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.
Qal’bu Maryam Women’s Mosque is set to open this Friday in Berkeley, California – making it the second female-led mosque in the country (Women’s Mosque of America in Los Angeles opened two years ago). … [Read more...]
Europe’s top rabbi, Pinchas Goldschmidt, has warned that the rise of ultra-nationalist parties and damage to the European Union caused by Brexit threatens the security of Jewish and Muslim … [Read more...]
Supermodel Bella Hadid has just declared that she is "proud to be a Muslim." Bella comes from a long line of famous models -- her sister is Gigi Hadid and her mother is Yolanda Foster, a former model … [Read more...]
In this op-ed, Reza Aslan (religious scholar and host of CNN’s new show on religion called “Believer”) talks about his own faith. “My well is Islam, and in particular, the Sufi tradition. Let me be … [Read more...]
NPR reports that many immigrants in Los Angeles are “relying on mosques, community groups and their own families to navigate the complicated new immigration climate.” Recently, worshippers gathered at … [Read more...]
Pope Francis has accepted an invitation to visit Egypt from President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, and will be traveling there in April. The AP says this reflects “improved Vatican-Muslim dialogue after … [Read more...]
Born in Pakistan, Rafat and Zoreen Ansari are a Muslim married couple, both doctors, who have spent the last four decades earning a reputation as civic leaders in South Bend, Indiana. On Friday, the … [Read more...]
Per the Washington Post: The European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that employers can prohibit the Muslim headscarf in the workplace. Although nonbinding, the decision sets an important precedent … [Read more...]
Je’Nan Hayes is a basketball player at Watkins Mill high school in Maryland, and was recently forced to sit out a game, after being told that she was not allowed to participate because she wears a … [Read more...]
Huffington Post reports that many religious groups view Trump's revised Travel Ban as a "Muslim ban in disguise" (see: A Look At Trump’s Revised Muslim Ban). Calling the executive order a “Muslim … [Read more...]
