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.
In this fascinating op-ed, Hip-Hop artist Muneera Williams talks about her conversion to Islam, and about “shocking” the audience with “hijabis running across the stage, telling them to throw their … [Read more...]
In Algeria, female religious guides known as “mourshidates” try to steer women away from extremist groups like ISIS, and have a simple goal, one of tolerance. … [Read more...]
The BBC interviews a group of Muslim teenagers about reports of girls being drawn into the "allure" of ISIS. As one teen says, “I find it ridiculous. I’m a Muslim and the fact that they think ISIS is … [Read more...]
The Chicago play “Mosque Alert” raises awareness of the fight to build mosques in local communities. "Both the families and the proposed mosque featured in this play are fictional; however, they draw … [Read more...]
Though Pakistan has some of the most famous mountains in the world - the Himalayas, the Hindu Kush, Karakorum – the terrain is not set up for skiing. In fact, most Pakistanis haven’t even heard of the … [Read more...]
The One Path Network is a $1 million television studio set up by members of the Muslim community in Sydney, Australia with the clear goal of depicting the Islamic point-of-view. “Unfortunately, you do … [Read more...]
In 2001, Kabul was liberated from the Taliban but something else significant happened – cricket happened. In 2008, Afghanistan beat Scotland in an important international match and this year played in … [Read more...]
A new exhibit in the Melbourne’s Jewish Holocaust Centre features the little known history of Muslims during World War II who saved the lives of many Jewish people in Albania. “The exhibition aims … [Read more...]
Muslim and Jewish students from Princeton University spent their winter break together on a trip to Detroit, with the goal of understanding one another’s culture and faith, and to get to know each … [Read more...]
Muslim inmates in the UK account for 14.4% of those imprisoned, compared to 7.7 % back in 2002. BBC takes a look at this disturbing trend -- and no, the rise has nothing to do with extremism but … [Read more...]
