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• Palestine 36 2025 Film Films DenmarkFranceUnited Kingdom

  Palestine 36.

• The Swimmers 2022 Film Films United KingdomUnited States

  Film about Syrian swimmer sisters Yusra and Sara Mardini who crossed the Aegean as refugees then reached the Rio Olympics; a famous refugee drama.

• We Are Lady Parts 2021 Series Series and programmes United Kingdom

  Nida Manzoor's Channel 4 sitcom about an all-Muslim-women punk band in London — BAFTA-winning and praised for breaking Muslim-women stereotypes.

• The Lady of Heaven 2021 Film Films United Kingdom

  British film about Fatima, daughter of the Prophet; it drew wide controversy and was seen by many Muslims as offensive in its depictions.

• Limbo 2020 Film Films United Kingdom

  Quiet British comedy-drama about a Syrian refugee stranded on a Scottish island awaiting asylum; starring Amir El-Masry.

• Aladdin 2019 Film Films United KingdomUnited States

  Aladdin.

• One Night in Al-Aqsa 2019 Documentary Films United Kingdom

  Abrar Hussain's documentary filmed on Laylat al-Qadr inside al-Aqsa — following Palestinian worshippers, guardians and workers through the holiest night of the year.

• For Sama 2019 Documentary Films United KingdomSyria

  Waad al-Kateab's documentary filmed in besieged Aleppo addressed to her daughter Sama; a human witness of the Syrian war, Oscar-nominated.

• Capernaum 2018 Film Films CyprusFranceUnited Kingdom

  Capernaum.

• Wahed 2017 Start-up Enterprise, brands and finance United Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomIndonesia

  An American fintech company in New York offering automated investment aligned with Islamic principles; it launched an automated Islamic investment platform in 2017 and, in July 2019, the first Sharia-compliant exchange-traded fund in the United States; it operates in 130 countries.

• The State 2017 Series Series and programmes United Kingdom

  Peter Kosminsky's British miniseries about Britons travelling to Syria to join ISIS; an award-winning, debated drama.

• Man Like Mobeen 2017 Series Series and programmes United Kingdom

  Guz Khan's BBC Three comedy about a Muslim man raising his sister in Birmingham amid class, race, extremism and policing.

• One Day in the Haram 2017 Documentary Films United KingdomSaudi Arabia

  Abrar Hussain's documentary observing a full day in Masjid al-Haram through the eyes of its muezzins, imams, cleaners and guards.

• The White Helmets 2016 Documentary Films United Kingdom

  Documentary on Syrian Civil Defence volunteers rescuing civilians under bombardment in Aleppo; won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short.

• Ali and Nino 2016 Film Films AzerbaijanUnited Kingdom

  Adaptation of the famous novel: a Muslim Azerbaijani and a Georgian Christian in Baku on the eve of the Russian Revolution.

• Eye in the Sky 2015 Film Films CanadaUnited KingdomUnited States

  Eye in the Sky.

• 3000 Nights 2015 Film Films United Arab EmiratesFranceUnited Kingdom

  3000 Nights.

• The Idol 2015 Film Films United Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomNetherlands

  The Idol.

• Desert Dancer 2014 Film Films United Arab EmiratesUnited Kingdom

  Based on the true story of an Iranian dancer who founded a secret dance group in Tehran despite the ban; starring Reece Ritchie and Freida Pinto.

• The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors 2013 Documentary series Series and programmes United Kingdom

  Rageh Omaar's three-part BBC documentary on the Ottoman empire and its relationship with Europe.

• Islam: The Untold Story 2012 Documentary series Series and programmes United Kingdom

  Islam: The Untold Story.

• The Patience Stone 2012 Film Films AfghanistanGermanyFrance

  The Patience Stone.

• Citizen Khan 2012 Series Series and programmes United Kingdom

  Adil Ray's BBC sitcom about a British-Pakistani Muslim family man in Birmingham — the BBC's first Muslim-led sitcom, and an early flashpoint over stereotypes.

• The Life of Muhammad 2011 Documentary series Series and programmes United Kingdom

  A three-part BBC documentary presented by Rageh Omaar, tracing the Prophet's life on location in Arabia with scholars and contemporary Muslims.

• Koran by Heart 2011 Documentary Films United KingdomUnited States

  Greg Barker's HBO documentary following three children from Senegal, Tajikistan and the Maldives through Cairo's international Qur'an-memorisation contest.

• The 99 2011 Animation Films United KingdomKuwait

  The animated series based on Naif al-Mutawa's comic of superheroes inspired by the names of God — the first global Muslim superhero franchise.

• The Infidel 2010 Film Films United Kingdom

  The Infidel.

• Four Lions 2010 Film Films United Kingdom

  Chris Morris's black comedy about an incompetent British jihadist cell — debated at release for mocking the terrorists rather than Muslims.

• Son of Babylon 2010 Film Films FranceUnited KingdomIraq

  Mohamed Al-Daradji's Iraqi film about a grandmother and grandson searching for a missing man after Saddam's fall; among Iraq's best-known films.

• Science and Islam 2009 Documentary series Series and programmes United Kingdom

  Jim Al-Khalili's three-part BBC series on science in Islamic civilisation — from the House of Wisdom to the present.

• London River 2009 Film Films AlgeriaFranceUnited Kingdom

  London River.

• Gatehouse Bank 2007 Company Enterprise, brands and finance United Kingdom

  A UK-regulated Islamic bank in London, founded in 2007, which operates according to Shariah principles and offers savings and home purchase plans as an alternative to conventional mortgages in England and Wales.

• Brick Lane 2007 Film Films United Kingdom

  Sarah Gavron's adaptation of Monica Ali's novel about a Bangladeshi Muslim wife in London's Brick Lane torn between duty and desire; filming drew community objections.

• A Jihad for Love 2007 Documentary Films United KingdomUnited States

  Parvez Sharma's documentary on gay Muslims and their relationship with their faith in twelve countries; controversial, screened at international festivals.

• Bank of London and The Middle East (BLME) 2006 Company Enterprise, brands and finance United Kingdom

  A British Sharia-compliant bank based in London, incorporated on 7 August 2006 and authorised in July 2007, which was the largest Islamic bank in Europe in 2013; a Sharia Supervisory Board reviews its contracts, and Kuwait's Boubyan Bank is its majority shareholder.

• When the Moors Ruled in Europe 2005 Documentary Films United Kingdom

  Bettany Hughes's Channel 4 documentary on the Islamic civilisation of al-Andalus and its influence on Europe.

• Kingdom of Heaven 2005 Film Films GermanySpainUnited Kingdom

  Ridley Scott's epic about Balian of Ibelin and the defence of Jerusalem in 1187; Saladin is a major, dignified character and the film's portrayal of the Crusades has been widely discussed.

• Al Rayan Bank UK 2004 Company Enterprise, brands and finance United Kingdom

  A British commercial bank in London, established in August 2004 as the Islamic Bank of Britain to offer Sharia-compliant products to customers of any faith; it became part of Qatar's Masraf Al Rayan group in 2014.

• Boubyan Bank 2004 Company Enterprise, brands and finance United KingdomKuwait

  A listed Kuwaiti Islamic bank, established by Amiri Decree No. 88 of 21 September 2004 after the Islamic Banks Law of 2003, the first Islamic bank created under it; the National Bank of Kuwait has been its largest shareholder since 2009, and it acquired the Bank of London and the Middle East in 2020.

• Yasmin 2004 Film Films United Kingdom

  Yasmin.

• BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music 2003 Prize Awards and competitions United Kingdom

  British world-music awards sponsored by BBC Radio 3 from 2003 to 2008, conceived by Ian Anderson, editor of fRoots, with winners chosen by a twelve-member jury; the BBC axed them in March 2009. Youssou N'Dour won the Critics Award in 2005, for the album Egypt.

• Poetic Pilgrimage 2002 Band Music and nasheed United Kingdom

  A British Islamic hip-hop duo founded in London in 2002 by Muneera Rashida and Sukina Abdul Noor, the subject of Hip Hop Hijabis, a 2015 Al Jazeera documentary about two young women finding their place in hip-hop.

• Rules of Engagement 2000 Film Films GermanyUnited KingdomUnited States

  Rules of Engagement.

• Islamic Fun (educational game) 1999 Game Websites, apps, games and devices United Kingdom

  A religious educational computer game for children released in 1999 by the UK firm Innovative Minds, made of six minigames built on multiple-choice questions on Islamic themes at three age levels; one of them, 'The Resistance', drew wide controversy in the Western press from 2002, critics seeing incitement in it and its makers calling it a response to occupation.

• East Is East 1999 Film Films United Kingdom

  East Is East.

• My Son the Fanatic 1997 Film Films United Kingdom

  My Son the Fanatic.

• MOBO Awards 1996 Prize Awards and competitions United Kingdom

  Annual British awards for 'music of Black origin', from hip-hop, R&B and soul to reggae, jazz and gospel, founded by Kanya King and Andy Ruffell in 1996; the Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour won its Best African Act award in 2005.

• Mecca2Medina 1996 Band Music and nasheed United Kingdom

  A British Islamic hip-hop and nasheed group founded in London in 1996 by Rakin Fetuga, with three nasheed albums and two hip-hop albums; its members ran workshops for young people and prisoners and, as The Salam Project, organised talks with scholars and comedy nights. Its source states that all its members but one, who was born Muslim, converted to Islam.

• Islamic Relief Worldwide 1984 Relief agency Organisations AfghanistanBosnia & HerzegovinaBangladesh

  An international relief and development NGO founded in 1984 by Hany El-Banna and fellow students of the University of Birmingham, with its international headquarters in Birmingham and offices and branches in more than forty countries; its income was £275.6 million in 2024. It has faced allegations from Israel, the UAE and others, which it denies, and an independent audit in 2014 found no link to terrorism.

• Qatar Islamic Bank 1982 Company Enterprise, brands and finance United KingdomQatar

  A Qatari bank based in Doha, founded in 1982, whose operations are supervised by a Shari'a board; the Qatar Investment Authority is its largest shareholder, and it was 15th on Forbes Middle East's 30 Most Valuable Banks 2025.

• Midnight Express 1978 Film Films United KingdomUnited States

  Midnight Express.

• The Message 1976 Film Films United KingdomKuwaitLebanon

  An epic film on the birth of Islam directed and produced by Moustapha Akkad, shot in Morocco and Libya in separate Arabic and English versions with different casts, and first shown in London on 29 July 1976 as Mohammad, Messenger of God before being retitled The Message; the Prophet is never seen or heard, Maurice Jarre's score was nominated for an Oscar, and the film was long banned in Egypt, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.