Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
"Today I had one of the most interesting and most memorable flights of my life. I made a friend called Beverly who made a mistake and acknowledged it,” Jiva Akbor, a young Muslim woman from the UK, … [Read more...]
In 2002, educator Afeefa Syeed was looking for a new home for her start-up school for Muslim children. She had started Al Fatih academy with another teacher, Pervin Divleli, in Herndon, Virginia. Both … [Read more...]
Was the Qur’an edited and transcribed by a woman? A new study suggests that the Prophet Muhammad’s fourth wife, Hafsa bint ‘Umar, may have had an active role. … [Read more...]
Albuquerque gym refuses to let a woman exercise in hijab. … [Read more...]
Actress Amanda Stephen plays Alison Abdullah, a black Muslim woman who represents one of several marginalized groups featured on the hit Netflix television show “Orange Is The New Black.” Here’s … [Read more...]
The Statue of Liberty is a clear symbol for immigrants and the American spirit but a little known fact is that the statue was originally intended to represent a female Egyptian peasant as a Colossus … [Read more...]
Last week, voters elected the first Muslim woman to hold office in the state of North Carolina. Nida Allam was voted on Tuesday as a member of Durham County’s Board of Commissioners. Here's what … [Read more...]
Ahmed Khalifa is a Muslim teen who helped catch a man who attacked an Orthodox Jewish woman on a New York Subway last month. On Thursday, the heroic teen was honored by State Assemblyman Dov Hikind … [Read more...]
Forbes reports that Insomniac Game’s new Spider-Man video game is not only taking the world by storm but holds significant advancements in representation for the Muslim faith and customs. This was … [Read more...]
Nothing stopped this Afghan woman from getting an education and succeeding at life. By the time Shabana Basij-Rasikh was school-age, the Taliban had restricted female education and she was forced to … [Read more...]
