Starting off with a good thing that should have happened years ago, Mahershala Ali was the first Muslim to win an Oscar for acting. He played the character Juan, a gay black Miami native, in the film Moonlight. This is one of the only movies I’ve seen in theaters and although it doesn’t reference religion or […]
Edward Said’s Orientalism, is a cornerstone text describing the relationship between discourses, power and the Wests relationship with “The Orient.” He traces the basis of French and British imperialism to a propensity to denigrate islamic based cultures and elevate the status of western cultures. Put more simply, British officers believed that England was god’s gift to this earth, […]
Saudi Arabia: Uncovered is a documentary that shows the “rarely” seen side of Saudi Arabia covering the religious fundamentalism in the country. This is a very tricky subject because many of the practices they engage in are clearly destructive and promote violence to other religions. However, many people in the western audiences ignore similar abuses by […]
One of the fastest growing areas of communication studies is entertainment education. What do I mean by entertainment education? Essentially, intentional education that is a byproduct of entertainment. It is meant to be something educational that users want to consume for the sake of entertainment. Not something mildly entertaining a school teacher forces you to […]
Alright, in 10 seconds try and name 5 Muslim characters on television? How about any shows with a predominantly Muslim cast? Surprisingly hard to do, right? This simple task is meant to highlight just how few Muslim characters are on television. More than 1 in every 5 people are Muslim, but this is not the […]
Radical Islamic TV Guide 