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.
Ramla Ali, who left her native Somalia as a child and came to England, has a very firm goal -- to become the first boxer (male or female) to represent Somalia at the 2020 Olympics. Ramla Ali first … [Read more...]
In this op-ed for the Jewish publication "The Forward," Rabbi Avi Shafran writes about "the coming together of Orthodox Jews and Muslims in common causes, both in Israel and in the United States." … [Read more...]
NPR reports: A federal jury has found Marq Vincent Perez, 26, guilty of a hate crime in the arson attack on a mosque in Victoria, Texas, in January 2017. Perez, who is set to be sentenced in … [Read more...]
In a grass roots effort to combat Islamophobia, the campaign #TalkToAMuslim started to trend yesterday on Twitter. The hashtag was initiated with the goal to challenge stereotypes and misconceptions … [Read more...]
Dr. Gulshan Harjee persevered through war in Tanzania, the Iranian revolution, a terrific bus crash, personal illness and devastating family tragedy – and despite all these obstacles and personal … [Read more...]
By now, we all know that France is the champion of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final, besting Croatia by 4 goals to 2. But what helped cinch that win for France were seven Muslim football players -- … [Read more...]
Huffington Post interviewed two Muslim teen girls from different corners of America -- seventeen-year-old Salsabel Fares who lives in Florissant, Missouri, and Arshia Hussain, also seventeen, who … [Read more...]
More than 42% of Muslims in the U.S. report bullying among their school-age kids (in California, it's more than half), and Pew reports that at least 53 mosques and Islamic centers encountered … [Read more...]
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is the first Muslim mayor of a Western capital (of note, Naheed Nenshi, also Muslim was elected mayor of Calgary in 2010). Born in Tooting, South London, Mr. Khan is the … [Read more...]
Disappointed in the way that the Middle East is often portrayed in Hollywood films and television shows? Enter Lebanese cinema. The New York Times declares that "there are plenty of films made by … [Read more...]
