Playwright Ayad Akhtar Takes on the Muslim-American Experience
Pulitzer winning playwright Ayad Akhtar talks about his latest piece, which tackles Muslim-American life in a post 9/11 world. … [Read more...]
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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.
Israeli Singer-Songwriter Aspires to Heal Through Song
Israeli singer-songwriter David Broza uses music to bridge the Muslim-Jewish divide at the Shuafat Refugee Camp in East Jerusalem. … [Read more...]
The First All-Emirati, All-Girl Rock Band
It’s a common enough scene: opening riffs of heavy rock music pound out across a college mall. But there is nothing ordinary about the five musicians pounding out familiar chords. They are Random … [Read more...]
Speaking Rap’s Universal Language in the Ferment of the Arab Spring
Rap artists, bringing a voice to the disenfranchised from Tunisia to Palestine to Tahrir Square to Mali, inject brilliant protest lyrics into a musical genre dominated by self-centered performers, … [Read more...]
Horror Movie “Jinn” Inspired By Islam
The movie Jinn is not just your ordinary horror movie, as the title's supernatural creature is taken straight from the Quran. … [Read more...]
Syrian Musician Mixes Traditional With New Beats
A video from Syrian musician Omar Souleyman, whose music crosses between folk and electronica, mixing old world and new. … [Read more...]
Arab Hollywood Emerges
Hollywood moguls offer their expertise with helping launch film and television industries in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha. In turn, power-players in these countries are investing back into an Arab … [Read more...]
Egypt’s Jon Stewart Remains the Same Amidst Charges
The doctor-turned-entertainer is accused of insulting the president in skits that draw comparison to Stewart's "The Daily Show." With sharp wit, Bassem Youssef has emerged as a celebrity in … [Read more...]
Madonna and Islam
Move over Cat Stevens, Madonna reveals she is studying Islam and is also planning to build schools for girls in Islamic countries. … [Read more...]
Gazan Wins Arab Idol
Gazan Mohammad Assaf won the second season of Arab Idol in 2013, and the Palestinian world was ecstatic. … [Read more...]