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.
Birmingham University has just announced that they believe they are in possession of the world’s oldest remnants of the Quran, Islam’s holy book. The research indicates that the ancient holy book … [Read more...]
Three Muslim organizations have raised a whopping $100,470 to help rebuild African-American churches in the South that have tragically burned down after the June 17 deadly shooting in a South Carolina … [Read more...]
In this powerful op-ed for Teen Vogue, Hishaam Siddiqi gives her top-ten misconceptions “about Islam and Muslims" to help break the cycle of stereotyping and discrimination. As she says in the piece … [Read more...]
BuzzFeed News Reporter (and observant Muslim) Hussein Kesvani writes about his experiences this Ramadan, “I wanted to use the holy month to become a devout Muslim. I didn’t quite achieve that, but I … [Read more...]
Though Buddhism and Shinto are the principal religions of Japan, there are about ten thousand Japanese Muslims according to the Japan Muslim Association. In this photo-essay, the AP shows you how they … [Read more...]
The lobbying efforts of Muslim Snapchat users prevailed and on Tuesday, the message app delivered live-stream coverage of Ramadan prayers in the holy city of Mecca. And in return, over a million … [Read more...]
In order to increase visibility and awareness of African-American Muslims, Donna Auston, a doctoral candidate in anthropology, started #BlackMuslimRamadan on twitter last week. “Every year, news … [Read more...]
This year Ramadan falls in the midst of summer and that’s a lot of hours between suhoor (pre-dawn breakfast meal) and iftar (after sunset, breaking of the fast). Mohamed Abdelkader says of fasting, … [Read more...]
This past weekend was the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre – the killing of 7,000-8,000 Muslim men and boys by Serb forces in and around the town of Srebrenica during the Bosnian War. The … [Read more...]
Ramadan is a time where many Muslims come to study the Quran, often by listening to religious apps or online programs such as QuranExplorer.com. Religious scholar Jerusha Lamptey found one thing … [Read more...]
