Silver Thread Celebrates One Year
Centering Muslim-rooted voices in arts and entertainment.
In just one year, Silver Thread has supported bold and genre-defying Muslim artists across film, television, theater, publishing, photography, and animation while creating spaces for community, collaboration, and visibility in the entertainment industry.
An initiative of MPV, Silver Thread exists to help place Muslim and Muslim-rooted stories at the center of the cultural conversation through storytelling, advocacy, and artistic support.
As we enter our second year, your donation helps us continue funding artists, hosting gatherings, supporting emerging projects, and building a more expansive future for Muslim storytelling.
Silver Thread honors Hulu’s Deli Boys with the Achievement in the Arts Award, accepted by Saagar Shaikh.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to inculcate a culture rooted in human rights through public education, advocacy, and the arts
“I follow the Way of Love, and where Love's caravan takes its path, there is my religion, my faith.”
— Ibn Al-'Arabi
THE LATEST AT MPV
Below are just a few highlights of what the MPV community has been up to over the past few months. For a full update about MPV’s activities, we encourage you to check out our monthly newsletters.
THE UNLIKELY SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIOR
In her recently published memoir, “An Unlikely Social Justice Warrior: Making My Life Count As A Muslim Feminist”, MPV’s President, Ani Zonneveld, shares her journey confronting invisible lines drawn by religion, gender, and race—all in pursuit of truth and justice.
JULY PRESIDENTS NOTE
In the President Note from MPV’s July Newsletter, Founder and President, Ani Zonneveld, reflects on the June Spiritual Retreat in Los Angeles that brought together MPV’s Leadership from Chaplains and Chapter Leaders to Marriage Officiants and Board Members for the first time in our 19 year history.
INTERFAITH MARRAIGE SERVICES
Since our founding, we have helped hundreds of couples of diverse faith backgrounds formalize their marriage vows while incorporating the traditions of Islam. You can learn more about these services and their permissibility in Islamic tradition here.
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Donations to MPV help with our various initiatives and needs!
