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.
APRIL PRESIDENTS NOTE
In the President Note from MPV’s April Newsletter, Founder and President, Ani Zonneveld, highlights the range of advocacy work - from international conferences on the anti-rights movement to workshops at the UN to domestic panels on Islamophobia - that the MPV team has been engaging in throughout the early months of 2026.
INCLUSIVE ISLAM CURRICULUM
The Inclusive Islam Curriculum for Children is now available for purchase! The IIC combines inclusive Islamic values, domains of early learning, and universal human rights values to help your child nurture a Muslim identity that is rooted in compassion and human rights values.
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Donations to MPV help with our various initiatives and needs!
Marriage Services
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Community
Learn about MPV’s national chapters.
advocacy Through the arts
Discover how MPV uses art to promote human rights.