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UK Muslim Film charity launched this week UK MUSLIM Film, a new charity aimed at challenging Muslim stereotypes on screen launched at a BFI event this week. UK Muslim Film will advise the entertainment industry on how to better represent Muslims on screen, support, nurture and fund projects from emerging storytellers and be a port of call for authentic Muslim representation. What we do in the screen industry matters. Imagery is persuasive. We are committed to supporting organisations that are helping to diversify what we see on screen and who gets to tell their stories BFI’s Head of Inc...

SHARE Throughout his career, British-Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed has used his platform for activism and advocacy, and pushed for better representation of Muslims in the media. So it’s only natural that he’d make history as the first Muslim to be nominated in the Best Actor in a Leading Role category at the Oscars, for his powerful performance in Sound of Metal. The actor, 38, who plays a drummer who loses his hearing in the drama, has already won a number of awards and critical acclaim for the role. The Oscar nomination is one of six categories the film is up for, including a supporting r...