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.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) seminal album "Tea For The Tillerman." In honor of this, Islam has rerecorded the album track for track, titling it "Tea For … [Read more...]
Over the weekend, Muslim residents in the St Louis area marched from one local mosque, Masjid Bilal, to a neighboring mosque, Masjid Al-Mu'minun, in support of Black Lives Matter. Organized by the … [Read more...]
During this year's Ramadan, many Muslims took the limitations of quarantine (due to the Covid-19 pandemic) and made the most out of it by connecting digitally through virtual iftars, and Zoom Quran … [Read more...]
In 2013, Musbah Shaheen left war-torn Syria, re-settling into the States, where he attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. At university, students and even professors were curious … [Read more...]
"What is taught in school is always taught from the perspective of the [winners]," says 30-year-old Noor-ayn Sacoor who was born in Portugal to parents of Indian and Arab origins. "I wish there was … [Read more...]
The Los Angeles Times interviews "Ramy" star and creator Ramy Youssef along with two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali ("Moonlight" and "Green Book") who plays a Sufi sheikh in Season 2 of the … [Read more...]
Religion News Service reports: George Floyd’s killing was a final straw for thousands of Americans protesting against police brutality and systemic police racism. Muslim leaders say it may also, … [Read more...]
Miski Noor is an organizer and writer based in Minneapolis, MN, where she works as a Communications Strategist for the Black Lives Matter Global Network. In this op-ed for Huffington Post, she writes … [Read more...]
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced today (June 7th) upgraded charges against the former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck and charged the other three officers … [Read more...]
AP reports on the black Muslim experience in America saying that the community often feels discrimination on multiple fronts - “for being black, for being Muslim and for being black and Muslim among a … [Read more...]
