Tariq Ra'ouf

It’s been a few weeks since Stranger Things 4: Part One was released and it’s not long until the final Mind Flayer-sized episodes of Part Two come out on July 1. In the time since the season was released and after countless articles, tweets,…

The first-ever Muslim superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has finally made her debut on the silver screen in Disney+’s new series, Ms. Marvel. After years of anticipation, newcomer Iman Vellani brings Pakistani American Kamala Khan to life…

Moon Knight's cultural significance continues to reverberate across the Arab world. In particular, Palestinian-Egyptian actress Maya Calamawy's role as Scarlet Scarab has given hope to the Palestinian diaspora and helped counter misrepresentation. In…

Based on a webcomic by Alice Oseman, Heartstopper is a queer coming-of-age Netflix romance series taking the internet by storm. Audiences all over the globe can’t get enough of this love story starring Joe Locke and Kit Connor. And that’s probably…

Due to reductive and harmful notions of identity, Palestinian-Americans have either had to hide their diasporic pride, or assimilate to survive. Yet, as we find out through the story of Tariq Raouf, many have now awoken to political engagement. When…

The below post contains no spoilers for the Legends of Tomorrow Season 7 Finale. As Legends of Tomorrow closes its seventh season, it serves as a fantastic example for how Hollywood can represent Muslim, Southwest Asian characters with dignity and…

It was a big year for television fans, in more ways than one. With streaming content multiplying year by year, there’s no shortage of shows to watch, many of them with budgets that were higher than some feature films. Oscar-winning actors won Emmys…

Pose wrapped up its final season this month, leaving behind a legacy for trans representation on television, as well as massive hole to fill for more representation of its kind. As we look to the future of TV, we need more shows that challenge…

Every year the world gets a little gayer — or so you’d think given the growing list of queer films available to anyone who subscribes to a streaming service. Gone are the days when one had to settle for a tiny category on Netflix, or limited…

Habibi, It took me 30 years to come to terms with my identity as a queer Palestinian-American, so I’m writing this letter in hopes that you might be able to do that a little quicker than I. There’s so much to say and to share, but I’ve boiled it down…

As the Bay Area powers through COVID-19, political unrest, climate change and the unusual holiday season ahead, we’re all looking for a little spark of joy to make things better. For many of us that means watching a ton of television, escaping into…

We all know that Hollywood has built its legacy on stereotyping people from all over the globe, creating caricatures of people of color to entertain the white masses. As we enter a new age of social awareness, where racism and bias are on the…