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.
For the first time, women in Saudi Arabia have been able to register to vote in the country's municipal elections which takes place in December but to date, there have been just sixteen women who have … [Read more...]
Born in Lebanon and raised in Saudia Arabia, seventeen-year old Gheeda Chamasaddine has big dreams – that of being the first female pro wrestler in the Arab world. Now living in Dubai, Ms. … [Read more...]
In this piece for the Miami Herald, a travel journalist goes to Istanbul and pens: “This is the mystical Istanbul I had imagined as, in anticipation of a two-week trip to Turkey… Every day, I wake up … [Read more...]
As the American comic book industry has started to feature Muslim and Arab heroes/heroines so has the Muslim and Arab world, as the demand for comic books in the Middle East has exploded. And these … [Read more...]
Muslim women who wear the hijab (religious head-covering) are taking over an anonymous app called “Whisper,” documenting how they really feel when they wear the hijab. Here’s a few comments: “My … [Read more...]
Last week, a photo of a Syrian man selling pens in Lebanon while holding his daughter was tweeted by Gissur Simonarson, founder of the website Conflict News. The photo captured the hearts of tens of … [Read more...]
As founder of the Peace Action Network (PAN), an organization that provides “a platform for global business leaders committed to making a difference in areas of conflict,“ Dick Simon has led … [Read more...]
At the year anniversary of the fifty-day war with Israel, photographer Ezz Zanoun has captured life in Gaza where tens of thousands of homes have been destroyed leaving 100,000 people homeless. … [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) Muslim Women … [Read more...]
British comedienne and provocateur Shazia Mirza is known for being one of the first Muslim comics, post 9-11, to deadpan in a show: “My name is Shazia Mirza. At least, that's what it says on my … [Read more...]
