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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.
For many Muslim-Americans, this year has been one filled with sorrow (Chapel Hill murders, refugee crisis), horror (ISIS continual destruction, Charlie Hebdo massacre) and hurt (Ben Carson’s rhetoric, … [Read more...]
“I was fascinated by the sheer mystery of space, what’s out there, what’s it like, and how I could get there,” says Iranian-American Anousheh Ansari, who in 2006 became the first Muslim woman to go to … [Read more...]
Huffington Post takes a look at infamous teen clock-maker Ahmed Mohamed’s busy schedule, namely: stargazing with Prez Obama, taking power-meetings with Google co-founder Sergey Brin at the Google … [Read more...]
In light of the escalating violence in Jerusalem, a Muslim-Jewish women’s network launched this week in the United Kingdom with the goal of “breaking down religious and cultural barriers.” The … [Read more...]
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, recently criticized UK and other European politicians for their stance on the refugee crisis, citing parallels to rhetoric used … [Read more...]
It’s a mixed message for Afghan girls who are striving to achieve an education. As NPR reports, their very presence in school is a clear sign of progress, however many girls often get berated by their … [Read more...]
According to the AP, the recent escalating violence in Israel has resulted in a total of eight Israelis’ death and forty Palestinians. Many are remarking on the sad fact that both the assailants and … [Read more...]
Australia’s first mosque was built in 1861 in an outback town called Marree which, at the time, was nicknamed “Little Asia.” During the late 19th century, Muslims from Afghanistan and Pakistan … [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) Anti-Muslim … [Read more...]
It is estimated that Iran will be on the receiving end of billions of dollars in investment from America and Europe once the nuclear deal is implemented, and sanctions have been lifted. And Iranian … [Read more...]
