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.
Religious scholar Hussein Rashid talks about how the NPR podcast “Serial” illustrates how America’s perspective on the Muslim community has changed in recent years and how the centerpiece trial of the … [Read more...]
According to Comichron, the new focus on diversity has bolstered the comic industry which had sales of $870 million in 2013. This year, Ms. Marvel was re-created as a Muslim teenager from New Jersey … [Read more...]
A look inside the heavy metal scene in – Saudi Arabia! Which is no small feat for a country where live shows, alcohol, and apostasy are all against the law. … [Read more...]
In this personal account, comedian Aasif Mandvi talks about how he went from being a secular Muslim to, um, a secular Muslim but understanding his faith a bit more as the token Muslim on Jon Stewart’s … [Read more...]
In Los Angeles, there was much rapping, singing, dancing and laughter at an event called “A Musical Celebration of Muslim-Jewish Unity” – produced by the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (which is … [Read more...]
Exciting news from the comic book world, Ms. Marvel was ranked as the best selling graphic novel last month! Many see the success of the piece, which features a Muslim girl from New Jersey, as due … [Read more...]
The CIA recently tweeted a series of tweets that called to light inaccuracies in the 2012 Oscar-winning film “Argo” – see the Tweets and find out what’s real vs poetic license. … [Read more...]
A look at the Muslim-punk scene with an interview by the Boston band The Kominas where they talk about identity, musical legitimacy and Republican bloggers. … [Read more...]
The L.A. Islam Arts Initiative, currently running in Los Angeles, presents the culture and art of Islam, with a clear mission of deflating stereotypes. The curator of the exhibit makes the point that … [Read more...]
NPR interviews Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) about his new album and tour, and how it feels to return to live music after nearly twenty years. … [Read more...]
