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.
BuzzFeed News Reporter (and observant Muslim) Hussein Kesvani writes about his experiences this Ramadan, “I wanted to use the holy month to become a devout Muslim. I didn’t quite achieve that, but I … [Read more...]
Though Buddhism and Shinto are the principal religions of Japan, there are about ten thousand Japanese Muslims according to the Japan Muslim Association. In this photo-essay, the AP shows you how they … [Read more...]
Scholar William O. Beeman (Chair of the Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota) has just returned from a cultural tour of Iran, and reports back that he has seen an “increased attention … [Read more...]
The lobbying efforts of Muslim Snapchat users prevailed and on Tuesday, the message app delivered live-stream coverage of Ramadan prayers in the holy city of Mecca. And in return, over a million … [Read more...]
Outside of Iran, Southern California is home to the largest Persian community with population estimates between 200,000 and 500,000 people, and therefore it should come as no real surprise that the … [Read more...]
According to Religion News Service, a recent Gallup poll found that 60% of Americans would be open to vote for a president who was a “generally well-qualified person who happened to be Muslim.” “If … [Read more...]
“We didn’t start doing the ethnic comedy and Muslim comedy until we felt our community was under siege and that we could no longer just step onstage and be treated as an equal,” says comedienne … [Read more...]
After attending the annual Islamic Society of North America conference, Ann Arbor resident Waseem Ullah is helping to rebuild a Detroit neighborhood near an African-American Muslim mosque, and has … [Read more...]
On Tuesday night, after iftar (evening meal during Ramadan which breaks the fast), Iranians came out to the streets of all the major cities and danced. Danced in celebration of the news of the nuclear … [Read more...]
In order to increase visibility and awareness of African-American Muslims, Donna Auston, a doctoral candidate in anthropology, started #BlackMuslimRamadan on twitter last week. “Every year, news … [Read more...]
