Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
The MOST Story Bank is a live archive of stories on the most current events, people and cultural perspectives of Muslims in America and around the world. With writers in mind, MOST carefully selects story-driven news from the most reputable published sources.
Exasperated at seeing Muslim women portrayed as having no agency in their own narrative, author Dr. Seema Yasmin has "reframed" to write about everything Muslim women CAN do and the powerful, … [Read more...]
The Guardian reports: A survey conducted by the Associated Press revealed that while the majority of Muslims interviewed voted for the president-elect, 35% said they voted for Trump. That … [Read more...]
CNN Reports: Mauree Turner won [the] race for Oklahoma state House for District 88 on [November 5th], becoming the first nonbinary state legislator in US history and first Muslim lawmaker in … [Read more...]
Conversion to Islam is a simple process in which a testimony of faith is given. This testimony, known as the shahada, is usually done at a mosque, in front of a supportive congregation. But these … [Read more...]
Zhor Rehihil is a leading expert on Arab Jewish culture in Morocco where she serves as the co-founder of the Museum of Moroccan Judaism. Among the treasures she curates are an ancient Torah scroll, … [Read more...]
In this op-ed for Religion News Service, Michael Wolfe (MOST Co-Director, and a filmmaker and poet) takes a deep look at the history of African American's protest and resistance -- reminding us of the … [Read more...]
“It is the dream of every Muslim believer to visit Mecca and do the hajj,” says Abdul-Halim al-Akoum 61, who is from a small mountain village in Lebanon. “But the pandemic came with no warning and … [Read more...]
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) seminal album "Tea For The Tillerman." In honor of this, Islam has rerecorded the album track for track, titling it "Tea For … [Read more...]
Over the weekend, Muslim residents in the St Louis area marched from one local mosque, Masjid Bilal, to a neighboring mosque, Masjid Al-Mu'minun, in support of Black Lives Matter. Organized by the … [Read more...]
During this year's Ramadan, many Muslims took the limitations of quarantine (due to the Covid-19 pandemic) and made the most out of it by connecting digitally through virtual iftars, and Zoom Quran … [Read more...]
