Entertainment

Muslim Firsts in Entertainment & Arts

From award-winning filmmakers to groundbreaking performers, these artists shattered stereotypes and redefined representation.

3 firsts documented

entertainment 2017 Who Was the First Muslim Actor to Win an Oscar? Mahershala Ali Mahershala Ali won Best Supporting Actor for Moonlight in 2017, then again for Green Book in 2019, becoming the first Muslim actor to win an Academy Award. entertainment 2014 Who Was the First Muslim Superhero to Headline a Marvel Comic? Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel) Pakistani-American teenager Kamala Khan became the first Muslim character to headline an ongoing Marvel Comics series in 2014, created by Sana Amanat and G. Willow Wilson. entertainment 2017 Who Was the First Muslim to Win a Lead Acting Emmy? Riz Ahmed British-Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series for The Night Of in 2017, becoming the first Muslim to win a lead acting Emmy.