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.
The Hollywood Reporter reports that United Talent Agency, considered one of Hollywood’s top talent agencies, is nixing its annual Oscar party in favor of donating $250,000 to the American Civil … [Read more...]
Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban suspends the refugee program for 120 days and blocks people in seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen) from entering the US for 90 days, … [Read more...]
"I'm a Muslim” declared Moonlight's Mahershala Ali upon accepting the award for best male actor in a supporting role at the Screen Actor Guild’s award last night. In the wake of Donald Trump’s … [Read more...]
Last Sunday, Muslim comics performed a sold-out show in a comedy club in Manhattan, with the tagline: “The Last show before Trump Deports us!" Dean Obeidallah created "The Big Brown Comedy Hour” … [Read more...]
The teen soap “Degrassi: Next Class” returned last week for its third season (streaming on Netflix) and according to the Hollywood Reporter ”has dared to take Syria's refugee crisis as a dramatic … [Read more...]
Nura Afia, 24, is the first hijabi to be featured by CoverGirl in a new national ad campaign called Lash Equality. In this interview with Cosmo, Ms. Afia talks about her experience as a CoverGirl … [Read more...]
The Guardian recently interviewed actor and rapper Riz Ahmed who starred in last summer’s HBO hit “The Night Of” and can be seen in the upcoming Star Wars anthology films “Rogue One” (to be released … [Read more...]
In this interview for the New York Times, showrunners and writers talk about the representation of Muslim characters in television – from casting, cultural issues, and the fight for diversity and … [Read more...]
“The Secret Life of Muslims” is a web series which premiered last week on Vox with the goal to “subvert stereotypes and reveal the truth about American Muslims: fascinating careers, unexpected … [Read more...]
In what many are calling a first for advertising, Amazon has launched a television ad featuring an imam. The ad shows the friendship between the Muslim cleric and an Episcopal priest – depicting, … [Read more...]
