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.
Coined Egypt’s Jon Stewart and named one of the world’s 100 Most Influential People by Time magazine, social satirist Bassem Youssef folded his hit show El Bernameg (“The Program”) in 2014, after … [Read more...]
Leave it to a UK newspaper (“The Guardian”) to give Donald Trump a lesson on what the Muslim community has done for the United States of America. As the article points out, “What Trump doesn’t seem to … [Read more...]
After years dedicated to serving women in war and conflict zones, activist Zainab Salbi is now shifting gears and is hosting a primetime talk show called The Nida’a Show which premiered last month on … [Read more...]
The acclaimed film "Wadjda” had a number of firsts. Not only was it the first feature shot entirely in Saudi Arabia, but it was the first film directed by a women there. That woman’s name is Haifaa … [Read more...]
New York Times interviews “The Daily Show’s” Hasan Minhaj on his new off-Broadway play “Homecoming King” and says this about the funny man’s background: “Mr. Minhaj is Indian-American and Muslim, two … [Read more...]
The Village Voice interviews Dean Obeidallah and Negin Farsad, describing them as “two Muslim-American comics known for combatting Islamophobia with their sharp, disarming brand of observational … [Read more...]
In an op-ed for Patheos, Heba Elsherief pens about a new character in Tim Kring’s “Heroes Reborn” named Farah Nazan (portrayed by actress Nazneen Contractor) who holds “the promise of something I’d … [Read more...]
In this op-ed from Mic, entertainment reporter Kevin O'Keeffe pens a listicle of bad-ass Muslim superhero comics (Burka Avenger, The 99, Dust… to name a few) and says this about the state of … [Read more...]
“I have a lot of friends who wear hijab and are total goofballs, so a part of me wanted to show that we’re just all people,” says Nadia Manzoor, part of the duo behind comedy web-series “Shugs & … [Read more...]
Every Friday, a group of self-taught Syrian filmmakers have been producing one short documentary and launching it online. The group is called the Abounaddara Collective, and according to Charif Kiwan, … [Read more...]
