He studied theatre at UC Berkeley and Harvard, leading to an impressive career on Star Trek, Iron Man, Charlie Wilson’s War, “Grey’s Anatomy”, and “Blue Bloods”. Tahir was born in LA to Pakistani UCLA alumni and brought up in Lahore. The dramatic actor: Faran Haroon Tahir, 48. Goal, as demonstrated by the following success stories The good news is that Hollywood now seems to be an attainable “Most of the time it’s innocent oversight, and they’re very happy to get our take on what they’re doing, to get our feedback.” Aspiring writers were recently invited to attend a Screenwriting Workshop for Film and Television “to really give Muslims an avenue to tell our stories.” “There’s a curiosity about Islam and a curiosity about who Muslims are - and a lot of the fear that we’re seeing comes from only hearing one story or these constant negative stories,” said Hollywood liaison Deana Nassar. Screenwriter, Kamran Pasha, recalls, “Most of the Muslim roles went to the Greek guys.” The need for authenticity became apparent after 9/11, leading to the creation of a Hollywood Bureau for the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) in 2007. There was a time when Hollywood industry types could barely point out Pakistan on a map.
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