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.
New York Times photographer Bryan Denton recently traveled to Palmyra, Syria and brought back photographic evidence of what remains after ISIS took control of the region a year ago. According to … [Read more...]
Last week, the Islamic Society of Mid Manhattan hosted a multifaith Passover celebration with Temple Emanu-El and the NYC Muslim-Jewish Solidarity Committee, a sharing of food and traditions of the … [Read more...]
"Refugees are not numbers; they are people who have faces, names, stories and need to be treated as such," Pope Francis tweeted this over the weekend, during his moving tour of the Moria refugee camp … [Read more...]
“Muslim women are so much more than the piece they choose to wrap – or not – around their head.” Meet Yassmin Abdel-Magied. Named 2015 Young Australian of the Year, this mechanical engineer, writer … [Read more...]
Shamsia Hassani is not only an Afghan professor at Kabul University, but is also a world-class graffiti artist. She says her mission is simple: to beautify the city of Kabul with color. Her canvases … [Read more...]
French surfer Marion Poizeau and her Irish surfer pal, Easkey Briton sought like-minded Iranians on Facebook and in 2010, introduced the sport to Iranian women. No one in Iran had seen surfing … [Read more...]
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) Meet Zari, She’ll … [Read more...]
Known as the “Ice Princess” in her homeland of the United Arab Emirates, professional figure skater Zahra Lari was inspired as a child by the Disney film to first take up skating. Now, at the age of … [Read more...]
Sweden has long been a harbor for those fleeing war. Last year the country took in 160,000 refugees, many from Middle Eastern countries, the most per capita of any European country. NPR makes the … [Read more...]
The Cincinnati Enquirer recently voted Afreen Asif as one of the ten Women Of The Year. Ms. Asif was inspired by her Muslim faith to start a social outreach called Rahma Community Services (“rahma” … [Read more...]
