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AUDIO: GMW Keynote on Islamophobia
January 2023 10-minute audio clip from hour-long fireside chat keynote speech on Islamophobia at the 2023 Global Muslim Workation (GMW) conference in Nassau, Bahamas.
VIDEO: “Movie Trailer for Disney+ ‘American Eid’ Short Film”
From Disney You’re invited to celebrate with Ameena and Zainab. American Eid, one of six Disney Launchpad Shorts, starts streaming May 28 on Disney+. “AMERICAN EID,” Written and Directed by Aqsa Altaf. Producers are Leslie Owen and Steak House; Executive … Continue reading
MUSIC VIDEO: “Watch Disney’s ‘Eid Mubarak’ Song for Ramadan”
From Disney As the newly appointed royal detective to the Indian-inspired land of Jalpur, the brave and resourceful Mira travels throughout the kingdom helping royals and townspeople alike! With the help of her friend, Prince Neel, her cousin, Priya, and … Continue reading
VIDEO: “5 Ramadan Questions w/Congressman Andre Carson”
From Indiana University Arsalan Iftikhar of the Indiana University Muslim Voices Podcast speaks with Congressman André Carson (D-IN), the second Muslim ever to be elected to the U.S. Congress. Watch Full Interview Below:
NEWSWEEK: “Minnesota Mosque Vandalized With ‘Death to Islam'”
From Newsweek In the middle of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a mosque in Minnesota was vandalized with anti-Muslim graffiti. Early Sunday morning, police officers in Moorhead, Minnesota, were dispatched to the Islamic Society of Fargo-Moorhead Mosque on a … Continue reading
VIDEO: “‘KILL ALL MUSLIMS & N-GGERS’ Inside Canada Apartment Building”
From City News (Canada) EDMONTON — It was instant fear for Alia Hanena when she first saw the words “kill all Muslims” followed by a racist derogatory word scrawled inside the elevator at her Edmonton apartment building. She was with … Continue reading
“Muslim Women Care for Ireland’s Homeless”
From The Irish Times (Ireland) It’s 6pm on a Friday in February and Met Éireann has issued a snow and ice warning for most of the country, urging people to stay inside as temperatures plummet nationwide. Flecks of snow blow across O’Connell … Continue reading
NPR: “Kids Book ‘Fatima’s Great Outdoors’ Promotes Diversity”
From National Public Radio Fatima Khazi is having a hard time at school — she’s in a new country, in a new city, her classmates make fun of how she speaks, they wrinkle their noses at the way her food … Continue reading
BBC: “Meet Pakistan’s Beloved ‘Poor Man’s Burger'”
From BBC News Every morning before sunrise in Karachi, Pakistan, while the city is largely asleep, Abdul Ameen ducks through a tunnel and crosses dilapidated railway tracks to the more affluent side of town. Here, parked strategically between a mosque … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Canadian Couple Combats Islamophobia on TikTok”
From City News (Canada) A Toronto couple is using their online platform to educate Canadians about Islam and the dangers of Islamophobia. Sana Saleh and her husband Will create educational videos for their more than two million followers across TikTok, … Continue reading
