On-screen misrepresentation / Rizwan Wadan

CHANGING PERCEPTIONS In 2019, I travelled with my team at Pixeleyed Pictures across the UK to hold screenings of the Error in Terror campaign, to fulfil the campaign’s objective of bridging gaps between Muslims, non-Muslims and the wider global community and to separate Islamic teachings and principles from being associated with terrorism and extremism. By doing this … Read more

Riz Ahmed launches fellowship to support Muslim filmmakers

British actor Riz Ahmed has launched an effort to better represent the way Muslims are depicted in film after a study showed that they are seldom seen and characterised in a negative light when they do appear. Ahmed, the Sound of Metal star and the first Muslim to get a best actor Oscar nomination, said … Read more