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.
Twice a month, journalist Anna Gyulai Gaal hosts a dinner party at her Berlin apartment but this is no normal feast -- the cooks are Syrian refugees, women who have just arrived to Berlin after making … [Read more...]
According to Ad Age, Twitter just announced that tweets related to Ramadan, which ended July 5, were viewed more than 10.7 billion times -- up from 8.4 billion in 2015! Media Partnerships Director … [Read more...]
Internationally acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami died last week at the age of 76. In 1997, his film “Taste of Cherry won top prize at the Cannes Film Festival and recently, he directed … [Read more...]
It has been said that Morocco is just a “very large movie set” for Hollywood – doubling for Arabia in Lawrence of Arabia," Abu Dhabi in "Sex in the City 2," Egypt for "Evil Mummy" and for fantasy … [Read more...]
For decades, Muslims and Christians lived together in Bambari and throughout the Central African Republic, but in the past few years, sectarian conflict has ripped the country apart, displacing … [Read more...]
This week, Anne Aly became the first Muslim woman elected to Australian parliament. At an early age, Ms. Aly Anne migrated with her family from Egypt to Australia. She says of the achievement, “I … [Read more...]
Known as “Pakistan's Mother Teresa,” Abdul Sattar Edhi died last week at the age of 88. Mr. Edhi created a network of social services for his home country of Pakistan – from a fleet of ambulances with … [Read more...]
Sumaya Abdel Qader, 38, is Milan's first Muslim councilwoman. The sociologist and women's rights activist was born in Italy to Jordanian and Palestinian parents. The win for Ms. Qader, a member of the … [Read more...]
Medina is the site of the Prophet Muhammad's tomb. It's where the Prophet lived, where he started the Muslim community and where he was laid to rest. It's a place sacred to all Muslims. The July 4th … [Read more...]
From a Bosnian coal mine to a fishing boat on the outskirts of Karachi, Reuter photographers capture iftar meals all over the world (during the holy month of Ramadan, an iftar is the evening meal … [Read more...]
