Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
"Jinn" is filmmaker Nijla Mu’min’s first feature film about a carefree African American teenager whose mother converts to Islam. The film is inspired by Mu’min’s own upbringing within a Black Muslim … [Read more...]
Fatima Farheen Mirza is a 27 year-old graduate from the prestigious Iowa Writers’ Workshop and her first book, A Place For Us, has been chosen by actress Sarah Jessica Parker as the first title for … [Read more...]
Nura Afia, 24, is the first hijabi to be featured by CoverGirl in a new national ad campaign called Lash Equality. In this interview with Cosmo, Ms. Afia talks about her experience as a CoverGirl … [Read more...]
Je’Nan Hayes is a basketball player at Watkins Mill high school in Maryland, and was recently forced to sit out a game, after being told that she was not allowed to participate because she wears a … [Read more...]
"Muslims are not a monolith ... This is not the Muslim love story, it's a Muslim love story," declares humorist and cartoonist Huda Fahmy in a recent NPR interview about her new graphic memoir That … [Read more...]
Last week, 17 year old Pakistani children'd rights and education activist Malala Yousafzai appeared on the Daily Show for yet another powerful interview, especially in light of the South Carolina … [Read more...]
Ayesha Siddiqi is editor-in-chief of the literary journal The New Inquiry, and in this interview she talks about her love of pop culture and how Muslim identity informs her work. Check out this … [Read more...]
A BBC Muslim journalist talks about her personal choices throughout years of wearing the hijab (religious headscarf), and not wearing one. … [Read more...]
Hamda Al Hosani is an Emirati sprinter who last week won Gold in the 100 metres race at the Special Olympics Games in Abu Dhabi, bringing a grand total to 16 Special Olympic medals to her name. The … [Read more...]
Last year, British model Shahira Yusuf made headlines after she posted a viral tweet with pictures of herself in a grey suit (pictured) with the caption that read: "I ain't no Kendall Jenner but I'm a … [Read more...]
