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.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) released a report today which found there was a 57% increase in the number of anti-Muslim incidents in 2016, specifically 2,213 cases (versus 1,409 in … [Read more...]
In Southern California, the Long Beach Rotary Club Foundation has awarded its largest single gift in the foundation’s history to college student Yaseem Azam who has received $15,000 in scholarship … [Read more...]
Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to address the rise in hate crimes against minorities, but, according to the Huffington Post, “left out a critical group” – Muslims. “There was … [Read more...]
Muslim basketball players like Maryland high school student Je’Nan Hayes will soon be able to compete while wearing the hijab, according to a new rule change by the International Basketball Federation … [Read more...]
According to Harvard Business Review: “earlier this year the European Union’s highest court ruled that employers could prohibit employees from wearing visible religious symbols at work, as long as … [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) Hasan Minhaj … [Read more...]
‘Unfair & Ugly’ is an indie comedy series about a South Asian Muslim family in Orange County, California “trying to keep it together.” Series creators Yumna Khan and Nida Chowdhry are … [Read more...]
Calling himself the "bee rescuer," 52 year-old-Khaled Almaghafi runs a successful bee removal company in Oakland, California. He has been working with bees since he was a child in Yemen. "Most of my … [Read more...]
In the late Victorian era, Britain presided over a vast empire in the East which included millions belonging to the Islamic faith. British upper-class soon became intrigued, and some even converted. … [Read more...]
Last week Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerburg visited a group of Muslim students from the University of Michigan-Dearborn, listening to their experiences about their backgrounds, college life and … [Read more...]
