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.
Every fall, the quaint seaside town of Essaouira, Morocco reclaims its lost Jewish community by staging a lively festival of Andalusian music designed to bring Jews and Muslims together for a weekend … [Read more...]
While in art school in London, Mahtab Hussain, a British artist of Pakistani heritage, had become frustrated with the “simplistic narratives” which portrayed Muslims as either terrorists or refugees, … [Read more...]
Though Belgrade is overwhelmingly Orthodox Christian, there are still approximately 20,000 Muslims residing in the Serbian capital and they only have one mosque, which dates back to 1575, for the … [Read more...]
Farah Elahi is a research and policy analyst for the British think-tank Runnymede Trust which just released an important study on the impact of anti-Muslim racism on British society and the need to … [Read more...]
In 1997, a landmark report by think tank Runnymede Trust first introduced the word “Islamophobia” to public discourse. A new study entitled Islamophobia: Still a Challenge for us All has recently been … [Read more...]
Iraq is home to one of the oldest Christian communities in the Middle East but tragically, the faith has been heavily targeted by ISIS militants which forced many to flee the city of Mosul. Last week, … [Read more...]
Journalist Gayle Tzemach Lemmon recently visited the Syrian town of Tabqa (outside of Raqqa) and found that access to education, specifically for girls, is under great threat. Whereas books and … [Read more...]
Jere Van Dyk is an acclaimed author, journalist and friend of MOST. He is also one of the leading experts on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Recently, he was a guest on the Tavis Smiley show where he talked … [Read more...]
Earlier this month a Jewish synagogue in Leeds, England was targeted with racist graffiti (a swastika and a racial slur) which moved the local Muslim community to band together and show their support … [Read more...]
The project started when photographer Kyna Uwaeme (who is Nigerian-American with a Catholic background) realized she had little knowledge of Muslim lifestyle and culture, and wanted to learn more and … [Read more...]
