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.
British-Muslim boxing champ Amir Khan is rumored to be fighting Triple Welterweight World Champion Floyd Mayweather in September and in this BBC interview, he talks about how he’s able to train during … [Read more...]
ISIS propelled two suicide attacks on mosques in Saudi Arabia last May, targeting the minority Shiite population. The attack, which killed two dozen people, spurred an unusual open debate in the … [Read more...]
Inspired by his Islamic faith and the philanthropic efforts of the Gates Foundation, Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal announced that he will donate his $32 billion fortune to … [Read more...]
The Washington Post gives you a day in the life of a busy politician during… Ramadan. Keith Ellison is a 51-year-old Democratic representative from Minnesota, the first Muslim elected to congress. In … [Read more...]
According to Michael Danti, co-director of the Syrian Heritage Initiative, the vast majority of the sites that the extremist group ISIS has recently destroyed are from the Islamic era. Shrines … [Read more...]
Detroit Free Press reports that several lawsuits have recently been filed on behalf of local Muslim women who said they were told to remove their hijab (religious head covering). Raghdaa Ali, a native … [Read more...]
In 2012, Noor Tagouri posted an online photo of herself sitting at a news anchor’s desk with a caption that simply read “my dream.” The post went viral (see photo). Now, at twenty-one, Noor Tagouri … [Read more...]
For Syrian refugees, many say that social media is as vital as shelter and food. In refugee camps like Za'atari in Jordan, cell phones and laptops are lifelines for family members and loved ones … [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) MTA Reneges On … [Read more...]
“It’s an atrocity,” Robert West proclaims. “You cannot live in Texas your entire lives and not have BBQ. Somebody’s got to do something.” Yup, Robert West is a Muslim-Texan (complete with cowboy … [Read more...]
