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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.

Faith, World — July 9, 2015

The Sad State of The Uighurs, China’s Muslims

A rare first-hand report of the plight of the Uighurs who live in China’s far-west region of Xinjiang. The majority are Muslims who identify ethnically and culturally with Central Asian … [Read more...]

Faith, World — July 9, 2015

Chinese Millennials Favor Islam

Coming on the heels of the Chinese government’s not allowing fasting during this year’s Ramadan for Muslim government and party officials, Beijing's Renmin University announced that Islam has the … [Read more...]

Faith, National — July 9, 2015

Ramadan Inspires Rebuilding African-American Churches

Ramadan is a time where Muslims focus on others and charity efforts are at their height. In this spirit Muslim organizations have joined together to raise money for eight African-American churches … [Read more...]

Faith, National — July 7, 2015

Congressman and Ramadan

The Washington Post gives you a day in the life of a busy politician during… Ramadan. Keith Ellison is a 51-year-old Democratic representative from Minnesota, the first Muslim elected to congress. In … [Read more...]

Culture and Lifestyle, Faith — July 7, 2015

ISIS Main Targets Are Islamic Historical Sites

According to Michael Danti, co-director of the Syrian Heritage Initiative, the vast majority of the sites that the extremist group ISIS has recently destroyed are from the Islamic era. Shrines … [Read more...]

Faith, Women — July 7, 2015

In Detroit, Muslim Women Fight Discrimination

Detroit Free Press reports that several lawsuits have recently been filed on behalf of local Muslim women who said they were told to remove their hijab (religious head covering). Raghdaa Ali, a native … [Read more...]

Faith, Media & Entertainment, National — July 1, 2015

MTA Reneges On Muslim Promo Contract

Though the Metropolitan Transit Authority signed a contract for subway promotion of the comedy-documentary “The Muslims Are Coming” (now streaming on Netflix), the MTA suddenly pulled out of the … [Read more...]

Faith, Media & Entertainment — June 30, 2015

JK Rowling Tweets To Muslim Fan

A Muslim fan tweeted that reading Harry Potter wasn’t the best choice during Ramadan because JK Rowling has such a way with her detailed descriptions of food! And yes, the best-selling author … [Read more...]

Culture and Lifestyle, Faith — June 29, 2015

Breaking Bread and Forging Understanding

In this op-ed, Rabbi Dow Marmur talks about the importance of people from different religions coming together to “break bread.” As the rabbi says in the piece, “I continue to learn a lot about other … [Read more...]