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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.

Faith, World — May 22, 2015

ANGLE ON: Indian Muslims

Indian Muslims are nearly 15% of the Indian population, approximately 180 million people, but according to the Sachar Commission Report, they are lagging behind the rest of the country on “nearly all … [Read more...]

Culture and Lifestyle, National — May 22, 2015

Iranian Bookstore In L.A. Gives Community Taste of Home

Los Angeles is known for being a city where many Iranians immigrated during the 1979 revolution and in Westwood, there’s a bookstore named Ketab Corp where patrons (mostly Iranians) can come to read … [Read more...]

Culture and Lifestyle, World — May 21, 2015

Palmyra’s Ancient Treasures At High Risk

Now that the extremist group ISIS has taken over Palmyra, Syria, the world is reacting in horror to the humanity implications as well as culturally, for the city is the site of historically … [Read more...]

Faith, National — May 21, 2015

“Moderate Biker” Is All Apologies

In this witty satire, writer Wajahat Ali takes the recent motorcycle gang shootout in Waco, Texas, and draws sharp and insightful parallels to the Muslim community, particularly in relation to … [Read more...]

Media & Entertainment, World — May 21, 2015

A Look at Arab Cinema Today

Total box office grosses from Middle East territories grew from $252 million in 2012 to $348 million in 2014, and most of the product were Hollywood films. Daily Variety takes a look at the cultural … [Read more...]

Culture and Lifestyle, World — May 21, 2015

ANGLE ON: Iranian Artist Shirin Neshat

Shirin Neshat is said to be the most famous contemporary artist to hail from Iran (she left as a teenager and came to America, studying at the University of California, Berkeley). Currently, the … [Read more...]

Faith, National — May 20, 2015

Man Threatened To Burn Down NY Mosque, Now Out On Bail

Robert Doggart, who in 2014 made a failed bid for Congress, pleaded guilty to interstate communication of threats as documented in his plea agreement filed in the U.S. District Court in Knoxville, … [Read more...]

National — May 20, 2015

Temperature Read On Muslim Community After Chapel Hill

Months after the Chapel Hill murders where a man assassinated his young, Muslim neighbors (Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha), Vanity Fair does a “temperature … [Read more...]

Media & Entertainment, Women — May 20, 2015

Muslim Women Hip-Hop Collective Has Much To Say

The Hijabi Chronicles is a collective of female hip-hop and spoken word artists of the Muslim faith who are challenging and taking down stereotypes in the Bay Area. “We’re knowledgeable, we have … [Read more...]

Media & Entertainment, World — May 19, 2015

Gaza Gets a Film Festival

The red carpet was rolled out for a vital new film festival last week – no, not Cannes but The Karama Gaza Film Festival – yes, in Gaza! Despite the devastations of last summer’s war, the power of … [Read more...]