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.
Considered one of the first professional female photojournalists working in Iran, Newsha Tavakolian is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Dutch Prince Claus Award for her bold and evocative work … [Read more...]
The New York Times interviews actress Yasmine Al Massri (“Miral”) on her role in ABC’s upcoming FBI thriller “Quantico” (debuting September 27th) in which she plays a hijab-wearing, FBI … [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) Everything You … [Read more...]
Photographer Fernando Del Berro has captured emotional photos of Syrian refugees who have crossed the Mediterranean and have arrived on the northern shore of Lesbos, Greece (most of whom want to … [Read more...]
In Hungary, a controversial fence is in the finishing stages as the government plans to close its border with Serbia with the intention of keeping refugees and migrants out of their country. In the … [Read more...]
In an open letter to welfare minister Eygló Harðar, more than 12,000 Icelanders have called on their government to take in more than the allotted fifty Syrian refugees – with many offering language … [Read more...]
The United Nations estimates that more than four million Syrians have been forced to exile from their home-country, and are now refugees in neighboring countries or Europe. In this powerful … [Read more...]
Washington Post takes a look at the even darker side of the Syrian refugee crisis – Islamophobia. “[Refugee resentment has] also activated a good amount of latent xenophobia--leading to anti-Islam … [Read more...]
Most struggling comics in America only have to worry about paying their rent and colleagues stealing their material, but for Pakistan’s comedians, these creatives have to worry about offending the … [Read more...]
Active Change Foundation is a teenage group based in London who are trying to take away the space that ISIS occupies on social media, and turn it around for good. Using the hashtag #MessageToIsis, … [Read more...]
