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.
Belgium’s Muslim community reacts to last week’s extremist plot against local police, stressing that the suspected gunmen’s ideology did not develop from mainstream Islam. As the local imam said, "The … [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...]
Sadly, this summer’s Israel-Gaza war resulted in 1500 children losing their parents or caretakers, and are now orphaned. Al Jazeera takes you into the al-Amal Institute for Orphans in Gaza City. … [Read more...]
Move over Justin Bieber (um, please) – a video of a 15 year old Indonesian girl named Meliani Siti Sumartini jamming on the guitar to a heavy-metal song has just gone viral, promoted by metal blogs. … [Read more...]
Nominees for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction were recently announced and five out of the sixteen authors chosen were women, the highest number yet. … [Read more...]
In this powerful op-ed by Cairo-based journalist Nadine Marroushi, she stresses the magnitude of the Al Jazeera trial in Egypt and writes: “it’s about press freedom for international and local … [Read more...]
If you read one more op-ed about the Paris attacks, read this one from “celebrity Muslim” Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. As he says: “ What I and other Muslims long for—the day when these terrorists praising … [Read more...]
On Tuesday, the Central Council of Muslims in Germany organized a rally to “promote tolerance, condemn the attacks in Paris and rebuke a growing anti-Islam movement.” German Chancellor Angela … [Read more...]
Remember hearing about the ancient Buddha statues that were nearly destroyed by the Taliban? Enter to the rescue an Afghanistan construction worker (yes, you read correctly) who along with others, are … [Read more...]
In an emotional tribute on Saturday, the brother of Ahmed Merabet, the Muslim police officer killed in the Charlie Hebdo attack, says Ahmed was killed by “false Muslims” and that “Islam is a religion … [Read more...]
