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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.

— July 24, 2015

MOST WEEKLY RECAP

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) World’s Oldest … [Read more...]

Women — July 24, 2015

Alaa Murabit Talks Women’s Rights and Islam

When Alaa Murabit was fifteen, she and her family (of ten siblings) moved from Canada to Libya, and for Alaa, it was a tremendous cultural shock, given the country’s restrictive attitudes on women. … [Read more...]

Faith — July 24, 2015

All About #BlackMuslimRamadan

Donna Auston is known of late for starting the twitter campaign #BlackMuslimRamadan which was initially created as a “crowd-sourced digital journey through black Muslim life” during this past Ramadan. … [Read more...]

Women, World — July 24, 2015

Being A Muslim Woman In China, Location Matters

Muslim women’s rights in China vary – greatly. On the one hand, in the Northeastern Chinese city of Jina, female imams lead evening prayers in women-only mosques, following a long tradition of … [Read more...]

Media & Entertainment, World — July 24, 2015

“Banned In Syria”: Satirical Mirror To War

“Banned in Syria” -- a television show that is said to parody all sides of the civil war -- has a lot at stake for its satirical message. Crew members have tragically died from the war’s cross-fire … [Read more...]

Business, Tech & Science, World — July 23, 2015

Scholar Picks Top Ten Muslim Inventions

"There's a hole in our knowledge, we leap frog from the Renaissance to the Greeks," says scholar Salim al-Hassani. Mr. Hassani is editor of a new book and exhibit called "1001 Inventions" which … [Read more...]

Media & Entertainment, World — July 23, 2015

Palestinian and Israeli Audiences Hooked on ‘Fauda’

The Israeli action-thriller “Fauda” (which means “chaos” in Arabic) is said to have everything – big action scenes, gorgeous women, and oh yeah, a realistic depiction of the Palestinian and Israeli … [Read more...]

Business, Tech & Science, National — July 23, 2015

Sharia-Compliant Options For Muslim Investors

Many faithful Muslims observe Sharia law which prohibits the investment in companies that market or sell alcohol, pornography and other vices. For many that would not be a problem, but what if you … [Read more...]

Business, Tech & Science, Women, World — July 23, 2015

Saudi Women Get To Work

Although women’s rights are still rather limited in Saudi Arabia, there have been remarkable improvements of late. Women are joining the work-force more, and according to the Los Angeles Times, “are … [Read more...]

Faith — July 22, 2015

World’s Oldest Quran Said To Be Found

Birmingham University has just announced that they believe they are in possession of the world’s oldest remnants of the Quran, Islam’s holy book. The research indicates that the ancient holy book … [Read more...]