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.
To the dismay of the Muslim community, discriminatory ads are currently being run on San Francisco buses, purchased by the Freedom Defense Initiative, classified in the UK as Hate Group. What to do? … [Read more...]
The Washington Post has called playwright Ayad Akhtar, "a dazzling new voice in American theatre." In this video clip, CBS News talks to the writer about his Pulitzer Prize winning play “Disgraced,” … [Read more...]
A statistic floating around is that 95% of victims of terrorism are Muslim. BBC takes a look at the accuracy of this statistic, and why the answers are not so easy to identify. … [Read more...]
The Islamic Society of Milwaukee is launching a community program designed to help families recognize the warning signs of extremism. The program will also discuss the teachings of Islam, and as the … [Read more...]
The Charlie Hebdo attack has brought up issues of the protections and limits of free speech. In this video segment, PBS’ Judy Woodruff discusses this topic with Daisy Khan of the American Society for … [Read more...]
The Supreme Court today unanimously ruled that the religious liberty rights of an Arkansas Muslim inmates was violated over the right to wear a religious beard. … [Read more...]
Duke University officials last week reversed its decision to broadcast the Muslim adhan (call to prayer) on campus, citing “security concerns.” The call to prayer did end up happening, albeit at a … [Read more...]
Imam Adeel Zeb, Muslim chaplain at Duke University, discusses the university’s decision to bow to pressure and cancel Friday’s call to prayer, and says that “this can still be a learning opportunity … [Read more...]
Time magazine takes a look at why a young Muslim might turn to extremism, and features a young Afghan-American named Khalid and his experience “negotiating” two cultures – those of his more … [Read more...]
In this Jewish Journal op-ed, Rabbi Sarah Bassin eulogies the passing of Muslim-American community leader Dr. Maher Hathout, saying “…his wisdom and integrity were palpable. There was something in him … [Read more...]
