Popular film and television has relied on stereotypical portrayals of Muslims and Arabs since its existence. There is, however, a quiet revolution afoot inside television and film, and the predictable box of the Muslim-as-terrorist is slowly fading. But will this shift make a difference in ending America's growing prejudice toward Muslims?

Russia will soon launch a Muslim television channel in what it says is the hope it will foster tolerance.

Indonesia's highest Islamic body has followed up a series of contentious fatwas with a new edict banning Muslims from watching TV gossip shows or having sex-change operations.

A Malaysian version of X factor has forsaken the world of pop to conduct a search for the nation's next religious leader.

Contestants on Young Imam chant passages from the Koran, not pop covers.

While the concept is based on the hit British and American shows, the young Malaysian men are out to prove they are the best mullah in the land.

IFANCA is planning to shoot one or all of the following: a television, radio, internet ad campaign this June! Thus, they are currently recruiting Muslim Volunteers to act in the advertisement.
Have you got what it takes to be the face of IFANCA? Do you want to be part of a halal endeavor in America?

More and more ‘Islamic’ television stations are being launched. And despite strict rules on content, they are proving increasingly popular with advertisers.

The Muslim market, bound together by common values and the halal lifestyle, has the attention of some of the world’s leading brands, from financial services for HNWIs to mass market FMCGs. The opportunity to reach Muslim homes globally through TV is bringing in more players from private entrepreneurs to holding companies, governments and even educational institutions. At the time of writing, plans were under way in Malaysia to launch an Islamic channel operated by the government, and Al Azhar, one of the most reputed institutions of Islamic learning, will be on the airwaves with its channel, too.

How many channels targeting Muslims will succeed in building a loyal audience? How conservative can they remain and how valuable will they be to marketers? What is certain is that TV will reflect and influence the halal lifestyle in more ways than one.

At its heart, cultural hybridity is related to globalization -- virtually all culture is the result of mixing.