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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.

— December 5, 2014

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) The docudrama … [Read more...]

Media & Entertainment, World — December 5, 2014

Fact and Fiction on “Homeland”

PRI talks to Alexander Cary, one of the writers and producers of “Homeland,” about how the writers use real world politics to shape story-lines and characters on the hit Showtime series. … [Read more...]

Sports — December 5, 2014

Boxer Billy Dibb On Childhood Bullies and Faith

Australian professional boxer Billy Dibb talks about being bullied as a child for having a different faith than his peers and how being “different” ultimately changed his life for the better. … [Read more...]

National, World — December 5, 2014

Ferguson Similarities Half A World Away

Foreign correspondent Daniel Estrin talks about the sad similarities watching Ferguson unfold and his time spent covering the Palestinian-Israel conflict … [Read more...]

Faith, Media & Entertainment — December 4, 2014

Religious Scholar’s Take On SERIAL

Religious scholar Hussein Rashid talks about how the NPR podcast “Serial” illustrates how America’s perspective on the Muslim community has changed in recent years and how the centerpiece trial of the … [Read more...]

Culture and Lifestyle, Women, World — December 4, 2014

Artist Tries To Make Syrian Refugees Stories Heard

In Northern Lebanon, illustrator Hanane Kai attempts to capture the lives of female Syrian refugees who are trying to move beyond "el azmeh” -- the crisis … [Read more...]

Business, Tech & Science, World — December 4, 2014

UK Muslims Face Job Discrimination

According to a new study, British Muslims are facing the worst discrimination in employment opportunities compared to any other minority group, and Muslim men are 76% less likely to have any job … [Read more...]

Culture and Lifestyle, Media & Entertainment — December 3, 2014

Diversity Scores Big With Comic Books

According to Comichron, the new focus on diversity has bolstered the comic industry which had sales of $870 million in 2013. This year, Ms. Marvel was re-created as a Muslim teenager from New Jersey … [Read more...]

Women, World — December 3, 2014

Afghan Mother Becomes Vigilante and National Hero

After the Taliban killed her police officer son, an Afghanistan mother sought vengeance and together with her family, opened a surprise assault in which 25 Taliban died. … [Read more...]

World — December 3, 2014

Leading Saudi Scholars Renounce Extremism

In a conference organized by Madinah Islamic University, leading Saudi scholars explicitly stated that extremist ideology is a clear misinterpretation of Islam’s sacred text and threaten the Islamic … [Read more...]