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.
Tragic news from Mecca last week as more than seven hundred people died on Thursday, crushed in a stampede during the annual Hajj. “The crowd at the Hajj is not a crowd of hooligans or bargain … [Read more...]
This year, Saudi Arabia has funded the Hajj pilgrimage for 1,000 Palestinians - half from Gaza and the other half from the West Bank. "I didn't expect to get a permit, it was a shock,” says Gaza … [Read more...]
We here at Muslims on Screen and Television (MOST) have crafted an 'in case you missed it' #ICYMI list of this past week's most timely and relevant stories from across the web: 1) Hajj 2015 In … [Read more...]
The Hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam, has captured the descriptive imagination of visual artists, craftsmen, travel writers, bureaucrats and rulers almost since its inception in 632 AD. Beginning with … [Read more...]
The government in Gaza requires foreign journalists to use a local, approved sponsor -- better known as a fixer. These fixers need to have a good command of the English language, extensive contacts, … [Read more...]
In a quest to breakdown stereotypes, BuzzFeed produced a terrific little short of young Muslims looking into the camera and declaring “I’m Muslim, but I…” … "don’t wear the hijab" … "I’m not … [Read more...]
A look at a segment of migrants which the news has all but ignored – Afghani refugees. Foreign Policy reports that the first six months of 2015 brought the highest number of casualties among Afghan … [Read more...]
Eerily reminiscent of young Jewish children escaping Nazi Germany during World War II, reports are coming in about unaccompanied Syrian minors – children younger than 18 – making the dangerous … [Read more...]
"We were sitting in my house when … it was destroyed over our heads," says Fadi Adris, talking about the bomb that leveled the home that he once shared with his wife. Early this year, the family … [Read more...]
The annual pilgrimage to Mecca, called the hajj, is a spiritual event for Muslims to carry out at least once in their lifetime. This year’s hajj started on Monday, and will go through September … [Read more...]
