Muslim Representation in Hollywood and Media: Progress or Tokenism?
The role of entertainment media in the modern world is to shape and portray the perception of society and its people through storytelling. Hollywood has been performing that role for decades but there have been some major flaws in its representation of...
French Muslims pay heavy price in COVID pandemic
VALENTON, France, June 15 (Reuters) - Every week, Mamadou Diagouraga comes to the Muslim section of a cemetery near Paris to stand vigil at the grave of his father, one of the many French Muslims to have died from COVID-19. Diagouraga looks up from his father's plot...
“Muslim Avengers” tackle maligned Muslim media portrayals
Riz Ahmed and his colleagues are addressing Muslim misrepresentation in film. Many of us were devastated by the news earlier this month that a Muslim family in Canada, out for an evening walk, were run down by a pick-up truck driven by a young man motivated by...
Ardern Says NZ Mosque Attack Film Should Focus on Muslim Community Not Her
REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern leaves after Friday prayers at Hagley Park outside Al-Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand March 22, 2019. WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that New...
Hate Wiped Away A Muslim Canadian Family. Here’s How Friends Want Them Remembered
Four Afzaal family members were killed in the London, Ontario, truck attack. Not shown is the youngest son, who survived. The attack was horrendous: Three generations of a Muslim Canadian family killed, leaving a 9-year-old child orphaned. The motive was horrific:...
Palestinians and Colombians Unite In first joint cultural event
Mouna Photography for the Wisconsin Muslim Journal Sarah, 7, of Milwaukee smiled broadly and wiggled, giddy in her seat, as a henna artist painted a heart on her little hand and filled it with a crisscross pattern. She told her it was the keffiyeh, a...
Senate confirms Zahid Quraishi as first Muslim American federal judge in US history
The Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Zahid Quraishi to be a US District Judge for the District of New Jersey, making him the first Muslim American federal judge in US history. “Mr. Quraishi will be the first American Muslim in United States history to serve as an...
Democrats Are Again Fueling GOP Talking Points About Ilhan Omar
Palmer Report After 12 House Democrats slammed their colleague on Wednesday, top House Republican Kevin McCarthy seized an opportunity to divide his opponents. Twelve House Democrats sparked a potentially costly intraparty feud on Wednesday by publicly criticizing...
Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival features Victoria & Abdul and its story about the transformative power of friendship across differences
If you remember the controversy about the 2019 Academy Award’s best picture winner Green Book, watching the Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival’s feature this Saturday, Victoria & Abdul, may feel familiar. When I saw Green Book, a road movie whose characters traveled...
Muslims near India’s Hindu temple allege pressure to vacate homes
Manoj Singh/Al Jazeera Families in Gorakhpur city say they were forced to sign a ‘consent letter’ to give up their homes and land for the ‘security’ of Gorakhnath temple. Gorakhpur, India – Javaid Akhter, 71, has lived all his life in his 100-year-old ancestral house...
