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List of Muslims in entertainment and the media)
This is the list of the Muslims in entertainment and the media outside Muslim-majority countries
Comedy
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- Ahmed Ahmed - standup comedian, actor [1]
- Humza Arshad - English comedian [2]
- Dave Chappelle - standup comedian [3]
- Said Durrah - standup comedian [4]
- Maz Jobrani - standup comedian, actor [5]
- Mohammed "Mo" Amer - standup comedian, actor [6]
- Hasan Minhaj - standup comedian [7]
- Preacher Moss - standup comedian, comedy writer [8]
- Dean Obeidallah - standup comedian [1]
- Aamer Rahman - Australian standup comedian
- Zainab Johnson -African American comedian
- Azhar Usman - standup comedian [9] [10] [11]
- Ramy Youssef - standup comedian, actor
- Maysoon Zayid - standup comedian, actress [1]
- Jamel Debbouze - French Moroccan comedian, actor, singer
Film and television
- Fady Elsayed - actor [12]
- Mammotty - Mollywood actor
- Cinta Laura - Indonesian Hollywood actress
- Nathalie Issa - Lebanese British actress
- Manal Issa - Lebanese British actress
- Ahmed Malek -Egyptian British actor
- Kinda Alloush -Syrian British actress
- Ali Suliman-Palestinian British actor
- Tania Gunadi - Indonesian Hollywood actress
- Tan France -Pakistan Hollywood actor
- Janab Kareem -African, Asian, European Hollywood actress
- Khwaja Ahmad Abbas - director, novelist, screenwriter, journalist, Palme d'Or winner
- Nabil Abou-Harb - filmmaker, writer-director of Arab in America [13]
- Riz Ahmed - actor, rapper, MC, activist, [14] first Muslim actor to win Emmy for The Night Of. [15]
- Mahershala Ali - actor, first Muslim actor to win Oscar (for Moonlight) [16] [17]
- Mara Brock Akil - screenwriter, producer [18]
- Moustapha Akkad - film director, producer [19]
- Lewis Arquette - film actor, writer, and producer [20] [21]
- Dulquer Salmaan - actor
- Sayed Badreya - actor, filmmaker [22]
- Asghar Farhadi - director, screenwriter, Academy Award winner
- Aamir Khan - actor, producer, director, [23] Academy Award nominee
- Irrfan Khan - actor
- Mehboob Khan - director, producer, actor, writer, Academy Award nominee
- Saif Ali Khan - actor, producer
- Salman Khan - actor, film producer, television personality [24]
- Shah Rukh Khan - actor, producer, television presenter [25]
- Abbas Kiarostami - director, screenwriter, producer, photographer, Palme d'Or winner
- Dilip Kumar (Muhammad Yusuf Khan) - actor, producer, activist
- Madhubala - actress
- Majid Majidi - director, producer, screenwriter, Academy Award nominee
- Aasif Mandvi - comedian, actor [26]
- Rizwan Manji - actor [27]
- Mumtaz - actress
- Mehmet Oz - medical doctor, talk show host [28]
- Kamran Pasha - screenwriter, producer [29]
- Serena Rasoul - comedian, actress, writer and founder of Muslim American Casting [30]
- Saïd Taghmaoui - actor [31]
- Iqbal Theba - actor [32]
- Bassem Youssef - Egyptian satirist and columnist, former host of Al-Bernameg
- Fahadh Faasil - Indian actor and producer
- Sarah Khan - Producer
- Shyama - actress in Bollywood films
- Shakila - actress in Bollywood films
- Shabana Azmi - actress in Bollywood films
- Tabu - actress in Bollywood films
- Dipika Kakar - television actress [33]
- Muhammad Asyrof Al-Ghifari - character actor, director, and writer
Journalism and media
- Amina Khan - science journalist, [34] and author of Adapt [35]
- Ali Abbasi - former Scottish TV presenter [36]
- Tazeen Ahmad - British television and radio presenter and reporter [37]
- Fareena Alam - Editor of British Muslim Magazine Q News. [38] She was named Media Professional of the Year by Islamic Relief in 2005 and at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards in 2006. [39]
- Lisa Aziz - news presenter, and journalist. Best known as the co-presenter of the Bristol-based ITV West Country nightly weekday news programme The West Country Tonight, [40] one of the first Asian presenters to be seen on television. [41] She won the Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy Best Television News Journalist Award. [42] [43]
- Kristiane Backer - German television presenter, television journalist and author residing in London. [44]
- Zeinab Badawi - BBC presenter of " Hard Talk"
- Cenk Uygur -Host on The Young Turks
- Anila Baig - columnist at The Sun [45]
- Shamim Chowdhury - television and print journalist for Al Jazeera English. [46]
- Mehdi Hasan - senior politics editor at the New Statesman and a former news and current affairs editor at Channel 4 [47]
- Ginella Massa - Host of Canada Tonight on CBC News. Canada’s first hijab wearing national news anchor.
- Nina Hossain - journalist, newscaster, and sole presenter of ITV London's regional news programme London Tonight. [48]
- Kanak 'Konnie' Huq - television presenter, best known for being the longest-serving female Blue Peter presenter. [49] [50]
- Mishal Husain - currently an anchor for BBC World [51]
- Rizwan Hussain - barrister, television presenter, philanthropist, international humanitarian worker, former Hindi music singer and producer. TV presenter for Islamic and charity shows on Channel S and Islam Channel. [52]
- Faisal Islam - economics editor and correspondent for Channel 4 News. He was named Young Journalist of the Year at the Royal Society of Television awards 2006. [53]
- Nurul Islam - broadcast journalist, radio producer, and presenter best remembered for his work with the BBC World Service. [54]
- Saira Khan - runner-up on the first series of The Apprentice, and now a TV presenter on BBC's Temper Your Temper and Desi DNA [55]
- Waheed Khan - documentary television director working in British television [56]
- Tasmin Lucia-Khan - journalist, presenter, and producer. [57] Best known for delivering BBC Three's nightly hourly ' World News' bulletins on in 60 Seconds, [58] and presenting E24 on the rolling news channel BBC News. [59] Currently delivers news bulletins and breaking stories on ITV breakfast television programme Daybreak. [60]
- Mazher Mahmood [61]
- Fatima Manji - British television journalist, Britain's first hijab-wearing TV newsreader [62]
- Sarfraz Manzoor - British writer, journalist, documentary maker, and broadcaster. He writes regularly for The Guardian, presents documentaries on BBC Radio 4. [63]
- Ajmal Masroor - television presenter, politician, Imam, [64] and UK Parliamentary candidate for Bethnal Green and Bow constituency representing Liberal Democrats in 2010 General Election. [65] He is a television presenter on political and Islamic programmes on Islam Channel and Channel S. [66]
- Shereen Nanjiani - radio journalist with BBC Radio Scotland [67]
- Adnan Nawaz - news and sports presenter working for the BBC World Service [68]
- Amna Nawaz - Pakistani-American anchor and correspondent for PBS Newshour.
- A. N. M. Serajur Rahman - journalist, broadcaster, and Bangladeshi nationalist. [69]
- Tahera Rahman - newscaster for WHBF-TV and KLJB. Widely covered by the media for being the first American hijabi Muslim newscaster. [70] [71] [72] [73]
- Adil Ray - British radio and television presenter, for BBC Asian Network [74]
- Fareed Zakaria - Indian American journalist and author, host of CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS
- Abdallah Goollamallee - Mauritian journalist and entrepreneur, consultant
Literature and art
- Kia Abdullah - Novelist and journalist. She contributes to The Guardian newspaper [75] and has written two novels: Life, Love and Assimilation [76] and Child's Play. [77]
- Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed - Author, lecturer, political scientist specialising in interdisciplinary security studies, and participant of the 9/11 Truth Movement. [78]
- Ayad Akhtar - Writer, actor [79] [80]
- Kaniz Ali - Makeup artist and freelance beauty columnist. [81] She won Best Make-Up Artist category at the 2011 International Asian Fashion Awards. [82]
- Monica Ali - Author of Brick Lane a story based on a Bangladeshi woman.
- Tariq Ali - Historian and novelist [83]
- Moniza Alvi - Poet and writer [84]
- Tahmima Anam - Author of A Golden Age which was the Best First Book winner of the 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize. [85]
- Nadeem Aslam - Novelist [86]
- Reza Aslan - Iranian-American author of No god but God and Zealot, public intellectual, religious studies scholar
- Shamim Azad - Bilingual poet, storyteller and writer [87]
- Imtiaz Dharker - Poet and documentary filmmaker [24]
- Roopa Farooki - Novelist. [88]
- Ruby Hammer MBE - Fashion and beauty makeup artist, [89] and founder of Ruby & Millie cosmetics brand. [90]
- Mohammed Mahbub 'Ed' Husain - Writer of the book The Islamist on account of his experience for five years with the Hizb ut-Tahrir. [91]
- Kazi Nazrul Islam - Poet, write, musician and revolutionary from Bengal. He is the national poet of Bangladesh.
- Muhammad Iqbal - One of the most important figures in Urdu literature, with literary work in both the Urdu and Persian languages. [92]
- Razia Iqbal - Arts correspondent for the BBC; born in East Africa and is of Muslim Punjabi origin. [93]
- Runa Islam - Film and photography visual artist, nominated for the Turner Prize 2008. [94] [95]
- Hanif Kureishi - Playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker, novelist and short story writer [25]
- Rohina Malik - Playwright, solo performance artist, story teller and speaker; [96]
- Daaimah Mubashshir - Playwright, winner of 2021 Helen Merrill Award for Playwriting [97]
- Dr Ghulam Murshid - Author, scholar, and journalist. He's received numerous top literary awards from India and Bangladesh including the Bangla Academy award. [98]
- Shahida Rahman - Award-winning author of Lascar, writer and publisher [99]
- Qaisra Shahraz - Novelist, journalist, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a director of Gatehouse Books [100]
- Rezia Wahid MBE - Award-winning textile artist whose work has been exhibited both in the UK and abroad. [101]
- G. Willow Wilson - American comics writer, prose author, essayist, and journalist. [102] [103]
- Rekha Waheed - Writer and novelist best known as the author of The A-Z Guide To Arranged Marriage. [104]
- Saladin Ahmed - Novelist, best known for writing Throne of the Crescent Moon. [105]
- Sabaa Tahir - Novelist, wrote Ember in the Ashes. [106]
Modeling
- Farida Khelfa - Algerian and French model
- Katoucha Niane - French model, who was Yves Saint Laurent's egerie.
- Arjumman Mughal - Indian model and actress
- Anissa Bakhti - French and Algerian model. Égérie of Balmain hair couture and Eddine Belmahdi
- Thanina Medjber - French and Algerian model. Egerie of Eddine Belmahdi
- Anwar Hadid - European and Palestinian fashion model
- Halima Aden - American fashion model, first Somali-American to compete and become a semi-finalist in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant. [107]
- Hanaa Ben Abdesslem - Tunisian model, first Muslim spokesmodel for the French perfume and cosmetic house Lancôme. [108]
- Kenza Fourati - Tunisian model, first Arab Muslim model to be featured in Sports Illustrated. [109]
- Mariah Idrissi - British Moroccan and Pakistani model, public speaker, and online personality. [110] [111] [112]
- Iman (Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid) - Model and designer, Muslim originally from Somalia. [113]
- Bella Hadid - American fashion model. [114]
- Gigi Hadid - American fashion model.
- Esma Voloder - Model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Australia 2017. [115]
- Hammasa Kohistani - British model [116]
Music
- Anggun - singer World Music Award winner, songwriter, and television personality.
- Shabab Zayn - Singer, Songwriter
- Ahmed Bukhatir - Emirati Nasheed Singer. He is one of the famous Islamic singers in UAE.
- Ahmad Hussain - faith inspired singer/songwriter. Inducted into the Muslim Power 100 list. Founder of IQRA Promotions.
- A. R. Rahman - composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, philanthropist, Grammy Award winner, Academy Award winner
- Atif Aslam - Filmi singer
- Jade Thirlwall - North African, European singer
- Dua Lipa -Albanian singer
- Ahmad Jamal - jazz pianist [117]
- Ahmet Ertegün - songwriter and founder of Atlantic Records [118]
- Akon - singer [119] [120]
- Ali Shaheed Muhammad - producer, DJ and rapper. Formerly of A Tribe Called Quest. He is a Sunni Muslim. [121]
- Art Blakey - American jazz drummer and bandleader [122]
- Bas - rapper
- B.G. Knocc Out - rapper from Compton, California, (converted to Islam in 1999) [123]
- Beanie Sigel - rapper [124] [125] [126]
- Big Daddy Kane - rapper. He is a 5 percenter. [127]
- Brother Ali - rapper. Converted to Sunni Islam. [121] [128]
- Busta Rhymes - hip-hop artist and rapper. He is a 5 percenter. [121] [129]
- Chali 2na - rapper. Formerly of the alternative hip-hop group Jurassic 5, and of Ozomatli [130]
- Dawud Wharnsby - Canadian singer-songwriter, poet [131]
- DJ Khaled - rap artist and DJ [132] [133]
- Everlast - rapper from the Irish-American hip-hop group House of Pain. Converted to Sunni Islam. [121] [134] [135]
- Flesh N Bone - rapper
- Freeway - rapper, Sunni Muslim [121] [126] [136] [137]
- Freddie Gibbs - rapper
- French Montana - rapper
- Ghostface Killah - rapper. Member of the hip-hip group the Wu-Tang Clan [124] [138]
- Ice Cube - rapper, actor and producer. [139]
- Jermaine Jackson - singer, bass guitarist [140] [141]
- Jay Electronica - rapper
- Junoon - Sufi rock band
- Kevin Gates - rapper
- K'naan - Canadian rapper of Somali descent [142] He is a Sunni Muslim, and visited the Prophet's Mosque in Medina in 2015.
- Lupe Fiasco - rapper. He is a Sunni Muslim. [124] [121] [143]
- MC Ren - rapper [144]
- Mona Haydar - rapper [145]
- Mos Def - rapper. Initially joined the Nation of Islam before converting to Sunni Islam. [124] [121] [146]
- Napoleon - former member of Tupac Shakur's rap group the Outlawz, now a motivational Muslim speaker [147]
- Native Deen - artist rap group [148]
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Pakistani traditional singer, helped popularise Qawwali singing throughout the non-Muslim world [149]
- Q-Tip - rapper. Formerly of A Tribe Called Quest. He is a Sunni Muslim. [121] [150]
- Raekwon - rapper. Member of the hip-hip group the Wu-Tang Clan [151] [152] [153] [154]
- Rakim - 5 percenter, rapper and former member of the hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim. [155] [156]
- Rhymefest - Grammy Award-winning hip hop artist and co-writer of the single " Jesus Walks" [157]
- Rondodasosa - Italian rapper
- Scarface - rapper [124] [158]
- Sheck Wes — Senegalese rapper and songwriter
- Shila Amzah - Malaysian singer
- Sinéad O'Connor — Irish singer-songwriter. Converted to Islam in 2018
- Swizz Beatz - Producer
- SZA - American singer [159]
- T-Pain - singer, rapper [160]
- Rutaba Yaqub - Saudi Arabian singer [161]
- Richard Thompson - British singer-songwriter
- Vinnie Paz - rapper in the hip-hop group Jedi Mind Tricks. [162]
- Yuna - Malaysian singer-songwriter
- Yusef Lateef - jazz musician and Grammy Award winner [121] [163]
- Yusuf Islam - commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, a British singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, humanitarian, and education philanthropist.
YouTube
- Fouseytube - Palestinian YouTuber
- Nas Daily - Palestinian YouTuber
See also
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