Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
Muhterem Aras, 50, is the first Muslim woman to be elected Speaker of State Parliament of Germany. Coming in with a significant majority, Ms. Aras told reporters, “We wrote history today.” As a … [Read more...]
Update: Dec 6 2019: Fur coats, resort vacations and a Porsche: Lawmaker resigns after allegedly taking $500,000 from her charity Pennsylvania Capital Star reports: On March 12, voters in West … [Read more...]
Known as the first Muslim woman to wear a hijab on the cover of an American fitness magazine, Rahaf Khatib completed the Boston Marathon in an impressive 5 hours and 13 minutes on Monday. She tells … [Read more...]
A Pew study released last week showed that there has been a major shift in how Americans perceive Muslims these past three years. The survey found that 82% of Americans believe Muslims face … [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) In this powerful … [Read more...]
Singapore is expected to welcome its first female president on Thursday -- a 63 year-old, hijab wearing woman named Halimah Yacob. But unfortunately, according to the New York Times, her legitimacy is … [Read more...]
A young woman participates in World Hijab Day and finds that strangers treated her better than her own family. … [Read more...]
Leila Ali Elmi has made history as the first East African, Muslim woman and Somali to be voted into the Riksdag (as the Swedish parliament is referred). Face2Face Africa reports that Ms. Elmi ran … [Read more...]
"It wasn't until I saw more women wearing the hijab in the news and on social media that I realized that maybe this could be possible." So says Stephanie Kurlow, an 18-year old hijabi ballerina, … [Read more...]
Tuğçe Albayrak stood up to harassment and died protecting two teenage girls in Germany. Vigils were held this week for this remarkable woman. … [Read more...]
