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.
During this year's Ramadan, many Muslims took the limitations of quarantine (due to the Covid-19 pandemic) and made the most out of it by connecting digitally through virtual iftars, and Zoom Quran … [Read more...]
In 2013, Musbah Shaheen left war-torn Syria, re-settling into the States, where he attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. At university, students and even professors were curious … [Read more...]
"What is taught in school is always taught from the perspective of the [winners]," says 30-year-old Noor-ayn Sacoor who was born in Portugal to parents of Indian and Arab origins. "I wish there was … [Read more...]
The Los Angeles Times interviews "Ramy" star and creator Ramy Youssef along with two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali ("Moonlight" and "Green Book") who plays a Sufi sheikh in Season 2 of the … [Read more...]
Religion News Service reports: George Floyd’s killing was a final straw for thousands of Americans protesting against police brutality and systemic police racism. Muslim leaders say it may also, … [Read more...]
Miski Noor is an organizer and writer based in Minneapolis, MN, where she works as a Communications Strategist for the Black Lives Matter Global Network. In this op-ed for Huffington Post, she writes … [Read more...]
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced today (June 7th) upgraded charges against the former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck and charged the other three officers … [Read more...]
AP reports on the black Muslim experience in America saying that the community often feels discrimination on multiple fronts - “for being black, for being Muslim and for being black and Muslim among a … [Read more...]
When Hilal Ibrahim found out that hijabi healthcare workers were so concerned about possible CoronaVirus infection that they were tossing out their hijabs after their shifts, she went to work … [Read more...]
“We’re not just going to sit back and do nothing," quips Hamza Deib, co-owner of Taheni restaurants, located in Manhattan and Brooklyn. While Deib's family was forced to close their restaurant … [Read more...]
