Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
New York Times reports that Canada will accept “at least” 25,000 Syrian refugees in the next few months, and the new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was good to his word last week as he welcomed a plane … [Read more...]
Considered one of the first professional female photojournalists working in Iran, Newsha Tavakolian is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Dutch Prince Claus Award for her bold and evocative work … [Read more...]
Huffington Post interviews Ahmed Saleh, a well-regarded Imam from the Syrian city of Deir Ezzour who currently lives as a refugee in neighboring Turkey. He, along with 1.7 million exiled Syrians, were … [Read more...]
Lana Aldos, an 18-year-old sophomore at Loyola University Chicago, is majoring in neuroscience and anthropology. She is also Syrian-Muslim refugee, having moved to Chicago in the eighth grade, after … [Read more...]
“It’s utter and pure luck,” says Karen Ferguson, executive director of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), speaking about the Al Hamad family who after fleeing violence in their home-country of … [Read more...]
According to a recent UNICEF study, 2.6 million Syrian children have not attended school for three years or more, but despite this disheartening report, there are a few success stories and Al Salam … [Read more...]
In war-torn places like Syria, "conflict midwives" play a crucial role to women’s health and their babies survival. … [Read more...]
Angelina Jolie, a longtime special envoy for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), knows about the Syrian refugee crisis first hand, having traveled to the region … [Read more...]
If you had to leave your home country (in this scenario, Syria) and travel the Mediterranean on an unstable boat/raft, what would you take with you? A lifejacket? Documents? Maybe even, a laser pen? … [Read more...]
A new exhibit at the New Museum in New York tackles female stereotypes in the Arab and Middle Eastern world head on. … [Read more...]
