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.
Does a Best Buy TV commercial featuring a Muslim computer salesman imply a normalizing trend in the US media? After sparking a flurry of Twitter chatter during a Broncos/Patriots championship game, … [Read more...]
Umer Janjua is over five thousand miles away from his home in Pakistan, but he has decided to immerse himself in a completely different culture through the Catholic school system - and he loves it … [Read more...]
Elle magazine interviews Saudi Princess Deena Al-Juhani Abdulaziz during this year's New York Fashion Week about personal fashion and her Saudi Arabian-based boutique D'NA. … [Read more...]
The first Australian Islamic Museum has opened in Melbourne, presenting a wide range of Islamic art including paintings, architecture, calligraphy, textiles and ceramics. … [Read more...]
Nazma Kahn started “World Hijab Day” so people from all faiths could walk in the shoes of a Muslim woman. … [Read more...]
In 2013, a Quebec secular charter was proposed to ban religious symbols for teachers and public sector workers. Two non-Muslim professors protested with hijab in solidarity with their observant … [Read more...]
A cautious optimism spreading throughout Somalia’s shattered cities is being spread by the microphone. As rifles and violence fade, music and art are the preferred means of opposition to Al-Qaeda … [Read more...]
Muslims in America are going through a definitive moment in their community’s history, one that will change the future of what it means to be a Muslim American. Increasingly, more Muslims are marrying … [Read more...]
Sex education is unheard of in Pakistan, especially in rural villages where publicly talking about sex is considered greatly offensive. In the village of Johi, many brave parents are going against the … [Read more...]
Traditional Muslim dress—and the vague category of “headscarf”— strikes many westerners as a sign of male oppression and backwardness. Freedom is defined as heels and lipstick. But the phenomenon of … [Read more...]
