islam Archives | Talkhouse

Ryan El-Solh and Sham-E-Ali Nayeem Want to Document the Beauty of Existence

By Ryan El-Solh | March 14, 2023

By Ryan El-Solh | March 14, 2023

Ryan El-Solh and Sham-E-Ali Nayeem Want to Document the Beauty of Existence

The artists talk Mahmoud Darwish, longing, their new records, and more.

Why I Wrote a Song About My Arab Muslim Family

By Wafia Al-Rikabi | October 13, 2017

By Wafia Al-Rikabi | October 13, 2017

Why I Wrote a Song About My Arab Muslim Family

"I wanted to remind people that those involved in the Syrian refugee crisis are human."

Protesting HBO’s Mogadishu, Minnesota and Why Filmmakers Must Not Take Ownership of Others’ Stories

By Musa Syeed | October 21, 2016

By Musa Syeed | October 21, 2016

Protesting HBO’s Mogadishu, Minnesota and Why Filmmakers Must Not Take Ownership of Others’ Stories

Musa Syeed on the cable giant's new show now shooting in Cedar-Riverside, and his own film, A Stray, which he made about the same community.