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 photo-essay featured on Instagram, filmmaker Atif Ateeq chronicles the South Asian and Muslim experience in a post-9/11 New York City “in an almost desperate attempt to demonstrate that those … [Read more...]
Founded in 2008, Zaytuna College has become the first accredited Muslim university in the country after receiving approval from the Western Assn. of Schools and Colleges this month. … [Read more...]
Fifty-year old Charles Chahwan is a Lebanese author who has not only translated Charles Bukowski into Arabic, but also works from Raymond Chandler and Paul Auster. … [Read more...]
Comedy writer Hasna Maznavi recently did something rather extraordinary in Los Angeles. She opened a female-only mosque. As PRI reports, this is the first women’s mosque to open in the United States … [Read more...]
France has one of the largest Muslim and Jewish communities in Europe and for the last decade, Rabbi Michel Serfaty and his Muslim tea, have worked together to promote understanding and cooperation … [Read more...]
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) Meet The New … [Read more...]
The Freer and Sackler Galleries (of the Smithsonian) are currently showing hundreds of photographs by Antoin Sevruguin, a late-19th and early-20th century Iranian photographer, giving … [Read more...]
Police Deputy Chief Michael Downing is commanding officer of the counterterrorism and special operations bureau of the Los Angeles Police Department. He’s been outspoken about Islamophobia and has … [Read more...]
In this Daily Beast op-ed, commentator Dean Obeidallah talks about the disturbing trend of the rise of Islamophobia in our country, especially in light of the recent Chapel Hill murders and now yet … [Read more...]
In light of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's announcement that New York will start honoring pubic schools for two important Muslim holidays, the New York Times takes a look at what it means to be a … [Read more...]
