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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.

World — April 15, 2015

Coffee Importer Escapes Yemen

A profile on Yemeni-American coffee importer Mokhtar Alkhanshali's harrowing escape from Yemen due to the recent violence there. The war began on March 27th, seemingly overnight. As Mokhtar … [Read more...]

World — April 14, 2015

Gaza, Life After War

Reconstruction has been tremendously slow since last summer’s war with Israel, and many Gazan families have decided to live with the remains of their bombed out homes. NPR reports -- … [Read more...]

Faith, World — April 14, 2015

In UK, Muslim Effort Leads to Interfaith Nirvana

In Bolton, England, the local Muslim community renovated an old, neglected church -- completely transforming it to a new community center, open to all religions. Take a look at All Souls Church, truly … [Read more...]

World — April 10, 2015

Iraq Today

I know, not another article about the horrors of contemporary Iraq but this one is different – this one has the much needed Iraqi perspective. Scholar Emma Sky talks to personal Iraqi friends and … [Read more...]

Women, World — April 10, 2015

Meet Gaza’s First Female Fashion Designer

So we’ve all heard the typical challenges of a young fashion designer: Learning their craft by watching YouTube videos because education in the field is not available, having to rely only on imported … [Read more...]

Media & Entertainment, National, World — April 9, 2015

Iraqi Metal Band Acrassicauda Debuts Album

Iraqi metal band Acrassicauda was famously featured in the 2007 documentary "Heavy Metal Baghdad" and two years later, found asylum in America. Billboard interviews the band about their first … [Read more...]

Women, World — April 9, 2015

Afghan Female Activists On Their Own

A new report from Amnesty International finds that, sadly, Afghan female activists are on their own in their very own country. Working to improve human rights, these heroes/activists are facing … [Read more...]

Business, Tech & Science, World — April 9, 2015

Renewable Energy and Morocco (Yes, Morocco)

Five years from now, the Moroccan government plans to achieve 42% of its electricity from renewable sources. Scholar Juan Cole states in his piece: “Green energy is no pipe dream for Morocco but … [Read more...]

World — April 8, 2015

Psychological Care for Refugees is Nil

Of the world’s 5.1 million refuges (many in Jordan, Turkey, and Kenya), very few receive psychological care. "There is probably no group of people more in need of psychological care than refugees," … [Read more...]

National, World — April 7, 2015

L.A.’s Iranians React to Proposed Nuclear Deal

Surprising to some, many of Los Angeles' local Iranian community (the largest in America) are skeptical about a proposed nuclear deal between Iran and world powers – this doubtfulness has more to do … [Read more...]