Noor Inayat Khan: A brown woman spy
Noor Inayat Khan was musician/poet who became a British spy in WWII. Her life will be portrayed in a limited series starring Freida Pinto....
#BadmaashWeek: Getting high with Harold & Kumar
A goofy stoner flick was one of the first times Asian-Americans saw themselves represented in a non-stereotypical way....
#BadmaashWeek: “Man like Mobeen” is a hooligan with a heart
Guz Khan's "Man Like Mobeen" is a robust (and rarely seen) portrayal of working-class life in the South Asian diaspora. ...
#BadmaashWeek: The Indian-Canadian Kardashians
Indian-Canadian sisters Jyoti and Kiran Matharoo sought fame and fortune by dating a lot of billionaires. But they never expected to get locked up....
#BadmaashWeek: The uncle that started Chippendale’s
Did you know the famous Chippendale's club was started by South Asian immigrant, Somen "Steve" Banerjee, in the 1980s? ...
Introducing #BadmaashWeek!
Badmaash means naughty, mischievious, rogue and troublemaker. Brown in Media's first Badmaash Week highlights "bad" behavior in South Asian diaspora stories. ...
That time Gigi called Zayn “Middle Eastern,” and why it was actually fine
Their relationship exemplifies something we don't have a good word for: a shared heritage rooted in "cultural Muslim-ness"...
The Aladdin Effect: Interview with writer/director Lena Khan
The conflation of South Asians, Middle Easterners and other people of color in Hollywood casting is rampant. I unpack it with writer/director Lena Khan....
From terrorists to critical darlings: Muslim men in Hollywood
After many years of championing Islamophobic shows like “24” and “Homeland,” it seems Hollywood has developed a taste for Muslim men....
Dal, yogurt rice and the intimacy of cooking “home foods”
Quarantine comfort cooking in the pandemic has unexpectedly brought South Asian home foods (dal, yogurt rice, kichdi) to the forefront....