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Resources — October 28, 2016   

MOST WEEKLY RECAP

Original article by MOST published in the MOST on 10/28/2016

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We here at Muslims on Screen and Television (MOST) have crafted an ‘in case you missed it’ #ICYMI list of this past week’s most timely and relevant stories from across the web:

1) Marvel Tells Syrian Story In “Madaya Mom: Rym Momtaz, a producer for ABC News, wanted to know what life was like for the people of Madaya, Syria and contacted a local mother who started a daily account of what it was like to be a parent of five children in the middle of a war zone. The producer found the daily accounts “riveting” and soon teamed up with Marvel Comics to tell the mother’s tale in a digital comic collection.

2) Palestinians Enjoy A Rare Journey from Gaza to Jerusalem: For the last two years ago, Israeli authorities have granted older religious pilgrims the right to travel from Gaza to Jerusalem so they can pray at al-Aqsa Mosque, the third-holiest site in Islam.

3) Idaho’s First Syrian refugee On U.S. Vetting and Life In Boise: In November, 2014, a young woman named Asmaa Albukaie arrived in Boise with her two teenage sons – making them the first Syrian refugees in the entire stare of Idaho. Currently working as a Resettlement Officer, she talks to PRI about the strict vetting process and life in Idaho as a Muslim immigrant.

4) In India, Female Judges For Islamic Courts Start A Precedent: Zakia Soman is a prominent feminist activist in India and is leading a movement for the country’s first class of female “qazis”— judges who oversee marriage, divorce, and other personal matters in Muslim communities.

5) And finally, Kansas City Christians Rally For Muslims: On October 14th, law enforcement in Wichita, Kansas announced the arrest of three men charged with a domestic terrorist plot to bomb an apartment complex where many Somali immigrant families lived. In a show of support for the local Muslim community, Reverend Denise Pass organized a rally near the apartment complex. “When I heard this tragic news, it came to my mind that we – as members of this community and as Christians – should support and protect the local Muslim community.”

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