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.
Deep in the heart of Beverly Hills, fashion history is being made. The Chanel store has recently featured a display of high-fashion mannequins wearing pink hijabs. The boutique is targeting a new … [Read more...]
In this video clip, Slate interviews Hollywood power couple, writer and showrunner Mara Brock Akil and director Salim Akil (who both just happen to be Muslim). The duo are behind such mega-popular … [Read more...]
Cynthia P. Schneider is former Ambassador to the Netherlands and currently teaches, publishes, and organizes initiatives in the field of cultural diplomacy, with a focus on relations with the Muslim … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Times interviews Arab actors Haaz Sleiman (“The Visitor,” “Nurse Jackie), Ayman Samman (“American Sniper,” “Blindspot”) and Sammy Sheik (“American Sniper,” “Lone Surviver”) about the … [Read more...]
In the late 1970s, Nashville’s first mosque was desperately in need of a new space when they received a donation of two-thousand dollars in the mail which went towards purchasing a modest house and … [Read more...]
In this powerful op-ed for The Guardian, break-out actor Riz Ahmed (HBO’s “Night Of," and the upcoming “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”) talks about his life and struggles as a Muslim young man, and how … [Read more...]
In this insightful interview, actor and social-commentator Aasif Mandvi, talks about his recollections during 9-11, living in Manhattan as a young actor and balancing the mediocrity of attempting to … [Read more...]
HBO’s much talked about drama “The Night Of” stars one of today’s hottest actors, Riz Ahmed, who plays Nasir Khan, a Muslim-American young man who might or might not have “done it” (um, murder his … [Read more...]
Last Sunday was the finale of HBO’s much talked about drama “The Night Of” featuring one of summer’s hottest actors – Riz Ahmed who plays Naz, a Pakistani-American young man who might or might not … [Read more...]
If America can have a presidential candidate pulled from a hit reality show (ahem, “The Apprentice”) so can... Palestine. Enter the Palestinian reality show “The President” in which an audience votes … [Read more...]
