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.
After 15 years of entertaining Japanese American senior citizens with singing American classic songs and standards, the Los Angeles theatre trope The Grateful Crane Ensemble realized they should … [Read more...]
According to government officials, the United States will reduce the number of refugees for resettlement to 45,000 over the next year. Last year, the United States accepted 84,995 refugees from around … [Read more...]
"I have cerebral palsy. I shake all the time," Maysoon Zayid announces at the beginning of this hilarious (and moving) Ted Talk. "I'm like Shakira meets Muhammad Ali." In this Ted Talk, comedian … [Read more...]
"Father and Son," "Wild World," "Moonshadow" and "Peace Train" are beloved classic rock hits of the early 70s by British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens (who now goes by the name Yusuf), A few years … [Read more...]
There are approximately 272,015 Muslims of African heritage in the UK which represents nearly 10% of the UK's Muslim population (per the Muslim Council of Britain). The new digital series, Black and … [Read more...]
13-year-old Amineh Abou Kerech is the proud winner of the Betjeman poetry prize for her poem “Lament for Syria” which was written half in English, half in Arabic. “I take words from anywhere,” Amineh … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Bucar is an associate professor of religious studies at Northeastern University, and is the author of the recently published book Pious Fashion: How Muslim Women Dress. In this op-ed for the … [Read more...]
Pew Reports: More than one in five countries has an official state religion, with the majority being Muslim states, and a further 20% of countries have a preferred or favored religion. Most of the … [Read more...]
Tacos At Every Mosque is a big success in Southern California and has now taken their mission south of the border to Rosarito Beach, a resort town on the coast of Mexico’s Baja California. Islamic … [Read more...]
Nadeem Mazen, 34, is a two-term Cambridge, Massachusetts city councilor who recently announced his plans to run for congress, seeking the office of retiring Congresswoman Niki Tsongas who represents … [Read more...]
