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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.

Culture and Lifestyle, World — March 30, 2015

Afghanistan’s New Cultural Center

An architecture firm in Argentina has won the contract to design a new cultural center in the Bamiyan Valley of Afghanistan which will also serve as a memorial for the historic Buddhas that were … [Read more...]

World — March 30, 2015

Afghanistan’s Future: A Local and Public Official’s POV

PRI talks to a former Under Secretary and an Afghan college student getting his PHD in Boston University about Afghanistan’s future – and they’re both surprisingly optimistic. As Michèle Flournoy, … [Read more...]

Media & Entertainment, World — March 30, 2015

Preserving the Past in Qatar

A former first lady of Qatar has founded The Qatar Digital Library making public for the first time historical archives of Arab art and maps, as well as an extensive music catalog from the Gulf … [Read more...]

Media & Entertainment, World — March 27, 2015

IndieWire’s Top 30 Iranian Films

In honor of Nowruz (Persian New Year), Indiewire presents their top 30 Iranian films. As the trade remarks on what makes Iranian cinema so vital and special: “[most] impressive is the fact that as … [Read more...]

Business, Tech & Science, World — March 27, 2015

Pakistan’s E-Commerce Innovators

Meet the Pakistani entrepreneur who created one of his country’s first e-commerce ventures called Homeshopping.pk, Pakistan’s answer to Amazon. … [Read more...]

World — March 26, 2015

Iran’s Thirst

After years of of water wasteful practices and mismanagement, Iran is undergoing a severe water shortage. As water expert Davoodreza Arab says, “Historically water has led to the creation of … [Read more...]

Culture and Lifestyle, World — March 25, 2015

NYT’s “Meet Our Man in Tehran”

Thomas Erdbrink is the Tehran Bureau Chief for the New York Times and in this compelling video series, takes us on a rare, intimate first look at Iran and its people. As Erdbrink says in the piece, … [Read more...]

World — March 25, 2015

Despite Last Week’s Attacks, Tunisia Still Strong Mideast Model

In this op-ed, Dalia Dassa Kaye (who is Director of the Center for Middle East Public Policy) says that given what happened in last week’s terrorist attacks in Tunisia, it is important that people … [Read more...]

Women, World — March 25, 2015

HISTORIC SPOTLIGHT ON: Islamic Pirate Queen Sayyida al-Hurra

In 1515, Sayyida al-Hurra (said to be an honorary name) was the last Islamic Queen and a crucial figure in the history of the Islamic West. Read this lively account of a woman who with her “ruthless … [Read more...]

Culture and Lifestyle, World — March 24, 2015

Lebanon’s New Health Minister Cleans Up Country

Meet Lebanon’s new health minister, Wael Abu Faour, who has become a local hero to many by leading winning campaigns that cleaned up slaughterhouses and unsanitary restaurants, lowered prescription … [Read more...]