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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) ‘American … [Read more...]
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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) ‘American … [Read more...]
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"He's got no parents, so he depends on us, we have to be his parents," says Bashar, a civil engineer from Syria, who is also a refugee. "He's our refugee! We wanted a better life for him, now we hope … [Read more...]
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In this Daily Beast piece, photojournalist and travel author, Barry Pell, pens about one of his favorite places to visit – Yemen. Yemen is one of the world’s oldest centers of civilization, and … [Read more...]
Named "The Voice of Arab Women in the U.S,” recent journalist grad, Noor Wazwaz, questions in this op-ed for Huffington Post: “Can a Muslim woman wear hijab and be a successful on-camera … [Read more...]
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Reuters reports that when the flood of Syrian refugees finally settles, Germany could find itself housing Europe’s largest Muslim minority. “We could suddenly have five million Muslims," says … [Read more...]
In this op-ed for the Guardian, British journalist Remona Aly makes the point that hijab-wearing Muslim women are “becoming increasingly visible in the public domain” – whether it’s H&M’s new … [Read more...]
Born in Saudi Arabia, Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud spent her formative years in the United States, where her father was ambassador from 1983-2005. Princess Reema earned a degree in museum … [Read more...]
A hijab-wearing model is making headlines this week as she is featured in mega popular retailer H&M’s latest video campaign “Close The Loop.” Mariah Idrissi, a 23-year-old Londoner of Moroccan and … [Read more...]
Pakistani comedian Danish Ali’s latest viral video is called “Muslims rejoice at being able to take their clocks to school” – a satiric look at what happened to techie-teen clock-maker, Ahmed … [Read more...]
“It’s utter and pure luck,” says Karen Ferguson, executive director of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), speaking about the Al Hamad family who after fleeing violence in their home-country of … [Read more...]