Frustration over years of watching Muslim women depicted as either super timid and ruled by men or hypersexualized, casting director Serena Rasoul decided it was time for a change. Through a partnership with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Rasoul developed "Surviving to Thriving: Muslim Women on Screen Test."

Rasoul and filmmaker Iman Zawahry join host Alex Cohen to talk about how Hollywood can do better on this front.

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In this Episode

• Find Serena Rasoul on Twitter: @serenarasoul and @MuslimCasting
• Find Iman Zawahry on Twitter: @imanzawahry
• Find the Geena Davis Institute on Twitter: @GeenaDavisOrg
• Muslim Women On-Screen Test