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 support of microloans geared to entrepreneurs, Wills Fargo announced in February that it is providing $7 million to Grameen America. Based in New York, Grameen America was founded in 2008 by Nobel … [Read more...]
Today Muslim Americans responded to Ted Cruz’s call for monitoring Muslims by giving the senator what he wants – and posted pics of their hood on social media. Here’s what Ruba Odeh tweeted out, … [Read more...]
The day after Sen. Ted Cruz called for an increase in surveillance of Muslim-Americans in wake of the latest terrorist attack in Brussels, the AP went to a local community in Southern California known … [Read more...]
Good news on the situation in the Middle East – well, at least as far as Hollywood representation is concerned. Deadline Hollywood reports that “Middle Eastern actors are breaking through the … [Read more...]
While many observant Muslim women follow a halal diet which consists of foods and drink permissible under Sharia law (consuming pork and drinking alcohol are not allowed), the question arises as to … [Read more...]
China has some of the oldest Muslim communities outside the Near East. Located in the city of Kaifeng, is the old capital of the Song Dynasty where one thousand years ago, it was considered to be a … [Read more...]
Comedian Shazia Mirza says her new show, “The Kardashians Made Me Do It,” was inspired by last year’s headline story of the British High School girls who attempted to join ISIS. The title was taken … [Read more...]
In Syria, Yusra Mardini, 18, and her sister Sarah were one of the country’s brightest swimming stars until the war changed everything. Last summer, they were forced to flee from their home in … [Read more...]
Last month, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI switched on the first phase of a concentrated solar power plant, located on the edge of the Saharan desert, that is on track to become the world’s largest when … [Read more...]
The Council on American-Islamic Relations released a poll earlier this month taken from nearly 2,000 Muslim votes in six states which found that “half of those voters (46%) support Hillary Clinton, … [Read more...]
