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.
Dilshad D. Ali is the managing editor of Patheos Muslim and in this op-ed for The Atlantic, she recounts about growing up as a young Muslim girl in Grand Forks, North Dakota during the '80s and 90s, … [Read more...]
Ted Hakey Jr. says he learned to be a “Muslim hater” on social media. Drunk and angry over the 2015 Paris attacks, the former U.S. marine took his misplaced rage out on a local mosque and fired 30 … [Read more...]
After years of war and strife, the cinema of Iraq is aiming to make a comeback with the first locally produced film in 25 years. The Journey, which tells the story of an Iraqi woman struggling under … [Read more...]
In this interview with the Columbia Journalism Review, journalist Hannah Allam talks about her beat covering American Muslims for BuzzFeed News and her personal mission to offer a “richer” depiction … [Read more...]
A recent study by the Foundation of Ethnic Understanding found that the more that American Muslims and Jews interact with each other, the more likely they are to see the two faiths as more similar … [Read more...]
Controversy struck a mosque in Växjö, a town in southern Sweden, when they requested a permit to install a speaker to broadcast the adhan (call to prayer). The country's right-wing politicians not … [Read more...]
Sarah Khan is a travel journalist who, after spending years living in South Africa, returned to America post election finding herself questioning how well she knew her home country. “As a Muslim … [Read more...]
We here at Muslims on Screen and Television (MOST) have crafted an 'in case you missed it' #ICYMI list of this past week's most timely and relevant stories from across the web: 1) Icon Malala … [Read more...]
An Ordinary Muslim opened late February at New York Theater Workshop. The play is directed by Jo Bonney and written by first time playwright Hammaad Chaudry. The New York Times calls it a "timely look … [Read more...]
Last year, British model Shahira Yusuf made headlines after she posted a viral tweet with pictures of herself in a grey suit (pictured) with the caption that read: "I ain't no Kendall Jenner but I'm a … [Read more...]
