Religion

Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2015 New York City, United States June 11- June 20 As discussed in Part I of this series- Human Right’s Cinema Part 1: The World’s First Human Rights Festival- The New York Human Rights Watch […]

For those with hidden diversity and underrepresented identities, seeing yourself represented in entertainment can mean feeling pride in your identity, perhaps even for the first time.

In her journey towards finding belonging in the Jewish community, this woman discovered a cyclical pattern between representation, tolerance, and the acceptance of her own identities.

After years of feeling disconnected from her heritage, this woman is looking for belonging by exploring her Jewish roots.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — and that look differs from one culture to the next. Let’s take a look at how Christmas is celebrated around the world.

A Busy Beginning Yoko Ono is widely known for her multimedia artistry, music, and peace activism; however, her rich background also makes her one of the most famous TCKs in today’s world. Ono was born in Tokyo, Japan on February […]

This series has so far explored the lives of two models who refuse to wear the hijab when modeling. Ikram Abdi Omar is an exception.  It’s her goal in modelling to represent her religion authentically by insisting on wearing the hijab.

This series explores models who are Muslim who have had an impact on the fashion industry because of what they wear or what they don’t. Part one focuses on TCK Zohre Esmaeli who is making waves in the European fashion […]