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.
Sidrah Ahmad is working towards her masters degree in adult education and community development at the University of Toronto, and as part of her thesis, she has been studying anti-Muslim harassment … [Read more...]
Nus Ghani, 45, has made history by becoming the first female Muslim minister in the United Kingdom to speak from the Commons Dispatch Box, and was cheered as she addressed questions about station … [Read more...]
"She's revolutionizing the way people cook halal by bringing in her heritage," says Sameer Sarmast of Sameer's Eats. "She's showing Muslim cooks that they can make more than just kebabs and biryani." … [Read more...]
Oakland is home to a thriving refugee community. In the past five years, 337 refugees have resettled in the Northern California city including 430 girls, 60 of which are high school age (according to … [Read more...]
Eighteen year-old Nasra Ibrahim is said to be Somalia’s first and only female auto mechanic, an especially amazing accomplishment as only 25% of the female population is reported to be literate and … [Read more...]
Playwright Sarah Badiyah Sakaan says Muslim YouTube beauty vloggers inspired her new play The Art of Hijab, Kohl Black, and the Right Way to Pray which is about the juxtaposition of online beauty … [Read more...]
“It’s really hard to overcome the idea that women are not funny – and this is universal, to be honest,” says funny-woman Hatoon Kadi who has become a Youtube phenomenon, having procured more than … [Read more...]
Aina Gamzatova is a 46-year-old businesswoman from Dagestan, which is in the North Caucasus region of Russia, who has just announced her candidacy for president. That’s right, she will be running … [Read more...]
Shaheen Pasha is a professor of international journalism at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and, according to the Washington Post, is passionate about "how Muslim women are portrayed and … [Read more...]
It all started when five year-old Grace Fetterman couldn’t understand why none of her dolls resembled her Muslim friend’s mother who wears a hijab. Gisele Fetterman thought her daughter had a point, … [Read more...]
