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.
Muslim and non-Muslim men in the Netherlands and Belgium have been swapping clothing as part of a photography project to take on social profiling and stereotyping. Participants say they want to start … [Read more...]
Rabbi Noam Marans and Ari Gordon both work at the advocacy group American Jewish Committee, and in this New York Times op-ed, take on those who claim that Islam is not a religion. Here is their … [Read more...]
"As immigrant communities become more prominent within Canadian society, there needs to be more outreach within those communities to bring more families into the foster-care movement," states Shahzad … [Read more...]
Less than two years ago, Somali refugee Sahra Hassan Absuge and her eight children arrived in Kansas City International Airport, having managed to squeeze through a tightening slipknot on refugee … [Read more...]
In this piece for Elle, activist and journalist Amani Al-Khatahtbeh (creator of the influential blog MuslimGirl) interviewed four working actresses (of Middle East and Muslim backgrounds) on their … [Read more...]
Known as Dr. ’Ali, The Fitness Doctor, Muslimah ’Ali Najee-ullah is an author, science teacher and fitness coach who says her mission is to inspire Muslim women to challenge stereotypes by sports … [Read more...]
Canadian university student and activist Alia Youssef teamed up with Muslim Girl last year and flooded the image-sharing platform Getty Images with photographs that represented Muslim women and girls … [Read more...]
Born to Pakistani immigrants in the northwest London enclave of Wembley, Rizwan Ahmed is a mega accomplished actor, hip-hop artist and activist. As the New York Times says, "He is like someone who … [Read more...]
Move over the Bechdel Test, enter The Riz Test. Named after activist, musician and actor Riz Ahmed, the Riz Test is designed to measure Muslim representation in film and television using a "simple … [Read more...]
Sannah Hussain is not your average amateur boxer. The 25-year-old Scottish Muslim lives with two debilitating health conditions -- Albinism, which affects hair and skin pigment as well as visual … [Read more...]
