The Muslim Council of Britain has accused the Tory party chairman of ignoring its calls for an investigation into allegations of anti-Muslim prejudice among Conservatives. The MCB called on the Tories to take immediate action to root out Islamophobia, in its second letter to the party in less than a month. Noting that a previous […]
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‘Mr. Robot’ Duo Sam Esmail and Rami Malek Are Teaming Up for a Muslim Undercover FBI Agent Thriller
Mr. Robot dream team of show creator Sam Esmail and star Rami Malek are set to reteam for a thriller for Universal. Esmail will direct Malek, who will play an undercover Muslim FBI agent in the adaptation of a memoir, American Radical. Esmail is set to helm and Malek will headline American Radical, based on Tamer Elnoury and Kevin Maurer‘s […]
‘Mr. Robot’ Duo Sam Esmail and Rami Malek Are Teaming Up for a Muslim Undercover FBI Agent Thriller
Mr. Robot dream team of show creator Sam Esmail and star Rami Malek are set to reteam for a thriller for Universal. Esmail will direct Malek, who will play an undercover Muslim FBI agent in the adaptation of a memoir, American Radical. Esmail is set to helm and Malek will headline American Radical, based on Tamer Elnoury and Kevin Maurer‘s […]
Muslim women ridicule MAC cosmetics for ‘Ramadan makeup’ tutorial
Muslim women have ridiculed MAC Cosmetics for posting a makeup tutorial video showing women how to look “glamorous” for suhoor – a pre-dawn meal consumed before fasting during Ramadan. The advert has been mocked by several Muslim women, who told the cosmetic brand, in no uncertain terms, that they would not be applying makeup as they struggled […]
The world’s biggest Muslim country wants to boost sharia finance
Still pretty interesting THE Indonesia Stock Exchange greeted its latest listing on May 9th: that of BRIsyariah, the Islamic arm of state-controlled Bank Rakyat Indonesia, the country’s biggest bank by assets. The initial public offering (IPO) of 27% of BRIsyariah’s equity raised around 1.3trn rupiah ($ 92m). Islam outlaws the payment of interest, the basis […]
Muslim MPs sent ‘Punish a Muslim Day’ letters encouraging mosque bombings
Muslim MPs have been sent threatening letters which urge people to carry out acid attacks against Muslims, bomb mosques and pull off hijabs. The ‘Punish A Muslim Day’ letters are being investigated by counter-terrorism officers. The MPs were also sent packages with a “suspicious substance” inside. Three people were hospitalized on Monday and Tuesday as […]
A Tale of Two Veils: The Struggle for Muslim Identity
News of women being arrested in Tehran for protesting the country’s mandatory hijab contributes to the global confusion around the representation and use of the veil by Muslim women everywhere. In recent weeks, Canada even saw a “Hijab Hoax,” with an 11-year-old Muslim girl falsely claiming she was attacked by an Asian man who forcibly […]
Tory MP challenges ‘noisy feminists’ to speak up for Muslim women during PMQs (VIDEO)
Sharia courts in the UK are discriminating against women according to a Tory MP, speaking at a rowdy PMQs. Philip Davies, MP for Shipley, attacked so-called “noisy feminists” in Parliament for failing to raise the issue. Following the customary exchange between Prime Minister Theresa May and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, Davies rose to speak. “Last year […]
Russia accused of ‘erasing Muslim heritage’ for restoring collapsing Crimean mosque
Russia has been accused of trying to “erase Crimean Muslim culture” by restoring a local mosque. However, workers at the site say they are saving the historic building from crumbling after years of neglect. Many sites in the Crimean peninsula remain in poor condition because there were insufficient funds allocated for their upkeep and restoration […]
‘We’re always told to prove ourselves as Americans’: Muslim blogger grilled on US TV, tells RT
After an Iranian-American fashion blogger was grilled on live TV about her heritage, she fired back with a biting critique of the US. She told RT what her interview reveals about attitudes towards Muslims in the West. Hoda Katebi, 23, was originally asked to come onto Chicago’s WGN News live morning show to talk about […]