Hajj for Nightline Pt. 1
Author, filmmaker and MOST co-director Michael Wolfe hosted the first televised account of the Hajj from Mecca for Ted Koppel's Nightline which aired on April, 1997. The program was nominated for a … [Read more...]
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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.
Hajj for Nightline Pt. 2
Author, filmmaker and MOST co-director Michael Wolfe hosted the first televised account of the Hajj from Mecca for Ted Koppel's Nightline which aired on April, 1997. The program was nominated for a … [Read more...]
New Group Wants To Make Hajj A Top Priority For Muslim Women
Since early July, Muslims from around the world have been arriving in Saudi Arabia for hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. Every Muslim is expected to make the journey at least once in their … [Read more...]
Protests In Northwestern China Over Threat Of Mosque Demolition
The Grand Mosque in Weizhou, China is brand-new -- it was just finished last year -- but despite this, Chinese officials are threatening to alter the structure -- or worse. Last week, thousands of … [Read more...]
Muslims Join Jews to Remember Horrors of Auschwitz
Muslims and Jews recently held a joint memorial ceremony to mark the 74th anniversary of the deportation of the Jews of Litzmannstadt ghetto by the Nazis to the Polish concentration camp in Auschwitz. … [Read more...]
Muslims Are Everywhere, Even In Indigenous Maya
Journalist Edgard Garrido embarked on a trip to Mexico’s indigenous Maya region, and to his surprise, found a thriving Muslim community. In the southern state of Chiapas, hundreds of Tzotzil people … [Read more...]
UPF Nominated for First Emmy!
Very pleased to report that our parent company, Unity Productions Foundation, has just been nominated for their first Emmy! Here's the deets (via RNS): The Sultan and the Saint, a 60 minute … [Read more...]
In Japan, Mosque On Wheels Welcomes Muslim Tourists
As Japan prepares to host visitors from around the world for the 2020 Summer Olympics, a local company has created a Mosque On Wheels with the intention of making Muslim tourists feel at home. “As an … [Read more...]
Post Victoria Arson Verdict, Will Hope Win?
“It’s like a load coming off your shoulders. A big stage of this whole ordeal is finished,” comments Abe Ajrami, a board member of the Victoria Islamic Center which was sadly the scene of an arson … [Read more...]
SPOTLIGHT ON: Orthodox Jews Defending Muslim Rights
In this op-ed for the Jewish publication "The Forward," Rabbi Avi Shafran writes about "the coming together of Orthodox Jews and Muslims in common causes, both in Israel and in the United States." The … [Read more...]
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