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.
Miniature painting thrived in the 15th and 16th century courts of India's Islamic kingdoms but as the empire lost its power, so did the practice and benefaction of miniature art. In the 1980s, artist … [Read more...]
“I love divine music… I love Christian music, I love Jewish music, I love it all. But I am Muslim so I choose nasyid,” says Hafiz Hamidun, a chart-topping Malaysian composer and performer (and former … [Read more...]
In 2014, Sawsan Ghazal was one of 30,583 Syrians applying for asylum in Sweden. The Los Angeles Times accounts her personal journey, from a once successful dressmaker in Aleppo (she co-owned a dress … [Read more...]
"He's got no parents, so he depends on us, we have to be his parents," says Bashar, a civil engineer from Syria, who is also a refugee. "He's our refugee! We wanted a better life for him, now we hope … [Read more...]
In this Daily Beast piece, photojournalist and travel author, Barry Pell, pens about one of his favorite places to visit – Yemen. Yemen is one of the world’s oldest centers of civilization, and … [Read more...]
Reuters reports that when the flood of Syrian refugees finally settles, Germany could find itself housing Europe’s largest Muslim minority. “We could suddenly have five million Muslims," says … [Read more...]
Born in Saudi Arabia, Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud spent her formative years in the United States, where her father was ambassador from 1983-2005. Princess Reema earned a degree in museum … [Read more...]
Pakistani comedian Danish Ali’s latest viral video is called “Muslims rejoice at being able to take their clocks to school” – a satiric look at what happened to techie-teen clock-maker, Ahmed … [Read more...]
“It’s utter and pure luck,” says Karen Ferguson, executive director of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), speaking about the Al Hamad family who after fleeing violence in their home-country of … [Read more...]
Tragic news from Mecca last week as more than seven hundred people died on Thursday, crushed in a stampede during the annual Hajj. “The crowd at the Hajj is not a crowd of hooligans or bargain … [Read more...]
