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.
In this op-ed for the film journal IndieWire, director Faiza Ambah talks about quitting her job as a foreign journalist for the Washington Post to pursue becoming a filmmaker. “I knew first-hand that … [Read more...]
Nolan Elementary-Middle School has been hit hard by the debt ridden Detroit school system so last month volunteers in the Muslim and Jewish faith decided to do something about it. The Michigan Muslim … [Read more...]
Honey Maid has a brand new commercial featuring a Muslim woman whose family is new to the neighborhood. In the commercial, the Muslim woman (wearing a hijab) says “The first time you go out of your … [Read more...]
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi is a Director's Fellow at the MIT Media Lab, and in this op-ed for CNN says that art can be a vital bridge to help ease the tensions in the Middle East citing that Dubai, with … [Read more...]
Researchers have found that British Muslim women are outpacing Muslim men in achieving college degrees. 25% of British-Muslim women aged 21-24 now hold degrees compared with 22% of British-Muslim men … [Read more...]
“Jin” means “woman” in Kurdish which explains why the Jin News Agency (JINHA) is completely staffed by women, offering news coverage of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria in multiple languages from a unique … [Read more...]
The Syrian war has gone on for five years now, and if you’re a 20-something, that’s a quarter of your life. PRI interviews young Syrian refugees who are currently living in Lebanon, stunned that this … [Read more...]
Last December, Muslim teacher Salah Farah stood up to Al-Shabab militants who stormed the bus he was riding on in Kenya, and attempted to split up Christian passengers from Muslims. Farah stood up to … [Read more...]
Zaha Hadid was an Iraqi-born British architect who sadly passed away last week. The "starchitect" was greatly accomplished. In 2004, she was the first Muslim (and the first woman) to win the Pritzker … [Read more...]
Located in Fes, Morocco, the University of al-Qarawiyyin is said to be the oldest existing university in the world. The school was founded in 859 AD by Fatima al-Fihri -- yes, a Muslim woman. Famous … [Read more...]
