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.
Around 85% of the world’s Muslims are Sunni and about 15% are Shiite, and the groups rarely pray together – but Shoulder to Shoulder is hoping to change that. At Eid al-Adha prayers last week in … [Read more...]
In Detroit, for the past seven years, both the Muslim and Jewish communities have worked together to break down stereotypes and barriers by doing just that – by working together. A good example of … [Read more...]
Known as the “Festival of the Sacrifice,” Eid al-Adha is an important holiday in the Muslim faith, honoring the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son, as an act of submission to God’s … [Read more...]
Millions of Muslims from around the world have arrived in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam. The five-day pilgrimage started last … [Read more...]
Imam Khalid Latif and Rabbi Yehuda Sarna are chaplains at New York University where they run the Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life which has become a leading model for interfaith … [Read more...]
Last week was a historical one for the Muslim community of Copenhagen which saw the official opening of the Mariam Mosque, the first female-led mosque in Scandinavia, one of only a few outside of … [Read more...]
In a power op-ed for the UK newspaper The Telegraph, Prince Hassan bin Talal (President of the Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies and a member of the Jordanian royal family) and Dr. Ed Kessler … [Read more...]
This summer, the #MobileMuslims tour is traveling across Canada as a campaign to fight the misconceptions about Islam and educate non-Muslims about the faith. So far the tour has stopped at 26 … [Read more...]
Dawud Agbere is one of five imams based at the Pentagon. Born and raised in the West African nation of Ghana, Mr. Agbere is not your typical U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel. As a young man, he received … [Read more...]
More than 30,000 Muslims from all over the world came together in the UK for a three-day event protesting religious extremism (and yes, ISIS). This was all part of the 40th annual Jalsa Salana … [Read more...]
