Palestine Soccer Goes to Finals
Forced to leave Kuwait as a small child due to the Gulf War, Omar Jarun immigrated to America with dreams of becoming a soccer player. Now, Jarun is set to play for Palestine in the Asian Football … [Read more...]
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.
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Forced to leave Kuwait as a small child due to the Gulf War, Omar Jarun immigrated to America with dreams of becoming a soccer player. Now, Jarun is set to play for Palestine in the Asian Football … [Read more...]
A report in the UK on the impact of Islamophobia indicates that Muslim women are more likely to be attacked than men, especially if they are wearing clothing associated with their religion like the … [Read more...]
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After coming to the United States to study, linguist Abduweli Ayup returned to his native Xinjiang, China to teach Uighur, a Turkic language. During a wave of ethnic violence last October, he was … [Read more...]
Meet nineteen year-old Abdelrahman Ahmed Shaalan, an Egyptian Muslim who is the first professional sumo wrestler from the Middle East -- and one of the most successful non-Japanese athletes working in … [Read more...]
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Since the election of moderate Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, relations between Iran and England have improved enough that the British Embassy in Tehran is set to open again. … [Read more...]
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Two Middle East experts weigh in on the situation in Egypt, and suggest what is missing - a social contract between citizens and government. … [Read more...]
Forbes list of the 100 Most Powerful Women includes five Muslims. Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Shiekh Hasina Wajid, tops her peers. … [Read more...]
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Despite the fact that Moscow has nearly two million foreign residents, many of which are Muslim migrant workers, the mayor has declared that there are no plans to build additional mosques for the … [Read more...]
Six of the 32 teams in the 2014 World Cup are from Muslim countries, and an app has been created for observant fans who want to know the nearest mosque and prayer times in Brazil. … [Read more...]
Pope Francis inserts himself in the peace negotiations, inviting Palestinian and Israeli presidents for a prayer meeting at the Vatican after declaring the current situation "unacceptable." … [Read more...]