen Vogue makes the important point: "Muslim women are bountiful in the world of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and are making important discoveries that are making our … [Read more...]
22-year-old Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan won second place at this year’s Roundhouse poetry slam for her powerful poem entitled This Is Not A Humanising Poem. In the piece, she declares that Muslims … [Read more...]
In this three part video series, Teen Vogue interviews young Syrian refugee women on what the U.S. gets wrong about Islam, what Syria was like before and after the war, and finally, what the young … [Read more...]
