Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
"Muslims are not a monolith ... This is not the Muslim love story, it's a Muslim love story," declares humorist and cartoonist Huda Fahmy in a recent NPR interview about her new graphic memoir That … [Read more...]
TeenVogue reports: MuslimGirl.com founder Amani Al-Khatahtbeh announced Saturday that she is launching a historic campaign to become the first Muslim woman to run for federal office in New Jersey … [Read more...]
Lifestyle journalist Jasmine Fox-Suliaman "fangirls" over model-activist Halima Aden who's known as the first model to wear a burkini on the cover of Sports Illustrated and the first hijabi to run in … [Read more...]
As an observant Muslim Sufi pacifist, Noor Inayat Khan was an unlikely candidate to spy for Britain against the Nazis. She trained for the Women’s Auxiliary Airforce and was later recruited as a … [Read more...]
Fatima Farheen Mirza, the New York Times bestselling author of A Place For Us, along with Bustle editors compiled a "listicle" of their favorite recent books from female Muslim authors and here are a … [Read more...]
Earlier this month, voters elected the first Muslim woman, Nida Allam, to hold office in the state of North Carolina. At 26, Ms. Allam was one of five women who won the Democratic party’s primary for … [Read more...]
Ibtihaj Muhammad is an American sabre fencer and was a star-member of the United States fencing team. She is known for being the first Muslim American woman to wear a hijab while competing in the 2016 … [Read more...]
Morocco World News provides a "listicle" of amazing and inspiring Moroccan women who "overcame obstacles in their respective times and paved the way for future generations of strong independent … [Read more...]
In 2013, American singer Jennifer Grout auditioned for the talent show "Arabs Got Talent" where she made it to the final round and won wide acclaim in the Arab world. Just a year prior, her life had … [Read more...]
"It wasn't until I saw more women wearing the hijab in the news and on social media that I realized that maybe this could be possible." So says Stephanie Kurlow, an 18-year old hijabi ballerina, … [Read more...]
