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.
Lorraine Ali is an Iraqi American television critic and in this op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, takes on Hollywood's interpretation of Arab culture. Here are some insights/tidbits from her … [Read more...]
There's a new rise of Palestinian cookbooks on the market with the New York Times making the point that "authors and chefs are arguing for their place at the table — to chronicle recipes, safeguard … [Read more...]
In 2013, American singer Jennifer Grout auditioned for the talent show "Arabs Got Talent" where she made it to the final round and won wide acclaim in the Arab world. Just a year prior, her life had … [Read more...]
Thanks to the Library of Congress, the only known existing autobiography of a slave written in Arabic in America is now freely available to the public online. Born in 1770, Omar ibn Said lived in … [Read more...]
Ten days after her synagogue was brutally attacked, Beth Kissileff visited her first mosque. The Pittsburgh synagogue shooting took place on October 27, 2018, at the Tree of Life in the Squirrel Hill … [Read more...]
Angelina Jolie, a longtime special envoy for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), knows about the Syrian refugee crisis first hand, having traveled to the region … [Read more...]
"It wasn't until I saw more women wearing the hijab in the news and on social media that I realized that maybe this could be possible." So says Stephanie Kurlow, an 18-year old hijabi ballerina, … [Read more...]
Greece’s first official mosque is set to open this May. The state-funded mosque will be located in Athens. Tens of thousands of Muslim migrants currently live in the greater Athens area, and have … [Read more...]
Rabbi Bruce Lustig, a senior rabbi at Washington Hebrew Congregation, proclaims that a new project in Abu Dhabi "will help build bridges between religious leaders and communities as well as foster … [Read more...]
“This is the first hackathon I have attended where I could contribute to a challenge close to my own faith and associated with some of my own personal interests,” says computer coder Shabana Ahmed. … [Read more...]
