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.
Last week, Zari made her debut on television – she’s a “sassy and fun” six-year old with purple skin and an orange nose. Btw, she’s an Afghan puppet, featured on Baghch-e-Simsim (translation “Sesame … [Read more...]
Gaza is looking to the future and is rebuilding again after years and years of fighting between Palestinians and Israel which resulted in widespread damage to the region. Qatar and Kuwait are both … [Read more...]
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi is a Director's Fellow at the MIT Media Lab, and in this op-ed for CNN says that art can be a vital bridge to help ease the tensions in the Middle East citing that Dubai, with … [Read more...]
Researchers have found that British Muslim women are outpacing Muslim men in achieving college degrees. 25% of British-Muslim women aged 21-24 now hold degrees compared with 22% of British-Muslim men … [Read more...]
“Jin” means “woman” in Kurdish which explains why the Jin News Agency (JINHA) is completely staffed by women, offering news coverage of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria in multiple languages from a unique … [Read more...]
Last December, Muslim teacher Salah Farah stood up to Al-Shabab militants who stormed the bus he was riding on in Kenya, and attempted to split up Christian passengers from Muslims. Farah stood up to … [Read more...]
Zaha Hadid was an Iraqi-born British architect who sadly passed away last week. The "starchitect" was greatly accomplished. In 2004, she was the first Muslim (and the first woman) to win the Pritzker … [Read more...]
Located in Fes, Morocco, the University of al-Qarawiyyin is said to be the oldest existing university in the world. The school was founded in 859 AD by Fatima al-Fihri -- yes, a Muslim woman. Famous … [Read more...]
Scientists say that the Middle East is “particularly vulnerable” to climate change due to one major factor – water. Vice News reports that, “within the last seven years, the region has lost enough … [Read more...]
In the early 1630’s, a wealthy ruler in India named Shah Jahan lost his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who had died while giving birth to their fourteenth child. To honor the deceased queen, the ruler … [Read more...]
