Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
Muslim and non-Muslim men in the Netherlands and Belgium have been swapping clothing as part of a photography project to take on social profiling and stereotyping. Participants say they want to start … [Read more...]
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is the first Muslim mayor of a Western capital (of note, Naheed Nenshi, also Muslim was elected mayor of Calgary in 2010). Born in Tooting, South London, Mr. Khan is the … [Read more...]
In this interview for the New York Times, showrunners and writers talk about the representation of Muslim characters in television – from casting, cultural issues, and the fight for diversity and … [Read more...]
Elle magazine asks French-Arab women about the controversial burkini ban, and attitudes towards Muslims and Arabs in France. Here are some snippets of the compelling interview: Sonia Ahminou, 27, … [Read more...]
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, a Foreign Film nominee for “The Salesman,” says he is boycotting the Oscars in protest of Trump’s attempted Muslim Ban though recognizes that “many in the American … [Read more...]
In the aftermath of the Brussels terror attacks, President Barack Obama said on Saturday that he rejected “any attempt to stigmatize Muslim Americans” calling such views advocated by presidential … [Read more...]
In this article for the Washington Post, scholar Dr. Stefano Bonino (author of “Muslims in Scotland: The Making of Community in a Post-9/11 World”) writes about the hazards of “flying while Muslim,” … [Read more...]
In response to the horrors of the Orlando mass shooting attacks, local citizens flooded blood donation centers to give blood. Among the concerned citizens was Mahmoud El Awadi who wrote about his … [Read more...]
Human rights organizations along with the U.S. government have strongly condemned reports that the Chinese government have been targeting and detaining the Uighurs, an ethnic Muslim minority in … [Read more...]
During Sunday’s debates, the candidates were both asked to address the issue of Islamophobia. Donald Trump called Islamophobia "a shame," and said that Muslims must do better to "report when they see … [Read more...]
