Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
According to Pew Research, the U.S. admitted a record number of Muslim refugees in fiscal year 2016. From Oct. 1, 2015, through Sept. 30, 2016, 46% of the nearly 85,000 refugees entering the country … [Read more...]
Last February, Vice News gave disposable cameras to six refugees (hailing from Afghanistan, Syria, and Azerbaijan) who are now living in Berlin, and asked them to document their daily lives in 27 … [Read more...]
Yemen is considered one of the poorest countries in the Middle East and since the Arab Spring, has faced political uncertainty which culminated in war breaking out this past March between a Saudi … [Read more...]
During World War II, the Kindertransport program enabled 10,000 Jewish children to escape Nazi Germany and Austria, and resettle in England. Recently some of these children (now retired … [Read more...]
Showing his solidary with the Muslim and refugee community, Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of Muslim, Christian and Hindu refugees on Thursday. The gesture was a re-enactment of the holy rite … [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) Marvel Tells … [Read more...]
Journalist Amelia Gentleman writes about her recent trip to Jordan, saying that due to the war in neighboring Syria, Jordan is nearly empty of travelers though is quite safe. Since 2011, tourism has … [Read more...]
Mohamed Khairullah is mayor of Prospect Park, New Jersey and describes himself as “an American mayor who happens to be Muslim… I don’t impose my religion when it comes to running the town. But my … [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) Immigration News … [Read more...]
On November, 2014, a young woman named Asmaa Albukaie arrived in Boise with her two teenage sons – making them the first Syrian refugees in the entire stare of Idaho. This year, Boise has taken in 122 … [Read more...]
