Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
After decades living in the U.S., Harvard educated Razia Jan decided to return to her home country of Afghanistan so she could, in turn, “educate the country’s daughters.” On donated land that was … [Read more...]
The Muslim Girl Scouts of Orange County, CA is organizing their second annual ‘Open Mosque Day’ on April 30th which will educate their fellow Girl Scouts about their faith. “The mosque gets a lot … [Read more...]
Journalist Gayle Tzemach Lemmon recently visited the Syrian town of Tabqa (outside of Raqqa) and found that access to education, specifically for girls, is under great threat. Whereas books and … [Read more...]
Dr. Mehreen Faruqi is Australia's first Muslim woman in the Senate. Dr Faruqi immigrated to Australia in 1992 with her young family and prior to entering politics, held a distinguished career as an … [Read more...]
Marni Gustavson is the executive director of Parsa (which stands for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Services for Afghanistan and also means “integrity” in Farsi), an independent charity that runs … [Read more...]
“I have a lot of friends who wear hijab and are total goofballs, so a part of me wanted to show that we’re just all people,” says Nadia Manzoor, part of the duo behind comedy web-series “Shugs & … [Read more...]
Sisters-in-laws Fatima, Azeema, and Kiran Maniya went through four elimination rounds to finally win the first season of ABC's reality cooking competition Family Food Fight. The family took home a … [Read more...]
Oakland is home to a thriving refugee community. In the past five years, 337 refugees have resettled in the Northern California city including 430 girls, 60 of which are high school age (according to … [Read more...]
President Obama is planning to visit the Islamic Society of Baltimore this Wednesday, which will be the first visit to an American mosque during his presidency. "The president believes that one of … [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) Oregon Attack: … [Read more...]
