State Dept Awards Courageous Women
Last Friday in Washington DC, ten women received this year’s Women of Courage Award from the U.S. State Department. Winners included female activists on the front lines of the Syrian war to those … [Read more...]
Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
Last Friday in Washington DC, ten women received this year’s Women of Courage Award from the U.S. State Department. Winners included female activists on the front lines of the Syrian war to those … [Read more...]
Two years ago, she was a Syrian doctor with “big dreams” but then ISIS appeared and soon this doctor and civil society activist (who once campaigned against violence against women) was living a … [Read more...]
Desiring to understand the Middle East on a deeper level, journalist Rebecca Lowe left London last summer, partaking in a longggg bike ride, traveling through Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon. And this … [Read more...]
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There are nearly 4.1 million registered Syrian refugees according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The Los Angeles Times breaks down how key countries in the region, … [Read more...]
More than one million Iraqis and three million Syrians have been forced to flee their homes due to war and settle in refugee camps. A look at how Ramadan is being celebrated, despite the immense … [Read more...]
In this moving video from CNN, a Syrian doctor (and amateur painter) takes us into his hiding place from the war – a man-made cave – where he often treats patients wounded from the war and paints … [Read more...]
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We here at Muslims on Screen and Television (MOST) have crafted an 'in case you missed it' #ICYMI list of this past week's most timely and relevant stories from across the web: 1) Syrian Refugee … [Read more...]
A Canadian bride had a major fashion emergency recently when the zipper to her wedding gown suddenly broke, but luckily there was a master tailor literally next door who came to the rescue. For 28 … [Read more...]
Of the 4.5 million registered Syrian refugees, half are women, many under the age of 17. In a partnership between the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and photographer Meredith Hutchison, young … [Read more...]
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After the Chapel Hill slayings, atheists, humanists and other non-religious people have come together and donated more than $20,000 in Deah Barakat’s name who, before his passing, had planned to … [Read more...]