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.
In Timbuktu, local workers are starting a restoration project of 15th and 16th century shrines that honor Muslim saints which were destroyed by extremist attacks in 2012. Imam of Timbuktu's Grand … [Read more...]
The Muslim fashion and lifestyle business used to be dominated by small family companies but in recent years, the industry has been booming. Estimates indicate that in 2019, the industry will see $484 … [Read more...]
“Pride of the Middle Eastern art scene," Iranian artist Parviz Tanavoli hasn’t had a major U.S. show in forty years but all that is changing with two major exhibits scheduled this spring -- one at New … [Read more...]
In this op-ed, Iranian scholar Abbas Milani depicts the culture wars in Iran. Though artists such as filmmakers, novelists and playwrights need government permits to produce their works, these artists … [Read more...]
In 2010, NASA’s Amy Mainzer discovered an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter, and has named it after teen activist and Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafza. As the astronomer said, “We desperately need … [Read more...]
“We’re kind of magical together," says Brenda Rosenberg. Best friends, they go shopping, finish each other’s sentences and talk multiple times a day. The only thing particularly unique about their … [Read more...]
In a hopeful sign for female rights in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani has appointed Marzieh Afkham to head a mission in east Asia. She will be the first female ambassador since the 1979 Islamic … [Read more...]
Residents from Yarmouk, Syria’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, have been trapped with limited food and resources since April 1st when ISIS first assaulted, and today there’s rumors of a Syrian … [Read more...]
From British spy Noor Khan who courageously served the Allied forces to the “Iranian Schindler” (Abdol-Hossein Sardari) who helped thousands of Jews escape the Nazis, a look at how these selfless acts … [Read more...]
Escaping the recent violence in Yemen, twenty-six year old Mokhtar Alkhanshali made it back to San Francisco to… sell coffee. Mokhtar co-runs Mocha Mill in Oakland and talks to PRI about everything … [Read more...]
