The Halal Gap Podcast

An open discussion with creative individuals highlighting the wealth of talent and diverse voices of Muslims from around the world, by @themosquers.

[Global Edmonton @GlobalEdmonton]

Each year, @theMosquers Film Festival held in Edmonton welcomes creatives from all over the world. Organizers have seen the event grow so much; the volunteer board is now looking for an executive director. @JaclynKucey has the story.

[The Halal Gap Podcast @thehalalgap]

The Halal Gap is seeking passionate up and coming podcasters to guide the vision for the upcoming season. Apply now to learn the ins and outs of building a successful podcasting platform. Apply here: https://t.co/9EbtNhxCx1

[The Halal Gap Podcast @thehalalgap]

The full panel discussion from our 2nd annual 'Opening Credits' networking event featuring Mustache director @imranjkhan, @TIFF_NET's @thatgirlhoda, Emmy award winner @lisavalencias @Telefilm_Canada's Kajsa Erickson, hosted by @sikandaratiq https://t.co/K4IYfIB3pU

[The Halal Gap Podcast @thehalalgap]

Join our podcast team!

[Mosquers Film Festival @themosquers]

Join the Mosquers crew! We are currently looking for fun and dedicated individuals to join our team. Applications for the 2024 Mosquers Film Festival Board are now open on our website by March 9th! Apply here: https://t.co/3RwJKmy9IL

[Mosquers Film Festival @themosquers]

Join the Mosquers crew! We are currently looking for fun and dedicated individuals to join our team. Applications for the 2024 Mosquers Film Festival Board are now open on our website by March 9th! Apply here: https://t.co/3RwJKmy9IL

[Mosquers Film Festival @themosquers]

WE ARE BACK! Mosquers Film Festival is coming this October 13th-15th in Edmonton! Don’t forget to grab your tickets and bundles via https://t.co/iagDZSavvK. It’s going to an event you don’t want to miss!
#MosquersFilmFest #TheMosquers #TheHalalGap #filmfestival #Muslim #Mosquers

[Mosquers Film Festival @themosquers]

LAST DAY AT MUSLIM FEST! Come find us at our booth! Hope we see you there.

#muslimfest #muslimfest2023 #mosquers #mosquersfilmfest

[Finesse @ProWFinesse]

Mustafa Ali wore a keffiyeh & Sami Zayn wore a thobe for their entrance.

They represented Islam beautifully at Night of Champions.

[Sonia Sulaiman Ignyte Award winner! @SoniaSulaiman]

Palestinian writers! Submissions now open for Thyme Travelers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction
Speculative fiction up to 5 000 words
Publication, and a pro rate of 8 cents per word.
https://t.co/0jhRF0A45m

#palestinianwriters #palestine #callsforsubmissions #sff

[Mosquers Film Festival @themosquers]

📣 CALLING ALL #YEG STORYTELLERS 📣
Are you a storyteller? Join us for a night of captivating live storytelling and visual art, where seasoned and amateur storytellers take the stage to share their personal tales!

[MA Casting @MACasting]

Great Opportunity for Screenwriters! Head to our Instagram page (@muslimcasting) to watch our posted Insta live with @Shahjistan! We discuss all your questions, plus his recent costar role on HBO’s @succession!

[The Halal Gap Podcast @thehalalgap]

@ShehrozeCreates @NarrativeHouse Congratulations!

[Shehroze Khan @ShehrozeCreates]

So thrilled to have won 1st place at the @NarrativeHouse Global Muslim Creative competition. It's incredibly inspiring and important the work they are doing to empower Muslim creatives so highly recommend everyone following them.

My film can be seen here: https://t.co/G3O6hZiWMa

[The Halal Gap Podcast @thehalalgap]

.@imranjkhan talks to @sikandaratiq and @bambzz24 about leaving his engineering career behind to enroll in film school, and how he sold his parents on his plan on #TheHalalGap:

https://t.co/K6qOyeOxDb

[The Halal Gap Podcast @thehalalgap]

OUT NOW: @imranjkhan talks to @sikandaratiq and @bambzz24 about his new feature film “Mustache,” a story about a 13 year old Pakistani American boy who struggles to accept himself after transferring from Islamic school to public school in the late 1990’s.

[The Halal Gap Podcast @thehalalgap]

Why was it important for @imranjkhan‘s coming of age film “Mustache” to be set pre-9/11? He explains on #TheHalalGap:

[The Halal Gap Podcast @thehalalgap]

@KashifPasta That’s how we feel about knowing you

[watchwithneebz @watchwithneebz]

Check out our first episode with one of our favorite podcast @thehalalgap as we interview them about @themosquers film festival muslim representation and all the shows they are watching. Starting at 755pm est https://t.co/ArhhfSLfng

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Listen to @HassanPhills tell @sikandaratiq about how a gig with his friend @DinoArchie led to him seizing an opportunity to open for Hasan Minhaj! cc: @KashifPasta

https://t.co/vqwLDq2V8Z

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EPISODE 9 ⬇️
@hassanphills joins us live in Edmonton! Hassan talks to @sikandaratiq about quitting basketball before his senior year to go all-in on comedy, the moment he realized @Drake was following him on Instagram, and how he finessed his way into opening for Hasan Minhaj.

[The Halal Gap Podcast @thehalalgap]

@HassanPhills @sikandaratiq Comedian @HassanPhills talks to @sikandaratiq about going viral on #TheHalalGap

#mosquersfilmfest

[MA Casting @MACasting]

‘Polite Society’ is an Action-Packed and Poignant Masterpiece – The Nerds of Color

“Manzoor created a story centering brown Muslim women who face societal adversity without ever resorting to stereotypes that western media has all too often heaped…” https://t.co/lbDmGWsQb7

[H.M. Khan @hvssainkhan]

I produced a podcast episode about how lived experience in affordable housing impact's city designers and planners, through Howaida's story. Give it (and the rest of the series) a listen!