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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.

World — April 14, 2015

Gaza, Life After War

Reconstruction has been tremendously slow since last summer’s war with Israel, and many Gazan families have decided to live with the remains of their bombed out homes. NPR reports -- … [Read more...]

Sports — April 14, 2015

Boxing Star Amir Khan Reveals All

Two-time world champion and observant Muslim Amir Khan has a lot to say in this interview with The Guradian. He speaks of leaving behind celebrity by going on Hajj where “everyone is the same,” and … [Read more...]

Media & Entertainment — April 14, 2015

Aasif Mandvi Finds The Funny

In this interview with Daily Variety (via “PopPolitics” on SiriusXM), Aasif Mandvi talks about the work on his satirical online comedy “Halal In The Family,” and how he thinks that the understanding … [Read more...]

Faith, World — April 14, 2015

In UK, Muslim Effort Leads to Interfaith Nirvana

In Bolton, England, the local Muslim community renovated an old, neglected church -- completely transforming it to a new community center, open to all religions. Take a look at All Souls Church, truly … [Read more...]

Media & Entertainment, Women — April 13, 2015

Female Muslim Performance Artists Challenge All

The Guardian takes a look at four powerful female Muslim writers and performers -- Aizzah Fatima (“Dirty Paki Lingerie”), Nadia Parvez Manzoor (Burq Off!”), Fawzia Mirza (known for web-series, … [Read more...]

National — April 13, 2015

Islamophobia: Is This The ‘New Normal’?

We have all read and been touched by the disturbing incidents of crimes against Muslim-Americans in the news these past few months, and columnist Arzu Kaya-Uranli questions if this is a new harsh … [Read more...]

— April 10, 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) Young Muslim … [Read more...]

Media & Entertainment — April 10, 2015

ANGLE ON: “Iron Man” Actor Faran Tahir

Known for playing the villain in the first “Iron Man,” Pakistani-American actor Faran Tahir says he takes into account the religious background and cultural heritage of the character he’s portraying. … [Read more...]

World — April 10, 2015

Iraq Today

I know, not another article about the horrors of contemporary Iraq but this one is different – this one has the much needed Iraqi perspective. Scholar Emma Sky talks to personal Iraqi friends and … [Read more...]

Women, World — April 10, 2015

Meet Gaza’s First Female Fashion Designer

So we’ve all heard the typical challenges of a young fashion designer: Learning their craft by watching YouTube videos because education in the field is not available, having to rely only on imported … [Read more...]