Can digital media forge a better understanding of American Muslims? Kashif Shaikh thinks so, and that's where he's steering nonprofit Pillars Fund in the near future. Pillars Fund, which Shaikh ...

There’s a lot of talk in philanthropy about what to expect from the next generation of charity and foundation leaders. Maybe that’s to be expected, but young professionals are already making their ...

In June 2021, Oscar-nominee and Emmy-winner Riz Ahmed and Pillars Fund’s Kashif Shaikh and Arij Mikati outlined the urgent need for more Muslim representation in the entertainment industry, both in ...

Kashif Shaikh wants to put the next generation of Muslim American philanthropy on the map. For many years, Muslims in the United States gave mainly to institutions in immigrants’ home countries or to ...