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...]
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...]
"The Pan-Arabia Enquirer" is the creation of an anonymous British man who used to live in the Gulf region and says it is a satirist’s duty to make fun of extremists like ISIS (see photo on their take … [Read more...]
Female cinematographers are an extreme rarity in Hollywood (there’s only a few working in independent cinema) but what about Pakistan? Meet Nausheen Dadabhoy who’s Pakistani and Muslim… and yes, she’s … [Read more...]
ABC’s new drama “American Crime” is gaining attention for its depiction of diverse characters including a rare portrayal of a multifaceted Muslim woman. "A woman wrapped in a hijab is not someone you … [Read more...]
“I was born to communicate messages…” “To have a voice, and to be the voice of the voiceless...” Meet three extraordinary female musicians in this must watch video clip -- Algerian born Canadian … [Read more...]
Comedian Aasif Mandvi (“The Daily Show”) newest project is a web-series called “Halal in the Family" – a family comedy which tackles serious topics such as Islamophobia. "We wanted to create the web … [Read more...]
Comic book author G. Willow Wilson (creator of "Ms. Marvel") is back with an exciting new project, the restructuring of Marvel’s greatest superheroes called "The A Force." NPR interviews the … [Read more...]
Director Abderrahmane Sissako talks to NPR about the development of his Oscar-nominated film Timbuktu including casting non-pros for pivotal roles. … [Read more...]
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi won top prize at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival for his film “Taxi” over the weekend which means one thing – despite the austere restrictions, there’s no stopping … [Read more...]
