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Faroukh Virani Reflects on the Love his Community has around Delicious Eid Dishes
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Interviews
A Conversation with Nida Manzoor
On the heels of her acclaimed Muslim punk themed comedy series, “We Are Lady Parts” (2021), the young director is taking bold steps into genres seldom explored.
Movies
Five Muslim Actors to Watch
The study analyzed over 200 TV series that aired between 2018 and 2019 and found that despite accounting for 25% of the world’s population, Muslims were only 1% of speaking characters. Here are five up and coming actors putting a dent in that number
TV
Ambreen Razia's Upcoming Series "Wasted" Tackles Addiction and Motherhood in a British Desi Context
Award-winning actress Ambreen Razia, currently best known for her portrayal of Shandy Fine in the third season of “Ted Lasso,
Allah Made Me Funny: A Closer Look at America's Longest-Running All-Muslim Stand-Up Comedy Troupe
Allah Made Me Funny, America’s longest-running all-Muslim stand-up comedy troupe, has spawned many careers in its nearly two decade
Movies
Nida Mansoor’s “Polite Society” Debuts with Positive Reviews
Director Nida Mansoor’s debut feature film “Polite Society,” an “exuberant genre mash-up” about high school martial arts enthusiast Ria
TV
Huma Abedin’s Memoir “Both/And” To Be Adapted for TV By Freebird Films
Huma Abedin’s New York Times bestselling memoir “Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds,” which details her embattled public
Amirah Sackett’s Hip-Hop Performance “We're Muslim, Don't Panic” Premiers in Lincoln, Neb.
Amirah Sackett, the Minneapolis-born hip-hop dancer who founded the all-Muslim female dance project “We’re Muslim, Don’t Panic” in
How Lebanese Christian Artist, Harout Bastajian Transformed the Largest Mosque in the US
Around the time of the 2008 financial crisis in America, the Dearborn Michigan Islamic Center of America, known as the
Artist Saj Issa Mashes the Corporate with the Divine
Sajeda “Saj” Issa is an up-and-coming Palestinian American artist whose work has been exhibited at the Felix Art Fair 2022
TV
The Power of Perception: "All-American Muslim" and the Battle for Representation
“All-American Muslim” was an American reality television series that aired on TLC in 2011. It followed the lives of five
Theater
Kareem Fahmy’s “A Distinct Society” Premiers in Chicago This Summer
Canadian writer Kareem Fahmy’s new play, “A Distinct Society,” is scheduled for its midwestern premier in Chicago this June.
Artist to Watch: Baseera Khan
Baseera Khan is a New York-based visual artist who combines performance with sculpture and installation in order to “visualize patterns