The MTA Doesn’t Get The Joke
In this Daily Beast op-ed, filmmaker Dean Obeidallah talks about the lawsuit he filed recently against the MTA for not allowing posters featuring the humorous side of the Muslim community to be … [Read more...]
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National —
In this Daily Beast op-ed, filmmaker Dean Obeidallah talks about the lawsuit he filed recently against the MTA for not allowing posters featuring the humorous side of the Muslim community to be … [Read more...]
In this op-ed, Faisal J. Abbas, editor of Al Arabiya English, makes an excellent case for why 21st century Dubai is analogous to the renaissance of 15th century Florence, Italy. “Both cities managed … [Read more...]
In this op-ed, Rabbi Dow Marmur talks about the importance of people from different religions coming together to “break bread.” As the rabbi says in the piece, “I continue to learn a lot about other … [Read more...]
BuzzFeed presents another fun listicle of “22 Reasons Muslims Don’t Lose Weight During Ramadan” (hint, it’s the scrumptious food!). Recipes included! Caution, don’t read while fasting, you’ve been … [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) Religious … [Read more...]
A new video game is about to go to market in the Middle East called “Saudi Girls Revolution” (SGR) – the world is a “Mad Max” scenario where eight kick-ass women ride on their motorcycles, fighting … [Read more...]
In Beirut, "Love and War on the Rooftop - a Tripolitan Tale" takes on sectarian conflict and violence in Lebanon and neighboring Syria. The play is loosely based on the Romeo and Juliet tragedy with … [Read more...]
"Muhammad believed in peace, social justice, women's rights...” "Kindness is a mark of faith." These Islamic messages are the latest billboard campaign sponsored by the Islamic Circle of North … [Read more...]
A running club in Israel is uniting Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Israeli and Palestinian teen girls. “At first I did not think it was a good idea for me to join the group... there was a lot of … [Read more...]
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It has schools, hospitals, supermarkets, television tents, prayer rooms, playgrounds and even farmland but it’s not a city. Suruc is the largest refugee camp in Turkey, housing 25,000 people into 15 … [Read more...]