Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
Last Sunday, sixteen-year-old amateur boxer Amaiya Zafar was ready to compete at the Sugar Bert Boxing National Championship in Kissimmee, Florida when the fight was abruptly called off. Boxing … [Read more...]
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) ‘Rising From … [Read more...]
In a besieged Damascus suburb, a secret library lies beneath a bombed-out building where volunteers have collected more than 14,000 books on every subject under the sun. "We saw that it was vital to … [Read more...]
The Muslim Lifestyle Expo conference occurred last week in London, promoting a global Muslim lifestyle market said to be worth $2.1 trillion annually. The Guardian reports that “global brands are … [Read more...]
The New York Times recently declared that they are righting their public record since "obituaries in The New York Times have been dominated by white men. With 'Overlooked,' we’re adding the stories of … [Read more...]
Last week Ghazala Hashmi became the first Muslim woman elected to Virginia’s state Senate. As a former literature professor and community college administrator, she campaigned on issues such as … [Read more...]
Greece's education and religion minister, Kostas Gavroglou, recently announced that the country's first state-sponsored mosque will open its doors in September. "It is particularly good that soon … [Read more...]
Last year, the small village of Skala Sykmias, located in the Greek Islands, became the center of the refugee crisis. After an often-brutal Mediterranean crossing, as many as 400,000 refugees have … [Read more...]
Islamophobic attacks have increased by 326% in the UK. Muslim women are reported to be the most vulnerable (and most visible, especially for those who wear the hijab). “Muslim Girls Fence” wants to … [Read more...]
According to U.S. Census Bureau data, Los Angeles is home to 160,800 immigrants from Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, and thus, according to the L.A. Weekly, “has more residents who hail … [Read more...]
