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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 — March 26, 2015

Iran’s Thirst

After years of of water wasteful practices and mismanagement, Iran is undergoing a severe water shortage. As water expert Davoodreza Arab says, “Historically water has led to the creation of … [Read more...]

Faith, Media & Entertainment — March 25, 2015

Hip Austin Group Influenced By Muslim Poetry

Musical group Riyaaz Qawwali says they are strongly influenced by Qawwali – a musical tradition going back 700 years in India and Pakistan where singers performed Sufi Muslim poetry. The songs are … [Read more...]

Faith, Media & Entertainment — March 25, 2015

Diversity Casting Scores With “Killing Jesus”

What happens when a Muslim-Lebanese actor stars in a Bill O’Reilly adaption of his best-selling “Killing Jesus”…? Um, this is not a joke – but be sure to watch Haaz Sleiman, starring as Jesus, in the … [Read more...]

Culture and Lifestyle, World — March 25, 2015

NYT’s “Meet Our Man in Tehran”

Thomas Erdbrink is the Tehran Bureau Chief for the New York Times and in this compelling video series, takes us on a rare, intimate first look at Iran and its people. As Erdbrink says in the piece, … [Read more...]

World — March 25, 2015

Despite Last Week’s Attacks, Tunisia Still Strong Mideast Model

In this op-ed, Dalia Dassa Kaye (who is Director of the Center for Middle East Public Policy) says that given what happened in last week’s terrorist attacks in Tunisia, it is important that people … [Read more...]

Women, World — March 25, 2015

HISTORIC SPOTLIGHT ON: Islamic Pirate Queen Sayyida al-Hurra

In 1515, Sayyida al-Hurra (said to be an honorary name) was the last Islamic Queen and a crucial figure in the history of the Islamic West. Read this lively account of a woman who with her “ruthless … [Read more...]

Culture and Lifestyle, Faith, Women — March 24, 2015

Millennial Muslims Inspire

In this super-enlightening webinar, Huffington Post talks to four young Muslim women about everything from personal interpretations of the Quran to face piercings to judging within the faith. These … [Read more...]

Culture and Lifestyle, World — March 24, 2015

Lebanon’s New Health Minister Cleans Up Country

Meet Lebanon’s new health minister, Wael Abu Faour, who has become a local hero to many by leading winning campaigns that cleaned up slaughterhouses and unsanitary restaurants, lowered prescription … [Read more...]

National — March 24, 2015

Muslim Police Officers Face Discrimination On The Job

A Muslim police officer in Richmond, California says he was discriminated against and ultimately demoted because of his faith. Al Jazeera reports that cases like this are rarely documented due to … [Read more...]

Faith, World — March 23, 2015

Interfaith Harmony in Pakistan

Shattering stereotypes, Mithi is a small town in Pakistan where Muslims and Hindus not only live harmoniously together but have deep respect for one another’s religion. … [Read more...]